- Date Of Birth: January 13, 1936
- Date Of Death: December 2, 2019
- State: Iowa
Joyce Marie Deere Hotchkin, the daughter of Fred and Opal White Deere was born on January 13, 1936, in Newton, Iowa. When she was 7 years old her mother died and her father would later marry M. Ellen Krieg. Joyce was a graduate of Newton High School in 1954.
On February 14, 1959, Joyce was united in marriage with Neil A. Hotchkin in Newton. They were blessed with five children, Scott, Van, Joneil, Sam and Rod. Joyce was a Fork Truck Driver at Midwest Manufacturing in Kellogg for 40+ years when she retired.
Joyce died on Monday, December 2, 2019 at MercyOne Newton Medical Center in Newton. She was 83. She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Opal Deere; second mother, Pastor M. Ellen Deere; husband, Neil; daughter, Joneil Johnson; sons, Scott and Van Hotchkin; and two sisters, Colleen Hoeksema and Normalie Osland.
Those left to cherish Joyce’s memory are her daughter, Sam Hotchkin of Newton; son, Rod (Jan) Hotchkin of Torrance, California; thirteen grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.
