Joyce Anderson-Hix, 90 of Algona, passed away Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Algona. Memorial service will be 10:30 AM Tuesday, September 24 at Lone Rock Presbyterian Church. Services will be live streamed via Lentz Funeral Home’s website: https://www.hdezwebcast.com/show/joyce-hix. Burial will take place at West Bend Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 pm on Monday, September 23 at the Lone Rock Presbyterian Church. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of Algona
Joyce Lucille Anderson-Hix, the daughter of James and Lucille (George) Truelsen, was born on February 15, 1934 at home on their farm in Pocahontas, Iowa. Joyce graduated from West Bend High School in 1952. Joyce worked as a cook for restaurants as well as the West Bend Care Center. She was united in marriage to Roger Anderson on June 1, 1952 at the West Bend Methodist Church. She later remarried to Arthur Hix on July 13, 1995 at the Fairmont, Minnesota Courthouse. Joyce was a member of the Lone Rock Presbyterian Church where she was an elder, and part of Ladies Aid and PWC. She enjoyed gardening and canning, raising boxers, watching birds, reading, quilting, cooking & baking, and visiting with friends and family.
Left to cherish Joyce’s memory are her children, Diane (Gene) Dahlhauser of West Bend, Dwayne Anderson of Algona, and Beth (Jeff) Fehr of Whittemore; step children, Sharon (Doug) Marty of Algona, George (Cindy Harig) Hix of Fenton, Duane (Sandy) Hix of Algona, and Janett (Mike) Kline of Eloy AZ; daughter-in-law, Cyndi Anderson of Humboldt; step son-in-law, Dennis Johansen of Algona; 28 grandchildren; 51 great grandchildren; 9 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Roger Anderson and Art Hix; parents; brothers, Kenneth, Nelse, Robert, David, and James; sisters, Ella Beth Christensen & Lois Watson; daughter, Eva; son, Dennis; step son, David; step daughter, JoAnn, daughter-in-law, Becky; two step grandsons; and one granddaughter.
lentzfuneralhome.com