Ethel "Joy" Lindstrom

Memorial Services for E. Joy Lindstrom will be conducted from the First United Methodist Church in Holdrege, Nebraska on Thursday, December 6, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Buck Linton-Hendrick and Reverend Jean Clayton, officiating. Private family burial will be in the Prairie Home Cemetery at Holdrege, prior to the services.

Ethel "Joy" Lindstrom, 92 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at the Holdrege Memorial Homes. Joy was born April 22, 1915 in Harlan County, southwest of Holdrege, Nebraska to Edwin and Minnie (Pierce) Kyser. She received her education from Holdrege, graduating from Holdrege High School with the class of 1932. Joy then pursued higher education at the Kearney State Teachers College in 1936 and 1937 to receive her teaching certificate. She taught at the Olive Branch school, south of Kearney, Nebraska from 1937 to 1939.

On September 1, 1940 she was united in marriage to Gustaf "Gus" Lindstrom and to this union four children were born: Ronda Luann, Loma Sue, Gaylen Dee (who was born at rest) and Ranita Jean. Joy continued her teaching career into 1941 at the Atlanta, Nebraska school. After her husband's death in 1961, she was employed in the Funk, Nebraska post office and Hested's variety store before becoming proprietor of Joy's Grocery in Funk. In 1969, she sold the store and went to work at Paige's Superette in Holdrege for several years and later at Noble's Drug.

In her retirement, she enjoyed volunteering at the Phelps County Historical Society Museum, serving on the planning committee for the Holdrege High School Alumni Banquets, was a member of the Sarah Guild of the First United Methodist Church and enjoyed playing card games at every opportunity.

She leaves to mourn her passing her three daughters: Ronda Simpson and her husband, James of Kansas City, Missouri, Loma Lindstrom and Ranita Lilyhorn both of Omaha, Nebraska; four grandchildren: Andrea Dundas and her husband, Roger of Kansas City, MO, Patricia Martin and her husband, Matthew of Norfolk, VA, Justin Simpson and his wife, Amy of Seattle, WA and Laura Warren and her husband, Chris of Omaha; eight great-grandsons; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Besides her husband, Gus and son, Gaylen Dee, she was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers: George and John Kyser.

Joy will lie in state at the Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege on Wednesday, December 5, 2007 from 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. with the family greeting from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

A memorial has been established in her memory and kindly suggested to the United Methodist Women, Holdrege Memorial Homes-Employee Fund or Phelps County Historical Society.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.