Joyce Mertz
March 1, 1938-Feb. 7, 2019
Joyce Mertz, 80, of
Hurdsfield, ND died
Thursday, February 7,
2019 at CHI St. Alexius
Hospital in Bismarck, ND.
Funeral services will be
at 2 p.m. Monday, Febru-
ary 11, 2019 at the Hurds-
field Community Center,
Hurdsfield, ND. Burial
will be in Pleasant Hill
Cemetery, Hurdsfield.
Visitation will be from 4
p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 10 at Hertz Funeral
Home, Harvey, ND.
Joyce Schick was born
on March 1, 1938 in Har-
vey, ND. She was the
daughter of Adolph and
Helen Schick. She grew
up and attended school in
the Denhoff area. Joyce
married Leland “Swede”
Mertz on January 12, 1958
in Hurdsfield. She was a
waitress at the Eagles
Club and Artos in Harvey
and the Corner Bar and
Hurdsfield Cafe in Hurds-
field for many years.
Joyce is survived by:
three sons, Tim, of Ca-
valier, ND, Doug (Jean-
nine) of Hurdsfield, Brian
(Lora) of Bismarck; 11
grandchildren; 8
great-grandchildren;
sister-in-law, Delores
Schick of Fargo.
Joyce was preceded in
death by: her husband on
December 23, 2005; her
son Larry on March 1,
1997; parents; brother,
Marvin Schick and “son”
Darwin “Charlie” Bowitz.
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