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Joyce Marie Kirschenman, age 86, of Yankton, passed away early Sunday, September 18, 2011 at the Avera Yankton Care Center, Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be 10:30 AM, Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at the Opsahl-Kostel Memorial Chapel, Yankton, with Joe Hobbs and Gayle Motley officiating. Music will be provided by Craig Winquist, pianist, Mike Henry and BethArlene Pierce. Burial will be in the Yankton City Cemetery. Visitations will be 6 to 8 PM, Tuesday, at the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory, Yankton, and then one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and nephews: Jeremy Kirschenman, Melody Muhs, Matthew Kirschenman, Sara Crisman, Caitlin Kirschenman, Justin Kirschenman, Bruce Diede, Martin Kirschenman and Andrew Sparks. Honorary pallbearers are Brent Jordahl, Nathan Jordahl, Bethany Jordahl, Jesse Kendall and Tina Hegstrom.
Joyce was born February 19, 1925 on a farm southeast of Menno, SD to Fred and Bertha (Sammon) Wedmore. She attended Schaeffer Elementary School and Utica High School and worked on the family farm. She married Elton R. Kirschenman September 3, 1949 in Luverne, MN. She farmed with her husband and children southeast of Menno until 1970 when they moved to Riverside Acres west of Yankton. There she provided child care services for several years until she began working at the South Dakota Human Services Center. She spent 18 years working in the Housekeeping Department there until she retired.
Joyce's life passion was caring for her family - cooking, baking, gardening, and sewing. She also had a green thumb that nurtured many houseplants through the years. Her considerable needlework skills are evidenced in the many beautiful pieces she gifted through the years. Joyce also played a big role in helping to raise her grandchildren. She very much enjoyed travelling and visiting her children.
Joyce is survived by her children: Robert (Angie) Kirschenman and Daryl (Judy) Kirschenman of Yankton, Joleen Kirschenman of Chicago, IL, and Curtis (Cindy) Kirschenman of Albuquerque, NM, 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Fern Wedmore of Yankton. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and three sisters: Ruth Wedmore, Jean Schulte and Phyllis Voracek, one granddaughter, Alicia, and one great-grandson, Aiden.
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