Joyce Hansen Kerby Wright Gordon
1937 - 2022
❦ Early Life: Joyce was born February 19, 1937, in Baker City, Oregon, her twin sister, Janice, to Ralph L. and Zella Herring Hansen. Joyce and Janice joined three older siblings: Venna, Arlen, and Lauritz. Joyce lived in Halfway, Oregon, until the age of 10, when her father passed away. Her mother and the girls moved to Provo, Utah, about a year later, but Joyce and Janice would go back to Halfway during the summers and stay with their older sister, Venna, and her family. When Joyce was in high school, she met Mark White Kerby while she was working at a drug store in Provo.
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: They were married in November of 1953, and had six children, three boys and three girls. They lived in Provo until 1967, when they purchased a home in south Orem. They were married for 16 years and then divorced. In early 1971, Joyce started dating Kenneth H. "Ken" Wright, of Orem. The two were married in June of 1971 and, with that marriage, she became stepmother to six more children: Gordon, Allen, Deloy, Bret, Bart, and Marie Teressa. In February 1994, Ken was diagnosed with colon cancer. He underwent chemotherapy that summer and in October of that year they moved to Washington, Utah, to be nearer to her twin sister, Janice, her brother, Arlen, her son, Rick, and their spouses. Ken passed away November 6, 1994. Joyce decided to stay in Washington and got a job with the U. S. Forest Service. Joyce married Douglas Clark Gordon, from Provo, in March of 2000. With that marriage, five more grown stepchildren were added to her ever-growing and changing family, along with many more grandchildren, and eventually great-grandchildren. She has 23 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and many more grandchildren and great-grandchildren by marriage, whom she loved dearly and without hesitation. Doug and Joyce resided in the area of St. George and Hurricane, Utah, until October of 2021, when they moved to Springville to live with family. Doug preceded Joyce in death, passing away on December 6, 2021. She continued to stay with family until her passing. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joyce Hansen Gordon passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on April 15, 2022, the last surviving child of her family. She was 85.
❦ Survived By: Her children: Lynne Ann (Bill) Richards, Orem; Mark Kerby, Pleasant Grove; Kathy Schoenwald, Wenatchee, Washington; and Jana Lee Peay; Kanab; her stepchildren: Allen (Lynnette) Wright, Orem; Marie Teressa (Gus) Babalis, Salt Lake; Dwayne (Mary) Gordon, Provo); Dell (Keri) Gordon, Springville; Janiel (Leonard) Jones, Provo; Darin (Lisa) Gordon, Provo; and Jodee (Ken) Blue, Lehi; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
❦ Predeceased By: Her husbands: Ken Wright and Doug Gordon; sons: Brian Kerby and Ricky Kerby; two brothers, two sisters, three grandchildren, and four stepchildren.
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Hobble Creek 7th Ward Chapel | Springville
❦ Interment: Orem City Cemetery | 25 Apr 2022
❦ Obituary: © 2022 | Berg Mortuary of Orem
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1937 - 2022
❦ Early Life: Joyce was born February 19, 1937, in Baker City, Oregon, her twin sister, Janice, to Ralph L. and Zella Herring Hansen. Joyce and Janice joined three older siblings: Venna, Arlen, and Lauritz. Joyce lived in Halfway, Oregon, until the age of 10, when her father passed away. Her mother and the girls moved to Provo, Utah, about a year later, but Joyce and Janice would go back to Halfway during the summers and stay with their older sister, Venna, and her family. When Joyce was in high school, she met Mark White Kerby while she was working at a drug store in Provo.
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: They were married in November of 1953, and had six children, three boys and three girls. They lived in Provo until 1967, when they purchased a home in south Orem. They were married for 16 years and then divorced. In early 1971, Joyce started dating Kenneth H. "Ken" Wright, of Orem. The two were married in June of 1971 and, with that marriage, she became stepmother to six more children: Gordon, Allen, Deloy, Bret, Bart, and Marie Teressa. In February 1994, Ken was diagnosed with colon cancer. He underwent chemotherapy that summer and in October of that year they moved to Washington, Utah, to be nearer to her twin sister, Janice, her brother, Arlen, her son, Rick, and their spouses. Ken passed away November 6, 1994. Joyce decided to stay in Washington and got a job with the U. S. Forest Service. Joyce married Douglas Clark Gordon, from Provo, in March of 2000. With that marriage, five more grown stepchildren were added to her ever-growing and changing family, along with many more grandchildren, and eventually great-grandchildren. She has 23 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and many more grandchildren and great-grandchildren by marriage, whom she loved dearly and without hesitation. Doug and Joyce resided in the area of St. George and Hurricane, Utah, until October of 2021, when they moved to Springville to live with family. Doug preceded Joyce in death, passing away on December 6, 2021. She continued to stay with family until her passing. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joyce Hansen Gordon passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on April 15, 2022, the last surviving child of her family. She was 85.
❦ Survived By: Her children: Lynne Ann (Bill) Richards, Orem; Mark Kerby, Pleasant Grove; Kathy Schoenwald, Wenatchee, Washington; and Jana Lee Peay; Kanab; her stepchildren: Allen (Lynnette) Wright, Orem; Marie Teressa (Gus) Babalis, Salt Lake; Dwayne (Mary) Gordon, Provo); Dell (Keri) Gordon, Springville; Janiel (Leonard) Jones, Provo; Darin (Lisa) Gordon, Provo; and Jodee (Ken) Blue, Lehi; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
❦ Predeceased By: Her husbands: Ken Wright and Doug Gordon; sons: Brian Kerby and Ricky Kerby; two brothers, two sisters, three grandchildren, and four stepchildren.
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Hobble Creek 7th Ward Chapel | Springville
❦ Interment: Orem City Cemetery | 25 Apr 2022
❦ Obituary: © 2022 | Berg Mortuary of Orem
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Joyce Hansen Kerby Wright Gordon
1937 - 2022
❦ Early Life: Joyce was born February 19, 1937, in Baker City, Oregon, her twin sister, Janice, to Ralph L. and Zella Herring Hansen. Joyce and Janice joined three older siblings: Venna, Arlen, and Lauritz. Joyce lived in Halfway, Oregon, until the age of 10, when her father passed away. Her mother and the girls moved to Provo, Utah, about a year later, but Joyce and Janice would go back to Halfway during the summers and stay with their older sister, Venna, and her family. When Joyce was in high school, she met Mark White Kerby while she was working at a drug store in Provo.
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: They were married in November of 1953, and had six children, three boys and three girls. They lived in Provo until 1967, when they purchased a home in south Orem. They were married for 16 years and then divorced. In early 1971, Joyce started dating Kenneth H. "Ken" Wright, of Orem. The two were married in June of 1971 and, with that marriage, she became stepmother to six more children: Gordon, Allen, Deloy, Bret, Bart, and Marie Teressa. In February 1994, Ken was diagnosed with colon cancer. He underwent chemotherapy that summer and in October of that year they moved to Washington, Utah, to be nearer to her twin sister, Janice, her brother, Arlen, her son, Rick, and their spouses. Ken passed away November 6, 1994. Joyce decided to stay in Washington and got a job with the U. S. Forest Service. Joyce married Douglas Clark Gordon, from Provo, in March of 2000. With that marriage, five more grown stepchildren were added to her ever-growing and changing family, along with many more grandchildren, and eventually great-grandchildren. She has 23 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and many more grandchildren and great-grandchildren by marriage, whom she loved dearly and without hesitation. Doug and Joyce resided in the area of St. George and Hurricane, Utah, until October of 2021, when they moved to Springville to live with family. Doug preceded Joyce in death, passing away on December 6, 2021. She continued to stay with family until her passing. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joyce Hansen Gordon passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on April 15, 2022, the last surviving child of her family. She was 85.
❦ Survived By: Her children: Lynne Ann (Bill) Richards, Orem; Mark Kerby, Pleasant Grove; Kathy Schoenwald, Wenatchee, Washington; and Jana Lee Peay; Kanab; her stepchildren: Allen (Lynnette) Wright, Orem; Marie Teressa (Gus) Babalis, Salt Lake; Dwayne (Mary) Gordon, Provo); Dell (Keri) Gordon, Springville; Janiel (Leonard) Jones, Provo; Darin (Lisa) Gordon, Provo; and Jodee (Ken) Blue, Lehi; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
❦ Predeceased By: Her husbands: Ken Wright and Doug Gordon; sons: Brian Kerby and Ricky Kerby; two brothers, two sisters, three grandchildren, and four stepchildren.
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Hobble Creek 7th Ward Chapel | Springville
❦ Interment: Orem City Cemetery | 25 Apr 2022
❦ Obituary: © 2022 | Berg Mortuary of Orem
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1937 - 2022
❦ Early Life: Joyce was born February 19, 1937, in Baker City, Oregon, her twin sister, Janice, to Ralph L. and Zella Herring Hansen. Joyce and Janice joined three older siblings: Venna, Arlen, and Lauritz. Joyce lived in Halfway, Oregon, until the age of 10, when her father passed away. Her mother and the girls moved to Provo, Utah, about a year later, but Joyce and Janice would go back to Halfway during the summers and stay with their older sister, Venna, and her family. When Joyce was in high school, she met Mark White Kerby while she was working at a drug store in Provo.
❦ Life's Work | Service | Interests: They were married in November of 1953, and had six children, three boys and three girls. They lived in Provo until 1967, when they purchased a home in south Orem. They were married for 16 years and then divorced. In early 1971, Joyce started dating Kenneth H. "Ken" Wright, of Orem. The two were married in June of 1971 and, with that marriage, she became stepmother to six more children: Gordon, Allen, Deloy, Bret, Bart, and Marie Teressa. In February 1994, Ken was diagnosed with colon cancer. He underwent chemotherapy that summer and in October of that year they moved to Washington, Utah, to be nearer to her twin sister, Janice, her brother, Arlen, her son, Rick, and their spouses. Ken passed away November 6, 1994. Joyce decided to stay in Washington and got a job with the U. S. Forest Service. Joyce married Douglas Clark Gordon, from Provo, in March of 2000. With that marriage, five more grown stepchildren were added to her ever-growing and changing family, along with many more grandchildren, and eventually great-grandchildren. She has 23 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and many more grandchildren and great-grandchildren by marriage, whom she loved dearly and without hesitation. Doug and Joyce resided in the area of St. George and Hurricane, Utah, until October of 2021, when they moved to Springville to live with family. Doug preceded Joyce in death, passing away on December 6, 2021. She continued to stay with family until her passing. She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joyce Hansen Gordon passed away peacefully at home of natural causes on April 15, 2022, the last surviving child of her family. She was 85.
❦ Survived By: Her children: Lynne Ann (Bill) Richards, Orem; Mark Kerby, Pleasant Grove; Kathy Schoenwald, Wenatchee, Washington; and Jana Lee Peay; Kanab; her stepchildren: Allen (Lynnette) Wright, Orem; Marie Teressa (Gus) Babalis, Salt Lake; Dwayne (Mary) Gordon, Provo); Dell (Keri) Gordon, Springville; Janiel (Leonard) Jones, Provo; Darin (Lisa) Gordon, Provo; and Jodee (Ken) Blue, Lehi; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
❦ Predeceased By: Her husbands: Ken Wright and Doug Gordon; sons: Brian Kerby and Ricky Kerby; two brothers, two sisters, three grandchildren, and four stepchildren.
❦ Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
❦ Location: Hobble Creek 7th Ward Chapel | Springville
❦ Interment: Orem City Cemetery | 25 Apr 2022
❦ Obituary: © 2022 | Berg Mortuary of Orem
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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