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Joyce Fountain
Joyce Fountain
Iowa City
Joyce Larene (Frei) Fountain, formerly of Iowa City and a resident of Alamo, Texas died at the age of 89 in Alamo on August 13, 2025 after a brief illness.
Joyce was born 1936 in Iowa City to Oliver Frei and Freda (Evans) Frei. Joyce graduated from City High School. She married Thomas Fountain of Iowa City in 1953.
Joyce served as both the local and state (Iowa) President of the Jaycettes Auxiliary Group. In the early 1980’s Joyce and Tom began to split time between Iowa and Texas. Following Tom’s death in 2006, Joyce amassed over 17,500 hours in 14 years greeting veterans and working in the Pharmacy as a volunteer at the VA Outpatient Clinic in McAllen. For her dedication, she was awarded the Veterans Administration Superior Service Award.
Joyce is survived by her children Barbara Ann Gericke (Michael) of Alamo, TX and Larry Fountain (Vicki Krotz) of Plattsmouth Nebraska; sisters Loretta Snyder and Judy Werth (Jim); and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Lloyd Frei and Lloyd’s wife Diane.
Funeral service will be held at 10 AM, Monday, August 25, 2025 at the Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City. Burial will follow at East York Cemetery near Williamsburg, IA.
Friends may call Sunday, August 24, 2025 at the funeral home from 2 to 4 PM. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.lensingfuneral.com.
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