Joyce Lehn

Joyce was born on August 17, 1934, in Brandon Township, the daughter of John and Julia (Kolberg) Strom. She graduated from Brandon High School. On February 17, 1958, Joyce was united in marriage to Vernon Lehn. The couple farmed in the Brandon area. She also loved to garden, make jelly, lefse, donuts, and fattimond at Christmas. Joyce would also help Vernie make sausage. Joyce was very active in her church, Chippewa Lutheran ? where she made quilts for the missions, Sunday School Teacher, sang in the choir, was church officer, and a member of the Dorcas Circle. Vernon died in 1998. Joyce remained on the farm with her pets: Cody and Sambo. She was a loving aunt who babysat her nieces, nephews and neighborhood children. Joyce died on Monday, March 30, 2009 at the Knute Nelson Home. She is survived by her brother, Clifford Strom; sister, Evelyn Myrin; twenty-one nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vernon of 39 years; brothers: Raymond, Vernon, Kenneth, Roy and Francis. Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Chippewa Lutheran Church in Brandon with Rev. Tony Stockman officiating. Pallbearers were Paul Lehn, Todd Strom, Paul Strom, Steve Myrin, Jay Klein, Jeremy Klein. Burial was at the Chippewa Lutheran Cemetery in Brandon. Arrangements were with the Anderson Funeral Home. www.andersonfuneral.net