Adrian Dominican Sister Joyce (Mary Cherubim ) Banks, 85, died Feb. 1 in Adrian, Michigan.

Born in Chicago, she graduated from Aquinas Dominican High School. She was in the 67th year of her religious life.

Sister Joyce taught music and was a music director in Michigan, Virginia, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and in Illinois.

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at Aquinas High School (1966-1973) and was music director at Immaculate Heart of Mary High School, Westchester (1980- 1998).

Sister Joyce is survived by a sister, Jean Griffin.