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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