Joyce Gertrude Fluit, 83, Luverne, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, at her home.
A funeral service was Wednesday, Dec. 28, at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley, Iowa. Burial followed at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley.
Joyce Jansen was born Nov. 28, 1939, to Gilbert and Bertha (Duimstra) Jansen near Alvord, Iowa. She grew up on a farm near Alvord where she attended a country school and graduated from Lester High School in Lester, Iowa, in 1958.
On June 3, 1959, Joyce married Clarence Fluit in Inwood, Iowa. The couple lived near Lester for a short time before moving to a farm near Luverne in 1961 where they farmed and raised their three children, Kevin, Cheryl and Brent.
Joyce was a member of the Netherlands Reformed Congregation where she served as a member of The Martha Mission Guild. Besides taking care of her family, Joyce also enjoyed gardening and sewing. She made numerous quilts for special occasions for her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Joyce was also a member of the Blue Mound Quilters in Luverne.
Joyce is survived by her children, Kevin (Tina) Fluit of Rock Rapids, Iowa, Cheryl (Keith) Van Der Brink of Alvord, Iowa, and Brent (Dorenda) Fluit of Luverne; 10 grandchildren, Kaylee (Trevor) Cole, Katrina Fluit, Kenley Fluit, Brett (Joann) Van Der Brink, Alisha (Tony) James, Devon (Trina) Fluit, Shain (Emily) Fluit, Shania Fluit, Emily Fluit, and Jared Fluit; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald (Lavonne) Jansen; and five siblings-in-law, Lila Jansen, Anna Marie Kaster, Joyce (Greg) Hetrick, Sylvia Fluit and Evelyn Fluit.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Fluit; her parents; infant granddaughter Nicole Fluit; a brother, Ronald Jansen; her parents-in-law, Henry and Anna Fluit; and five brothers-in-law, Tuenis (Elizabeth) Fluit, Wilmer Fluit Sr., John Fluit, Henry (Deanne) Fluit, and Ladell Kaster.
Arrangements were provided by Porter Funeral Homes of Rock Valley,
porterfuneralhomes.com.
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