Visitation will be Sunday, February 17, 2008 from 4 until 9 p.m., with a prayer service starting at 7 p.m. at the Kostel Funeral Home and Crematory, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be Monday, February 18, 2008 at 11 a.m., at the United Church of Christ, Yankton, with Rev. Joe Schulte officiating. Burial will be at the Hills of Rest Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux Falls, SD, at approximately 2:30 p.m. Monday. Visitations will resume one hour prior to the service at the church.

Pallbearers will be Delmar and Ehrin Nelson, Zach Proffitt, Mike, Danny and Dylan Manas, and Shane Toupal.

Honorary pallbearers will be the employees of the Yankton Community Library. We cannot thank you enough for your support and friendship throughout the years.

Joyce was born November 9, 1942 in Sioux Falls, SD to Henry and Clara (Fjelseth) Arne. She was united in marriage in Sioux Falls on May 2, 1962 to Del Caldwell. She later married Roger Houck in Sioux Falls in November 1966. The family moved from Sioux Falls to Yankton in 1971. In 1998, Joyce's mother joined her in Yankton where they were able to care for each other. Joyce was a lifelong avid reader with books filling every corner of her house, and she worked as a librarian for many years until her health forced her to stay at home. She loved cross-stitching, collecting angels, and her many beautiful grandchildren. Joyce recently joined the United Church of Christ and found comfort in attending services there.

Grateful to have shared in her life are her daughters Melissa (Delmar) Nelson, Michelle (Zach) Proffitt, and Melanie (Mike) Manas; nine grandchildren, Ehrin, Katie, Jessica, and Nathan Nelson, Logan and Ella Proffitt, and Danny, Emily, and Dylan Manas; and several cousins. May she always be known as "Mama Joyce" and "Grandma Joyce". She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Clara Arne, special friend, Tim Ferguson, and several aunts and uncles.

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