Graveside Services: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 2:00 P.M., Blanchard Cemetery, J Avenue and 322nd Street, Blanchard, Iowa.
Betty Joyce Lane, 72 of Glenwood, Iowa passed away peacefully on August 23, 2025 in Glenwood following a courageous battle with cancer. She was born May 22, 1953 in Clarinda, Iowa to Carroll and Betty (Irvin) Lane.
Joyce attended school in Shenandoah, Malvern, Leon and South Page. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, Missouri with a Masters Degree in Speech Therapy. Joyce resided in Blanchard, Iowa before moving to Glenwood where she lived until her passing.
Preceding Joyce in passing were her parents, grandparents, Rex and Beva Lane and Warren and Essie Irvin. Survivors include her brothers Dennis (Jeanne) Lane of Cokedale, Colorado; David (Karen) Lane of Shenandoah, Iowa; Donald (Delaine) Lane of Riverside, California; sister Jannette Hansen of Creston, Iowa; numerous nieces, nephews, extended relatives and friends.
Memorial donations may be sent to: David Lane, 9 Sheila Circle, Shenandoah, Iowa 51601.
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Joyce and I attended H.S. and junior college together in the 1970s..She was a good person and I hope that her family and friends allow God to help with mourning the loss of Joyce.
Joyce was such a beautiful person, inside and out. Our deepest sympathy to her family. Members of our South Page Class of ’71 will always remember Joyce as our beautiful Homecoming Queen.
Joyce was a sweetheart and I am so glad I was able to know her and be called her friend. I enjoyed her hugs. My sympathies go out to her family and all of her friends and loved ones. She was truly a beautiful lady and will be missed dearly by me and all who knew her. Rest in peace dear one.
Joyce taught me sign language when i worked at the Resource Center. She was always friendly and easy to talk too. My condolences to her family.
So Sorry.
I’m so sorry for the family’s loss. I’ve known Joyce for a long time through friends. She was always so sweet and caring. RIP Joyce.❤️
I am so sorry to hear this . Sending thoughts and prayers to the family. Joyce was a wonderful advocate for our clients at GRC during my work there. She had a wonderful sense of humor and I enjoyed that. What a beautiful soul inside and out.
So sorry to hear of Joyce’s passing. We also attended the same high school and Jr. Colleges. Ran into her a few times in Glenwood. She was same as I had remembered.
Kind and friendly as always. She will be missed.
BRUCE AND JEAN BUTT
So sorry for your loss. She will be greatly missed
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