HIBBING, Minn. — Joyce Elaine Davidson, 86, peacefully passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 at the home of her son in Hibbing, Minnesota.
She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Sortedahl) Dailey.
Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Red Lake Falls High School. She attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth, Minnesota, graduating in 1953. The family moved to northern Illinois in 1959 where she worked at DeKalb Public Hospital, first as an evening supervisor and eventually becoming Director of Nursing. After 43 years of dedicated service, Joyce retired from nursing as a nurse manager of the Emergency Room and Community Education Coordinator at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. After retirement, she continued to cared for people physically, emotionally and spiritually spending many hours of volunteering with Meals on Wheels (both in Illinois and Minnesota) and hospice in DeKalb County as a patient support person. Joyce's faith and spirituality were very important to her. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston where she was a church organist and Sunday School teacher. After relocating to DeKalb she became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and later transferring to First Lutheran Church prior to her move to Minnesota. Joyce loved to travel and enjoyed many adventures with her special friend, Keith. She loved nothing more than curling up with a good book. She enjoyed watching American Pickers and was lucky enough to meet Frank and Mike in Iowa. She loved music, dancing and was an ardent supporter of the U.S. Postal Service by sending greeting cards to friends and family no matter the occasion. Her greatest joy in life was her family and she embraced every moment she spent with them. The family would like to thank Pastor Janet Hunt, Pastor Kevin Olsen, Chaplain Ed Vesel and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice Staff for their care, love and friendship.
Joyce is survived by her children, Steven (Sue) Davidson, Valerie Kennedy and Deborah Davidson; grandchildren, Katie Blight, Grant Peterson, Jennifer (Chris) Kohel, Ryan Peterson, Jacob Davidson, Michael Davidson, Chelsea Davidson and Samantha (Rob) Beckmann; great-grandchildren, Dainen Blight, Elaina Blight, Violet Davidson, Sloane Peterson and Emma Beckmann and nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mae Danzl and special friend, Keith Setchel.
The family asks in memory of Joyce, please enjoy a glass of Chardonnay with us while watching David Muir's newscast on ABC at 5:30 p.m. She never missed it.
Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church, 324 N. 3rd St., DeKalb, IL 60115; Our Savior Lutheran Church, 501 E. 23rd St. Hibbing, MN 55746; and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice, 1101 E. 37th St. Suite 27, Hibbing, MN 55746.
Family services provided by Anderson-Daniels, A Bauman Family Funeral Home in Hibbing.
Rochelle News-Leader (East Rochelle, IL) - November 21, 2020
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DEKALB — There will be a memorial service for Joyce Elaine (Dailey) Davidson on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the First Lutheran Church, 324 North Third St., DeKalb. Visitation will be at the church at 1 p.m. with the service beginning at 2 p.m. There will be refreshments following the service.
Joyce peacefully passed away from a short illness on Nov. 12, 2020, in Hibbing, Minnesota.
She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Sortedahl) Dailey.
Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Red Lake Falls High School. She graduated St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth, Minnesota in 1953. She married Donald Davidson on Jan. 8, 1955. The family moved to Northern Illinois in 1959 where she worked at the Dekalb Public Hospital and Kishwaukee Community Hospital. She held positions as staff nurse, evening supervisor, director of nursing and ER nurse manager. After 43 years of dedicated service, Joyce retired from her direct patient care responsibilities and went back to work for the hospital as the community education coordinator until her final retirement from the medical field. She touched many lives in this community through her years of devoted service and mentoring. Joyce's faith was her comfort and strength her entire life. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston where she was the church organist and Sunday school teacher for many years. After relocating to DeKalb, she became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and later First Lutheran Church. After retirement, she continued to care for her family and community. She worked for Meals on Wheels as an intake person and volunteered delivering meals for many years. She belonged to the local chapter of P.E.O., the Red Hat's Society, gave tours at the Elwood House, volunteered for Hospice, supported the local Huskies through their sporting events and even took up golf. Joyce loved to travel and enjoyed many adventures with her family and friends over the years. Her passion for reading was passed onto her family for generations. She loved music, dancing and attending theatre productions of all kinds. She performed in the hospital's productions of Gauze and Applause and was part of a clogging dance group.
Joyce is survived by her children: Steven (Sue) Davidson, Valerie Kennedy and Deborah Davidson; grandchildren: Katie Blight, Grant Peterson, Jennifer (Chris) Kohel, Ryan Peterson, Jacob Davidson, Michael Davidson, Chelsea Davidson and Samantha (Rob) Beckmann; great-grandchildren: Dainen Blight, Elaina Blight, Violet Davidson, Sloane Peterson and Emma Beckmann and extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Mildred; sister, Mae Danzl; former husband, Donald Davidson, (father of her three children) and special friend, Keith Setchell.
Rochelle News-Leader (East Rochelle, IL) - July 29, 2021
Thanks to contibutor, sleuthesthedead, for links to her parents.
She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Sortedahl) Dailey.
Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Red Lake Falls High School. She attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth, Minnesota, graduating in 1953. The family moved to northern Illinois in 1959 where she worked at DeKalb Public Hospital, first as an evening supervisor and eventually becoming Director of Nursing. After 43 years of dedicated service, Joyce retired from nursing as a nurse manager of the Emergency Room and Community Education Coordinator at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. After retirement, she continued to cared for people physically, emotionally and spiritually spending many hours of volunteering with Meals on Wheels (both in Illinois and Minnesota) and hospice in DeKalb County as a patient support person. Joyce's faith and spirituality were very important to her. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston where she was a church organist and Sunday School teacher. After relocating to DeKalb she became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and later transferring to First Lutheran Church prior to her move to Minnesota. Joyce loved to travel and enjoyed many adventures with her special friend, Keith. She loved nothing more than curling up with a good book. She enjoyed watching American Pickers and was lucky enough to meet Frank and Mike in Iowa. She loved music, dancing and was an ardent supporter of the U.S. Postal Service by sending greeting cards to friends and family no matter the occasion. Her greatest joy in life was her family and she embraced every moment she spent with them. The family would like to thank Pastor Janet Hunt, Pastor Kevin Olsen, Chaplain Ed Vesel and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice Staff for their care, love and friendship.
Joyce is survived by her children, Steven (Sue) Davidson, Valerie Kennedy and Deborah Davidson; grandchildren, Katie Blight, Grant Peterson, Jennifer (Chris) Kohel, Ryan Peterson, Jacob Davidson, Michael Davidson, Chelsea Davidson and Samantha (Rob) Beckmann; great-grandchildren, Dainen Blight, Elaina Blight, Violet Davidson, Sloane Peterson and Emma Beckmann and nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mae Danzl and special friend, Keith Setchel.
The family asks in memory of Joyce, please enjoy a glass of Chardonnay with us while watching David Muir's newscast on ABC at 5:30 p.m. She never missed it.
Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church, 324 N. 3rd St., DeKalb, IL 60115; Our Savior Lutheran Church, 501 E. 23rd St. Hibbing, MN 55746; and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice, 1101 E. 37th St. Suite 27, Hibbing, MN 55746.
Family services provided by Anderson-Daniels, A Bauman Family Funeral Home in Hibbing.
Rochelle News-Leader (East Rochelle, IL) - November 21, 2020
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UPDATE:
DEKALB — There will be a memorial service for Joyce Elaine (Dailey) Davidson on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the First Lutheran Church, 324 North Third St., DeKalb. Visitation will be at the church at 1 p.m. with the service beginning at 2 p.m. There will be refreshments following the service.
Joyce peacefully passed away from a short illness on Nov. 12, 2020, in Hibbing, Minnesota.
She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Sortedahl) Dailey.
Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Red Lake Falls High School. She graduated St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth, Minnesota in 1953. She married Donald Davidson on Jan. 8, 1955. The family moved to Northern Illinois in 1959 where she worked at the Dekalb Public Hospital and Kishwaukee Community Hospital. She held positions as staff nurse, evening supervisor, director of nursing and ER nurse manager. After 43 years of dedicated service, Joyce retired from her direct patient care responsibilities and went back to work for the hospital as the community education coordinator until her final retirement from the medical field. She touched many lives in this community through her years of devoted service and mentoring. Joyce's faith was her comfort and strength her entire life. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston where she was the church organist and Sunday school teacher for many years. After relocating to DeKalb, she became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and later First Lutheran Church. After retirement, she continued to care for her family and community. She worked for Meals on Wheels as an intake person and volunteered delivering meals for many years. She belonged to the local chapter of P.E.O., the Red Hat's Society, gave tours at the Elwood House, volunteered for Hospice, supported the local Huskies through their sporting events and even took up golf. Joyce loved to travel and enjoyed many adventures with her family and friends over the years. Her passion for reading was passed onto her family for generations. She loved music, dancing and attending theatre productions of all kinds. She performed in the hospital's productions of Gauze and Applause and was part of a clogging dance group.
Joyce is survived by her children: Steven (Sue) Davidson, Valerie Kennedy and Deborah Davidson; grandchildren: Katie Blight, Grant Peterson, Jennifer (Chris) Kohel, Ryan Peterson, Jacob Davidson, Michael Davidson, Chelsea Davidson and Samantha (Rob) Beckmann; great-grandchildren: Dainen Blight, Elaina Blight, Violet Davidson, Sloane Peterson and Emma Beckmann and extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Mildred; sister, Mae Danzl; former husband, Donald Davidson, (father of her three children) and special friend, Keith Setchell.
Rochelle News-Leader (East Rochelle, IL) - July 29, 2021
Thanks to contibutor, sleuthesthedead, for links to her parents.
HIBBING, Minn. — Joyce Elaine Davidson, 86, peacefully passed away Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020 at the home of her son in Hibbing, Minnesota.
She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Sortedahl) Dailey.
Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Red Lake Falls High School. She attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth, Minnesota, graduating in 1953. The family moved to northern Illinois in 1959 where she worked at DeKalb Public Hospital, first as an evening supervisor and eventually becoming Director of Nursing. After 43 years of dedicated service, Joyce retired from nursing as a nurse manager of the Emergency Room and Community Education Coordinator at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. After retirement, she continued to cared for people physically, emotionally and spiritually spending many hours of volunteering with Meals on Wheels (both in Illinois and Minnesota) and hospice in DeKalb County as a patient support person. Joyce's faith and spirituality were very important to her. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston where she was a church organist and Sunday School teacher. After relocating to DeKalb she became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and later transferring to First Lutheran Church prior to her move to Minnesota. Joyce loved to travel and enjoyed many adventures with her special friend, Keith. She loved nothing more than curling up with a good book. She enjoyed watching American Pickers and was lucky enough to meet Frank and Mike in Iowa. She loved music, dancing and was an ardent supporter of the U.S. Postal Service by sending greeting cards to friends and family no matter the occasion. Her greatest joy in life was her family and she embraced every moment she spent with them. The family would like to thank Pastor Janet Hunt, Pastor Kevin Olsen, Chaplain Ed Vesel and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice Staff for their care, love and friendship.
Joyce is survived by her children, Steven (Sue) Davidson, Valerie Kennedy and Deborah Davidson; grandchildren, Katie Blight, Grant Peterson, Jennifer (Chris) Kohel, Ryan Peterson, Jacob Davidson, Michael Davidson, Chelsea Davidson and Samantha (Rob) Beckmann; great-grandchildren, Dainen Blight, Elaina Blight, Violet Davidson, Sloane Peterson and Emma Beckmann and nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mae Danzl and special friend, Keith Setchel.
The family asks in memory of Joyce, please enjoy a glass of Chardonnay with us while watching David Muir's newscast on ABC at 5:30 p.m. She never missed it.
Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church, 324 N. 3rd St., DeKalb, IL 60115; Our Savior Lutheran Church, 501 E. 23rd St. Hibbing, MN 55746; and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice, 1101 E. 37th St. Suite 27, Hibbing, MN 55746.
Family services provided by Anderson-Daniels, A Bauman Family Funeral Home in Hibbing.
Rochelle News-Leader (East Rochelle, IL) - November 21, 2020
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UPDATE:
DEKALB — There will be a memorial service for Joyce Elaine (Dailey) Davidson on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the First Lutheran Church, 324 North Third St., DeKalb. Visitation will be at the church at 1 p.m. with the service beginning at 2 p.m. There will be refreshments following the service.
Joyce peacefully passed away from a short illness on Nov. 12, 2020, in Hibbing, Minnesota.
She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Sortedahl) Dailey.
Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Red Lake Falls High School. She graduated St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth, Minnesota in 1953. She married Donald Davidson on Jan. 8, 1955. The family moved to Northern Illinois in 1959 where she worked at the Dekalb Public Hospital and Kishwaukee Community Hospital. She held positions as staff nurse, evening supervisor, director of nursing and ER nurse manager. After 43 years of dedicated service, Joyce retired from her direct patient care responsibilities and went back to work for the hospital as the community education coordinator until her final retirement from the medical field. She touched many lives in this community through her years of devoted service and mentoring. Joyce's faith was her comfort and strength her entire life. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston where she was the church organist and Sunday school teacher for many years. After relocating to DeKalb, she became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and later First Lutheran Church. After retirement, she continued to care for her family and community. She worked for Meals on Wheels as an intake person and volunteered delivering meals for many years. She belonged to the local chapter of P.E.O., the Red Hat's Society, gave tours at the Elwood House, volunteered for Hospice, supported the local Huskies through their sporting events and even took up golf. Joyce loved to travel and enjoyed many adventures with her family and friends over the years. Her passion for reading was passed onto her family for generations. She loved music, dancing and attending theatre productions of all kinds. She performed in the hospital's productions of Gauze and Applause and was part of a clogging dance group.
Joyce is survived by her children: Steven (Sue) Davidson, Valerie Kennedy and Deborah Davidson; grandchildren: Katie Blight, Grant Peterson, Jennifer (Chris) Kohel, Ryan Peterson, Jacob Davidson, Michael Davidson, Chelsea Davidson and Samantha (Rob) Beckmann; great-grandchildren: Dainen Blight, Elaina Blight, Violet Davidson, Sloane Peterson and Emma Beckmann and extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Mildred; sister, Mae Danzl; former husband, Donald Davidson, (father of her three children) and special friend, Keith Setchell.
Rochelle News-Leader (East Rochelle, IL) - July 29, 2021
Thanks to contibutor, sleuthesthedead, for links to her parents.
She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Sortedahl) Dailey.
Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Red Lake Falls High School. She attended St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth, Minnesota, graduating in 1953. The family moved to northern Illinois in 1959 where she worked at DeKalb Public Hospital, first as an evening supervisor and eventually becoming Director of Nursing. After 43 years of dedicated service, Joyce retired from nursing as a nurse manager of the Emergency Room and Community Education Coordinator at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb. After retirement, she continued to cared for people physically, emotionally and spiritually spending many hours of volunteering with Meals on Wheels (both in Illinois and Minnesota) and hospice in DeKalb County as a patient support person. Joyce's faith and spirituality were very important to her. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston where she was a church organist and Sunday School teacher. After relocating to DeKalb she became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and later transferring to First Lutheran Church prior to her move to Minnesota. Joyce loved to travel and enjoyed many adventures with her special friend, Keith. She loved nothing more than curling up with a good book. She enjoyed watching American Pickers and was lucky enough to meet Frank and Mike in Iowa. She loved music, dancing and was an ardent supporter of the U.S. Postal Service by sending greeting cards to friends and family no matter the occasion. Her greatest joy in life was her family and she embraced every moment she spent with them. The family would like to thank Pastor Janet Hunt, Pastor Kevin Olsen, Chaplain Ed Vesel and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice Staff for their care, love and friendship.
Joyce is survived by her children, Steven (Sue) Davidson, Valerie Kennedy and Deborah Davidson; grandchildren, Katie Blight, Grant Peterson, Jennifer (Chris) Kohel, Ryan Peterson, Jacob Davidson, Michael Davidson, Chelsea Davidson and Samantha (Rob) Beckmann; great-grandchildren, Dainen Blight, Elaina Blight, Violet Davidson, Sloane Peterson and Emma Beckmann and nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mae Danzl and special friend, Keith Setchel.
The family asks in memory of Joyce, please enjoy a glass of Chardonnay with us while watching David Muir's newscast on ABC at 5:30 p.m. She never missed it.
Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church, 324 N. 3rd St., DeKalb, IL 60115; Our Savior Lutheran Church, 501 E. 23rd St. Hibbing, MN 55746; and Fairview Range Home Care and Hospice, 1101 E. 37th St. Suite 27, Hibbing, MN 55746.
Family services provided by Anderson-Daniels, A Bauman Family Funeral Home in Hibbing.
Rochelle News-Leader (East Rochelle, IL) - November 21, 2020
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UPDATE:
DEKALB — There will be a memorial service for Joyce Elaine (Dailey) Davidson on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the First Lutheran Church, 324 North Third St., DeKalb. Visitation will be at the church at 1 p.m. with the service beginning at 2 p.m. There will be refreshments following the service.
Joyce peacefully passed away from a short illness on Nov. 12, 2020, in Hibbing, Minnesota.
She was born Jan. 4, 1934, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, the daughter of Clarence and Mildred (Sortedahl) Dailey.
Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Red Lake Falls High School. She graduated St. Luke's School of Nursing in Duluth, Minnesota in 1953. She married Donald Davidson on Jan. 8, 1955. The family moved to Northern Illinois in 1959 where she worked at the Dekalb Public Hospital and Kishwaukee Community Hospital. She held positions as staff nurse, evening supervisor, director of nursing and ER nurse manager. After 43 years of dedicated service, Joyce retired from her direct patient care responsibilities and went back to work for the hospital as the community education coordinator until her final retirement from the medical field. She touched many lives in this community through her years of devoted service and mentoring. Joyce's faith was her comfort and strength her entire life. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church in Creston where she was the church organist and Sunday school teacher for many years. After relocating to DeKalb, she became a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church and later First Lutheran Church. After retirement, she continued to care for her family and community. She worked for Meals on Wheels as an intake person and volunteered delivering meals for many years. She belonged to the local chapter of P.E.O., the Red Hat's Society, gave tours at the Elwood House, volunteered for Hospice, supported the local Huskies through their sporting events and even took up golf. Joyce loved to travel and enjoyed many adventures with her family and friends over the years. Her passion for reading was passed onto her family for generations. She loved music, dancing and attending theatre productions of all kinds. She performed in the hospital's productions of Gauze and Applause and was part of a clogging dance group.
Joyce is survived by her children: Steven (Sue) Davidson, Valerie Kennedy and Deborah Davidson; grandchildren: Katie Blight, Grant Peterson, Jennifer (Chris) Kohel, Ryan Peterson, Jacob Davidson, Michael Davidson, Chelsea Davidson and Samantha (Rob) Beckmann; great-grandchildren: Dainen Blight, Elaina Blight, Violet Davidson, Sloane Peterson and Emma Beckmann and extended family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Clarence and Mildred; sister, Mae Danzl; former husband, Donald Davidson, (father of her three children) and special friend, Keith Setchell.
Rochelle News-Leader (East Rochelle, IL) - July 29, 2021
Thanks to contibutor, sleuthesthedead, for links to her parents.
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