Joyce Marie Hollenberger Burghardt, age 88 of Grand Chute, passed away at home on June 6, surrounded by loving family and friends after a prolonged illness.
Joyce will be remembered as a tender and loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a dear friend to many. She was born May 17, 1925 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, to Franklin Hollenberger and Ruth Wittkopp Hollenberger. The oldest of six children, Joyce loved and supported her younger brothers and sister throughout her life. Joyce graduated at the top of her class from Plymouth High School in 1942. After graduation, she worked for her aunt, Margaret Wittkopp in the Treasurer's office in the city of Wauwatosa. Joyce married Bruce Elmer Burghardt of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 14, 1950. The couple raised three children and enjoyed a strong and loving relationship until Bruce's death in 1999. The family moved to Waupaca, Wisconsin in 1959, then relocated to Grand Chute in 1963 to enable their youngest daughter Heidi to attend the School for the Deaf in Oshkosh. Joyce was an active member of First English Lutheran Church in Appleton for 50 years. A dedicated member of her church family, Joyce was active in Circle, Alter Guild and more important, served as a prayer partner, friend, and source of joy and support to fellow members of all ages. Her commitment to learning and witnessing continued throughout her life, as evidenced by her completion of the ELCA Lay School Ministry program at the age of 77. She also completed two years of intensive Bible studies and was qualified by the Bethel Series to teach adult Biblical studies at the age of 80. Before her retirement in 1988, Joyce was employed in the Art and Public Relations office of Presto Products, Appleton.
Joyce is survived by her children Cindy and Jeff Cieslik, David and Cheryl Burghardt and Heidi Burghardt and John Olumoya; grandchildren Ben, Beth and Meghan Cieslik, Peter, Emma and Madeline Burghardt and Jessica Guzman; great grandchild Greta Cieslik; brothers, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gene and Sharon Hollenberger, Roy and Marge Hollenberger, Chuck and Nancy Hollenberger, Frank and Janice Hollenberger, Joan Burghardt, JoAnn Lindquist, Donald and Dorothy Burghardt, Shirley Groeschel, Douglas and Laurie Burghardt. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Burghardt, parents Franklin and Ruth Hollenberger, sister Kay Hollenberger, brothers-in-law Russell and Ronald Burghardt and Stan Lindquist and sister-in-law Marion Burghardt.
Funeral Service for Joyce will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at First English Lutheran Church, 326 E North St, Appleton. Friends may visit at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel, 606 N. Oneida St, Appleton on Friday, June 7 from 5-7PM and on Saturday at First English Lutheran Church from 9-10:45 am. Interment will be at St. John Cemetery in Elkhart Lake.
The family wishes to thank special friends and neighbors, and Dr. Guenther and the staff at Fox Valley Oncology and Hematology for their ongoing care and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorial funds to First English Lutheran Church Youth Program and TV ministry would be welcome.
Her children stand and bless her,
Her husband praises her;
"There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,
but you surpass them all!"
Proverbs 31:28,29
Joyce will be remembered as a tender and loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a dear friend to many. She was born May 17, 1925 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, to Franklin Hollenberger and Ruth Wittkopp Hollenberger. The oldest of six children, Joyce loved and supported her younger brothers and sister throughout her life. Joyce graduated at the top of her class from Plymouth High School in 1942. After graduation, she worked for her aunt, Margaret Wittkopp in the Treasurer's office in the city of Wauwatosa. Joyce married Bruce Elmer Burghardt of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 14, 1950. The couple raised three children and enjoyed a strong and loving relationship until Bruce's death in 1999. The family moved to Waupaca, Wisconsin in 1959, then relocated to Grand Chute in 1963 to enable their youngest daughter Heidi to attend the School for the Deaf in Oshkosh. Joyce was an active member of First English Lutheran Church in Appleton for 50 years. A dedicated member of her church family, Joyce was active in Circle, Alter Guild and more important, served as a prayer partner, friend, and source of joy and support to fellow members of all ages. Her commitment to learning and witnessing continued throughout her life, as evidenced by her completion of the ELCA Lay School Ministry program at the age of 77. She also completed two years of intensive Bible studies and was qualified by the Bethel Series to teach adult Biblical studies at the age of 80. Before her retirement in 1988, Joyce was employed in the Art and Public Relations office of Presto Products, Appleton.
Joyce is survived by her children Cindy and Jeff Cieslik, David and Cheryl Burghardt and Heidi Burghardt and John Olumoya; grandchildren Ben, Beth and Meghan Cieslik, Peter, Emma and Madeline Burghardt and Jessica Guzman; great grandchild Greta Cieslik; brothers, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gene and Sharon Hollenberger, Roy and Marge Hollenberger, Chuck and Nancy Hollenberger, Frank and Janice Hollenberger, Joan Burghardt, JoAnn Lindquist, Donald and Dorothy Burghardt, Shirley Groeschel, Douglas and Laurie Burghardt. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Burghardt, parents Franklin and Ruth Hollenberger, sister Kay Hollenberger, brothers-in-law Russell and Ronald Burghardt and Stan Lindquist and sister-in-law Marion Burghardt.
Funeral Service for Joyce will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at First English Lutheran Church, 326 E North St, Appleton. Friends may visit at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel, 606 N. Oneida St, Appleton on Friday, June 7 from 5-7PM and on Saturday at First English Lutheran Church from 9-10:45 am. Interment will be at St. John Cemetery in Elkhart Lake.
The family wishes to thank special friends and neighbors, and Dr. Guenther and the staff at Fox Valley Oncology and Hematology for their ongoing care and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorial funds to First English Lutheran Church Youth Program and TV ministry would be welcome.
Her children stand and bless her,
Her husband praises her;
"There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,
but you surpass them all!"
Proverbs 31:28,29
Joyce Marie Hollenberger Burghardt, age 88 of Grand Chute, passed away at home on June 6, surrounded by loving family and friends after a prolonged illness.
Joyce will be remembered as a tender and loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a dear friend to many. She was born May 17, 1925 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, to Franklin Hollenberger and Ruth Wittkopp Hollenberger. The oldest of six children, Joyce loved and supported her younger brothers and sister throughout her life. Joyce graduated at the top of her class from Plymouth High School in 1942. After graduation, she worked for her aunt, Margaret Wittkopp in the Treasurer's office in the city of Wauwatosa. Joyce married Bruce Elmer Burghardt of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 14, 1950. The couple raised three children and enjoyed a strong and loving relationship until Bruce's death in 1999. The family moved to Waupaca, Wisconsin in 1959, then relocated to Grand Chute in 1963 to enable their youngest daughter Heidi to attend the School for the Deaf in Oshkosh. Joyce was an active member of First English Lutheran Church in Appleton for 50 years. A dedicated member of her church family, Joyce was active in Circle, Alter Guild and more important, served as a prayer partner, friend, and source of joy and support to fellow members of all ages. Her commitment to learning and witnessing continued throughout her life, as evidenced by her completion of the ELCA Lay School Ministry program at the age of 77. She also completed two years of intensive Bible studies and was qualified by the Bethel Series to teach adult Biblical studies at the age of 80. Before her retirement in 1988, Joyce was employed in the Art and Public Relations office of Presto Products, Appleton.
Joyce is survived by her children Cindy and Jeff Cieslik, David and Cheryl Burghardt and Heidi Burghardt and John Olumoya; grandchildren Ben, Beth and Meghan Cieslik, Peter, Emma and Madeline Burghardt and Jessica Guzman; great grandchild Greta Cieslik; brothers, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gene and Sharon Hollenberger, Roy and Marge Hollenberger, Chuck and Nancy Hollenberger, Frank and Janice Hollenberger, Joan Burghardt, JoAnn Lindquist, Donald and Dorothy Burghardt, Shirley Groeschel, Douglas and Laurie Burghardt. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Burghardt, parents Franklin and Ruth Hollenberger, sister Kay Hollenberger, brothers-in-law Russell and Ronald Burghardt and Stan Lindquist and sister-in-law Marion Burghardt.
Funeral Service for Joyce will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at First English Lutheran Church, 326 E North St, Appleton. Friends may visit at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel, 606 N. Oneida St, Appleton on Friday, June 7 from 5-7PM and on Saturday at First English Lutheran Church from 9-10:45 am. Interment will be at St. John Cemetery in Elkhart Lake.
The family wishes to thank special friends and neighbors, and Dr. Guenther and the staff at Fox Valley Oncology and Hematology for their ongoing care and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorial funds to First English Lutheran Church Youth Program and TV ministry would be welcome.
Her children stand and bless her,
Her husband praises her;
"There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,
but you surpass them all!"
Proverbs 31:28,29
Joyce will be remembered as a tender and loving sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a dear friend to many. She was born May 17, 1925 in Plymouth, Wisconsin, to Franklin Hollenberger and Ruth Wittkopp Hollenberger. The oldest of six children, Joyce loved and supported her younger brothers and sister throughout her life. Joyce graduated at the top of her class from Plymouth High School in 1942. After graduation, she worked for her aunt, Margaret Wittkopp in the Treasurer's office in the city of Wauwatosa. Joyce married Bruce Elmer Burghardt of Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 14, 1950. The couple raised three children and enjoyed a strong and loving relationship until Bruce's death in 1999. The family moved to Waupaca, Wisconsin in 1959, then relocated to Grand Chute in 1963 to enable their youngest daughter Heidi to attend the School for the Deaf in Oshkosh. Joyce was an active member of First English Lutheran Church in Appleton for 50 years. A dedicated member of her church family, Joyce was active in Circle, Alter Guild and more important, served as a prayer partner, friend, and source of joy and support to fellow members of all ages. Her commitment to learning and witnessing continued throughout her life, as evidenced by her completion of the ELCA Lay School Ministry program at the age of 77. She also completed two years of intensive Bible studies and was qualified by the Bethel Series to teach adult Biblical studies at the age of 80. Before her retirement in 1988, Joyce was employed in the Art and Public Relations office of Presto Products, Appleton.
Joyce is survived by her children Cindy and Jeff Cieslik, David and Cheryl Burghardt and Heidi Burghardt and John Olumoya; grandchildren Ben, Beth and Meghan Cieslik, Peter, Emma and Madeline Burghardt and Jessica Guzman; great grandchild Greta Cieslik; brothers, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Gene and Sharon Hollenberger, Roy and Marge Hollenberger, Chuck and Nancy Hollenberger, Frank and Janice Hollenberger, Joan Burghardt, JoAnn Lindquist, Donald and Dorothy Burghardt, Shirley Groeschel, Douglas and Laurie Burghardt. She was preceded in death by her husband Bruce Burghardt, parents Franklin and Ruth Hollenberger, sister Kay Hollenberger, brothers-in-law Russell and Ronald Burghardt and Stan Lindquist and sister-in-law Marion Burghardt.
Funeral Service for Joyce will be at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at First English Lutheran Church, 326 E North St, Appleton. Friends may visit at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel, 606 N. Oneida St, Appleton on Friday, June 7 from 5-7PM and on Saturday at First English Lutheran Church from 9-10:45 am. Interment will be at St. John Cemetery in Elkhart Lake.
The family wishes to thank special friends and neighbors, and Dr. Guenther and the staff at Fox Valley Oncology and Hematology for their ongoing care and support.
In lieu of flowers, memorial funds to First English Lutheran Church Youth Program and TV ministry would be welcome.
Her children stand and bless her,
Her husband praises her;
"There are many virtuous and capable women in the world,
but you surpass them all!"
Proverbs 31:28,29
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