Joy Fischer

Joy Fischer, age 68, of Sioux City died on Sunday September 18, 2022 at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Friday September 23, 2022 at Christy Smith Morningside Chapel with Rev. Roger Madden officiating. Burial will follow the service in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City. Visitation with the family present will be held at Noon until service time at the chapel.

Joy was born in Sioux City, Iowa on March 31, 1954, the daughter of Edward P. and Greta J. (Harris) Kroll. She attended Sioux City Community Schools and graduated from East High School with the class of 1972. She then attended Western Iowa Tech Community College for two years. Joy worked as a jailer for the Woodbury County Sheriff’s Department for six years, she then began a career as a resident counselor for the Sioux City Boys and Girls Home for 29 years retiring in October of 2021 due to poor health.

Joy loved crocheting, shopping daily at the Goodwill, and just sitting outside bird watching and admiring her many flowers. She loved HGTV and all of the cooking shows. She also enjoyed going to Las Vegas, and Florida. She always told bad jokes that she expected laughter from, and her family Friday nights. She especially enjoyed taking her mother and going to the casino, and out to lunch.

Joy will be missed by her loving family which includes her daughter Stacy Ferris (Billy) of Sioux City, her mother Greta of Sioux City, her granddaughter Sara Gritten and her fiancé Korey Stolze. She is also survived by her sisters Jill Wright (Roger) of Moville, Beth Kelly of Sioux City and her nieces Abbie and
Emily Kelly and a host of many friends.

She was preceded in death by her father Edward and a brother Jeff.