Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameJoyce Marie Bergeson
Birth24 Jan 1930, Lisbon, Ransom Co, ND
Death18 Jun 2010, Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ
Misc. Notes
Joyce lived in Tucson after their divorce and never remarried.
[Obituary] Arizona Daily Star - 11 July 2010
Joyce Marie Larson 80, passed away peacefully at home on June 18, 2010, in Phoenix, AZ. Joyce Marie was born in Lisbon, North Dakota, on January 24, 1930 to Bert and Ellen Bergeson. She grew up in Tigerton, Wisconsin, and Estherville, Iowa, and graduated from Augustana Academy in 1948. She married Loren Larson in 1951, and they divorced in 1981. Joyce raised her family in Iowa and then in Alexandria, Minnesota, from 1963 until 1981. She was an active member of First Lutheran Church and a long-time employee of Bellanca Aircraft Factory. In 1984, Joyce moved to Tucson, Arizona, where she lived until 2008. She was employed by Harlow Gardens in Tucson for 20 years. She joined Our Saviour's Lutheran Church in 1984, and joined the Quilting Group, Liturgical Arts, Bible Study, Circle, and the Casa Maria Project. She moved to Fellowship Square in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2008. She is survived by her children, Rhonda of Phoenix, Arizona, Cynthia of Tempe, Arizona, and Daniel of St. Paul, Minnesota; brothers, Robert and Lyle (Jane) Bergeson; four nephews and one niece, and many grandnieces, grandnephews, and cousins. Memorial Services and a reception will be held at Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, on Tuesday, July 20, 2010.
Spouses
Birth1 Nov 1927, LaMoure, LaMoure Co, ND
Death19 Jan 2005, Burlington, Skagit Co, WA
FatherLudwig Larson (1870-1962)
MotherAlvah Jacobsen (1892-1965)
Misc. Notes
Loren married Joyce Bergeson of Estherville, IA and they had three children - Rhonda, Cynthia, and Daniel (all born in Estherville). Joyce and Loren divorced in the 1982, while they were most likely residing in Alexandria, MN.
Loren was remarried to Fern K. Lincoln on 27 Oct 1984 in Skagit Co, WA. Loren died in Burlington, WA in 2005.
Although Rhonda and Cynthia were both married, none of Loren and Joyce's children are presently married, nor do any of them have children (2009).
Marriage1951, Estherville, Emmet Co, IA
Divorce29 Jan 1982, Douglas Co, MN
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