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Suzanne Joslyn
SUZANNE JOSLYN
Monticello
Suzanne Joslyn, 78, died Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, at St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Monticello, where friends may call after 10 a.m. Pastor David Raemisch will officiate at the services. Interment will be
in the Oakwood Cemetery. Mask are recommended, but not required. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Matthew Lutheran Church or Above and Beyond Hospice. Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, has taken Suzanne and her family into their care.
Suzanne is survived by her husband of 60 years, Dennis; two children, Sonya (James) Grant and Lon Joslyn; three grandchildren, Kristina (Mike) Wade, Samantha Grant and Katlyn Joslyn; five great-grandchildren, Hailey Wade, Jackson Wade, Timothy Stoker, Cody Wade and Jo Meyer; her sister-in-law, Linda Mardorf; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by mother, Katie, in December 2012; father, Bill, in March 2013; sister, Nancy Marsh, in Feburary 2018; Nancy's husband, Robert "Bob" Marsh, in November 2010; and niece, Dee Ann Marsh, in Feburary 1982; and brother, Gary, in July of 2021.
Suzanne Marie Mardorf was born Aug. 26, 1943, at the John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Iowa. She was the daughter of Wilhelm and Kathryn Wilson, Mardorf. Suzanne started school at Buck Creek and later went to Hopkinton before graduating from Maquoketa Valley in 1961. She continued her education, at St. Luke's School of Nursing graduating in 1962. She married Dennis Joslyn on Nov. 22, 1961, at the Oneida Methodist Church. Dennis had a career in the U.S. Air Force and Suzanne worked as a nurse where ever they were stationed. In retirement the couple moved to Monticello and Suzanne worked at Monticello Nursing and Rehab. She also operated a home sewing business from 1997 until 2013. Suzanne was a member of St. Matthew Lutheran Church, Hope Circle and was the Mission Action Chairperson. She was also volunteer for Above and Beyond Hospice.
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