Shellsburg mayor-elect dies

Dec. 23, 2011 10:00 pm

SHELLSBURG - Joyce Pence, 70, mayor-elect of Shellsburg, died Friday.

Pence was elected in November and would have taken office at the next Shellsburg City Council meeting. According to her obituary, Pence was vice president at United Security Bank until her retirement in 2006. She founded the Shellsburg Farmers Market in 2007 and was treasurer for the Shellsburg Area Community Group.