Joyce Colleen Irwin was born March 5, 1934, to Maxine and Claire Jarnagin in Carroll, Iowa. She graduated from Sac City High School in 1952 and Iowa State College in 1956. She taught home economics at Lake View from 1956 – 1959 and did substitute teaching at Sac City. She was married on December 22, 1957, to Jack Irwin at the First Christian Church in Sac City.  Jack died in a tractor accident on August 11, 1985.  They were married 27 years.

  In 1979, she began work at Loring Hospital as Assistant Dietary Manager.  She returned to Iowa State and graduated with a degree in Dietetics in 1989.  She continued to work at Loring Hospital as a registered dietitian until her retirement in 2006.

 She was a lifelong member of First Christian Church in Sac City, baptized on April 9, 1944.  She served as organist of the church from 1961 to 2018.  She was active in Eastern Star, PEO and Fortnightly Club having held offices in the organizations. She was a 50-year member of OES.

 Her survivors include her three sons: Steve and Marieta of Sac City, Scott and Yande of Minneapolis, MN, and Charles and Gretta of Boone, IA. There are eight grandchildren: Ashley (Dan) Ungs, Emalee (Carter) Irwin-Roeske, and Caitlin (Jesse) Klaes, Ryan Irwin, Rachel (Jason) Stuber, Cory (Josie) Irwin, Taylor Irwin & Jordon Irwin. She is also blessed with 4 GREAT grandchildren, Harper, Finley, Beckham, and Theodore, and numerous other relatives and friends.

 She was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Lynn, Her husband, John J (Jack), her parents Claire and Maxine Jarnagin, and her brother Jerry.

 Joyce's second home was the church. She and her family spent many hours there. Potluck dinners, prayer group, Winter Festivals, God’s Portion sales, youth group, church meetings, and practicing her music.  In lieu of flowers, the family asks for a donation to her “second home”. The funds would be used for an outdoor sign and beautification project with a pollinator-friendly garden to provide a place for butterflies and hummingbirds.