Joyce J. Gay

Joyce J. Gay, 80, of St. Paul, Nebraska passed away on November 22, 2024, at The Cedars at Broadwell in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul, Nebraska. Interment will be held in the Elmwood Cemetery in St. Paul.

Visitation will be one hour prior to services on Wednesday at Jacobsen-Greenway-Dietz Funeral Home in St. Paul. Memorials are suggested to the family for a later destination.

Joyce was born on October 18, 1944, in Rural Cushing, Nebraska to Everett and Edna (Nielsen) Gay. She graduated from St. Paul in 1963. In 1969, she obtained her Licensed Nurse Practitioner License to pursue a career in health care. A five-year employee of Howard County Medical Center, she was responsible for a variety of tasks. In the 20 years preceding her retirement, she worked at Lakeview in Grand Island.

As well as knitting, Joyce enjoyed crochet, and she even sewed wedding gowns. Her cooking and baking skills were excellent. A country music fan and an old western movie enthusiast, Joyce loved both. It was no secret that she was an avid Husker fan. In addition to supporting her nieces and nephews in all their activities, she especially enjoyed spending time with them and her family.

Those left to cherish her memory include her sister; Doretta (Shawn) Arnett of Grand Island, two brothers; Larry Gay of St. Paul and Donald Gay of Grand Island; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Everett and Edna; grandparents, Jens and Bertha Nielsen, R.D.(Robert) Gay; a sister, Elen Dalrymple, and brothers Robert (Bob), James, and Gary Gay.