Joyce M. Johnson

Joyce M. Johnson, 68, Grand Forks, ND, died Sunday, February 23, 2020 in Altru Hospital of Grand Forks.

Joyce Marlene Klamm was born November 28, 1951 in Grand Forks, the daughter of Robert and Alvina (Lange) Klamm. She attended school in Grand Forks County and graduated from high school at Northwood, ND. She attended Mayville State College, and Wahpeton State School of Science where she earned her LPN degree. She also attended Hillcrest Christian College from 1977 to 1980 and earned an Associate Degree in nursing from Thief River Falls in 1983. She graduated from UND in 1988 as a Registered Nurse. Joyce worked as a nurse in Grand Forks at United Hospital and later Altru Hospital for 38 years until her retirement.

Joyce was very involved in Faith Evangelical Free Church of Grand Forks where she served two years as a parish nurse, four years working with singles, six years working with seniors and ten years leading the youth puppet ministries. She also loved to garden and to sing. She shared flowers on Facebook with scripture. Joyce traveled to Israel twice, to Greece and Turkey and took a mission trip to Haiti.

Joyce married Orris Johnson on June 26, 1999. He survives along with his  children, Cory (Val) Johnson and Lana (John) Weisgram; her grandchildren, Sidney and Olivia and Ava Weisgram and Kasey and Rylee Johnson; siblings, Ellen (Larry) Leake, Larry (Vickie) Klamm, Jim (Mary) Klamm, John (Sharon) Klamm, Marvin (Diane) Klamm, Marilyn (Brian) Riegel, Neal Klamm, Calvin Klamm, Colleen (Curt) Fischer, Dennis (Sharon) Klamm, Charlotte (Scott) Clayton, and Sharon (Blaine) Solheim; 29 nieces and nephews; 31 great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Alvina Klamm; father-in-law and mother-in-Law, Edward and Marie Johnson; brother, Leon Klamm, sisters-in-law, Linda Klamm and Roberta Klamm.

Memorial services will be 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at Faith Evangelical Free Church 1400 24^th Ave S. in Grand Forks. Visitation will be Monday, March 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service at Amundson Funeral Home of Grand Forks. Family Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery of Grand Forks. Arrangements are with Amundson Funeral Home of Grand Forks. Memorials directed to the family will be given in Joyce’s name to Child Evangelism Fellowship (C.E.F) and Grand Forks Women's Pregnancy Center.