Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Holland, Joyce (Guernsey) (Beckhorn) 2011
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 6 Jun 2011

Joyce Holland, 85, of Hastings (formerly Ionia), peacefully passed away on June
3, 2011.  She was born March 3, 1926 in Ionia. She is the daughter of Robert
Guernsey Sr. and Annie Lehman Guernsey.  She attended and graduated from Ionia
High School in 1942.

She married Kenneth Beckhorn of Ionia on Nov. 25, 1944. Together they had five
children. On Dec. 5, 1964, she married Charles Holland of Lansing. They had one
child together and two step children.

She began her career as a telephone operator with Michigan Bell Telephone
Company in Ionia. She retired from Michigan Bell as an executive secretary in
Lansing. In 1975, she worked for Kmart in Lansing. In 1983, she moved to
Hastings. There she began baking pies at Bob’s Grill. She moved to Apollo Beach,
Fla., in 1990. There she worked in a small gas station and enjoyed it very much.
In 2000, she returned to Hastings where she remained.

She loved to watch sports, golf was her favorite. She was a parish member of St.
Rose Catholic Church and enjoyed activities at the Michigan Commission on Aging
located near her home.

She is preceded in death by her parents Annie and Robert Guernsey; her sister
Nadine Shetterly; and brother Robert Guernsey Jr.

She is survived by her six children, Deanna Wagner (Hank) of Hastings, Cherie
Beckhorn of Chelsea, Anne Jarman (John) of Hastings, Timothy Beckhorn (Carol) of
Saranac, Thomas Beckhorn (Dawn) of Ionia, and Terrance Beckhorn (Sandy) of
Lowell. Also surviving are 19 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, and her
beloved dog, Julie.

She will be celebrated at Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings. There will be a
Catholic Rosary for her on Tuesday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m., followed by visitation
from 6 to 8 p.m.  Her Funeral Mass will be held at St. Rose Catholic Church in
Hastings at noon on Wednesday, June 8. Fr. Richard Altine will be the Celebrant,
burial will be at Highland Park Cemetery in Ionia.


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