Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Steele, Joyce M.  February 19, 2021
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Hastings Reminder, Sat. Feb. 27, 2021

Joyce M. Steele, 86, of rural Lake Odessa passed away peacefully in her sleep at 
her home on February19, 2021.

She was born on August 2, 1934 in Charlotte, to Kenneth and Clara (Willis) 
Ransom.  Joyce attended Myers Country School, Charlotte High School and then 
County Normal School. She graduated from Western Michigan University with a 
degree in education. 

Joyce taught at several Country Schools in the area and at Lakewood Schools for 
36 years. She married Kendall R. Steele of Lake Odessa on December 26, 1954 at 
the West Benton Church in Charlotte. They were married 64 years before he 
preceded her in death in 2019. Joyce was foremost a teacher; both professionally 
and personally. She became an avid golfer, a hobby she and Kendall shared in 
retirement. 

Joyce took her first swing at a softball and retired at the age of 80 after 
playing for 20 years.

She will be dearly missed by her family, sons, Kenneth (Brenda) Steele and James 
(Yvonne Morris) Steele, both of Lake Odessa; daughter, Jean (Robin Thomsen) of 
Rockford; grandsons; Ryan (Claire) Steele of Howell and Jeremy (Eric Chatfield) 
Steele of Lansing; great grandchildren, Leah and Matthew; siblings, John (Leona) 
Ransom of Stockbridge, Janet (Jeff) Rowe of Madisonville, TN. and Mick (Nancy) 
Ransom of Holt; along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. 

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kendall and sister, Darlene 
Ransom. 

Funeral services were held February 24, 2021 at the Central United Methodist 
Church. Burial took place at Fuller Cemetery immediately following.

Memorials are suggested to Manna's Market Boots and Coats for Kids, or if you 
are making a contribution to "Stories from America's Landscape", thank you. If 
donating online, go to: https://gofund.me/a28a8a2e, under "Stories From 
America's Landscape". If donating by check, please make the check to Libby 
Kinsey. Write "Joyce Steele Memorial" on the memo line. Mail checks to:
Libby & Jim Kinsey
470 Eagle Pt. Rd.
Lake Odessa, MI 48849

Again, thank you so much for helping us create a kinder gentler world for 
children through stories. Joyce loved sharing stories with the youngest Vikes, 
and she was much loved by students as well as by her colleagues.
-Libby Kinsey



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