Joyce Stolte

JOYCE STOLTE

Cedar Rapids

Joyce J. Stolte, 83, formerly of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. Services will be private. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of the

arrangements.

Surviving are her daughter, Diana (Milo) Nelson of Garden City, Iowa; a son-in-law, Alvern (Carolyn) Tysdahl of Hubbard; her grand-children, Cory Nelson of Garden City, Stacie (Tarek) Hamid of Mamaroneck, N.Y., Chad (Kate) Tysdahl of Kansas City, Mo., Troy (Carrie) Tysdahl of Nasuha, Blake Tysdahl of Omaha, Neb., and Grant (Dottie) Tysdahl of Kansas City, Mo.; and her great-grandchildren, Layla, Zakariah, Isabelle, Sophie, Tate and Drake. Also surviving are a niece, Stephanie (Dr. Steve) Ellestad of Altoona, and their children, Stephen (Kianna) Ellestad of Westminster, Colo., and their daughter, Kia Ellestad, and Sarah Ellestad of Altoona; and her nephews, Robin Wittke of Texas, Charles (Darcee) Wittke of Minnesota and David (Suzzane Ivester) Wittke of Van Horne.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard L. Stolte; and a daughter, Cynthia Tysdahl.

Joyce was born Sept. 14, 1931, in Kirksville, Mo., the daughter of Winnie and Delta (Shipp) Vinton. She married Richard L. Stolte on June 25, 1949, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Joyce retired in 1994 from working for many years at Drug Town and Von Maur.

She loved caring and spending time with her family, enjoyed bowling and playing cards with her close friends and planting her flowers around the house outside and yard area.

Memorials may be directed to the family.