Joyce L. Neether
March 18, 1942-Oct.13, 2017
Joyce L. Neether, 75,
resident of Stanley, ND
died Friday, October 13,
2017 at the Mountrail
County Medical Center in
Stanley, ND.
Joyce Luella Barnett
was born March 18, 1942
in Minot, ND to Mildred &
Moses Barnett. She was
raised and attended
school in Berthold, ND.
Joyce was united in mar-
riage to Alvin Neether on
August 22, 1957 in Stan-
ley, ND. Together they
had four children, Ethel,
Diane, Jerry, and Jodi.
They farmed, ranched,
and milked cows in Clear-
water Township.
Joyce worked in various
cafes before purchasing
their famous Joyce’s Cafe
which they had for 35
years and passed it on to
her grandson and wife.
They retired in 2006 and
spent their winters in
Bullhead City, AZ. Alvin
passed away in 2009.
Joyce continued to live in
Stanley and Arizona. She
enjoyed her trips to the
casino, reading, exercis-
ing, puzzles, cooking, and
baking. Her favorite pas-
time was taking care of
her three poodles, Joe,
Fancy, and Bridgett.
Joyce had a great sense
of humor and will be
remembered as a hard
working lady and will be
greatly missed.
Joyce is survived by:
her children, Diane Hod-
son, Dickinson, ND, Jodi
Uran, Stanley, ND, Ethel
Neether, Bullhead City,
AZ; grandkids, Cory (Jam-
ie) Rice, Stanley, ND, Hol-
ly (Craig) Jeter, Manassas,
VA, Kris (Amy) Olson, St.
George, UT, Jerrald (Sta-
cy) Olson, Youngstown,
OH, Misty Uran, Dickin-
son, ND, Brittney Uran,
Fargo, ND, Cody (Britt-
ney) Uran, Rapid City,
SD, Quentin Uran,
Wahpeton, ND, Josh Uran,
Stanley, ND; great
grandkids, Jayd, Mason,
Kendall, and Kaelee Rice,
Ce’Andre, Jaylen, and
Aaliyah Wilhoit, Bridget
Hodson, Joey Price, AJ,
and Charlie Olson, Kayle,
Kayden, and Keilona
Uran; siblings, Dorothy
(Maurice) Allshouse, Don-
ny Barnett, Gary (JoAnne)
Barnett, and Ray (Edith)
Barnett.
Joyce was preceded in
death by: her husband,
Alvin; son, Jerry; grand-
son, Donnie; parents, Mil-
dred and Moses; brothers,
sisters, and many beloved
poodles.
The Funeral Service is
Friday, October 20, 2017
at 2:00 p.m. at the Ameri-
can Lutheran Church in
Stanley, ND. Visitation:
is Thursday from 10:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
Springan-Stevenson Fun-
eral Home in Stanley, ND
followed by a Family Ser-
vice at 7:00 p.m. Burial:
is in the Fairview
Cemetery in Stanley.
Online condolences
may be shared at
www.springan
funeralhome.com