Joyce Marie Sutter Pohl, 92, of Pleasant Hill, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at Taylor House Unity Point Hospice in Des Moines, IA, after several months of illness and a recent fall in her home.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM, Friday, November 8, 2024, with a visitation held from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM, at the Apostolic Christian Church of Taylor, MO. Ministers of the church will officiate. Burial will follow at the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery in Taylor, MO.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Lewis Brothers Funeral Chapel in Palmyra, MO.
Joyce was born on October 22, 1932, in West Quincy, MO at home, to Eli and Elizaeth Grimm Sutter. Joyce married Robert Pohl on August 15, 1954, at the Apostolic Christian Church in Taylor, MO.
Joyce is survived by her brother , Bob (Marilyn) Frieden, of Pahrump, Nevada; children Tina (Ben) Hoerr, of Peoria, IL; Becky (Ron) Behrens of Pleasant Hill, IA; Mathew (Dawn) of Broomfield, CO; daughter-in-law Dawn Pohl of Rainer, OR; grandchildren Emily Pool, Jenna Hoerr, Philip Hoerr, Casey Hoerr, Elly Zerillo, Claire Behrens, Zach Pohl, Krista Pohl, Ariel Pohl, Matty Dunlap, Caleb Pohl, Lindsay Hanzlick, and Josiah Pohl; 18 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Robert (2010), her son, Michael Robert (2023) and four siblings, James Sutter, brother; Naomi Heimer, sister; Gerald Sutter, brother; and Dick Sutter, brother.
Joyce worked a variety of interesting jobs. She started her career at a shoe factory in Quincy, IL, and then at Baush and Lomb Optical Company. She and Bob started an interior design business when they moved to Burlington, IA, where she worked as the secretary and bookkeeper for 25 years. After closing Interiors, Inc., they moved to Denver, CO, where Joyce provided in-home healthcare and house-cleaning services.
Joyce was known for her deliciously baked cookies that brought great joy to friends, family, and especially in later years to fellow residents at Corban Manor, her residence after Bob’s death. Joyce also meticulously crafted hundreds of lap quilts to donate to assisted living centers and nursing homes.
Joyce’s faith in Jesus Christ provided the anchor for her entire life. She was deeply grateful for the foundation established in her early years at the Apostolic Christian Church, then later in the Burlington Faith Fellowship in Burlington, IA and the Baptist Church in Denver, CO.
After Bob’s death in 2010, Joyce spent several months a year with her daughter, Becky, and in September of 2023, she moved back to Iowa to live with Becky and Ron. During this time, she was embraced completely by their community of family, friends, and church.
She attended St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ankeny, IA. There will be an earlier service for her there on November 5th at 6:30 PM with 5:30 visitation.
Joyce was a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Her grandchildren were the delight of her life, and she treasured every moment spent with them—a number who lived with her for short stints!
Pallbearers will be Anthony Zerillo, Zach Pohl, Caleb Pohl, Josiah Pohl, Troy Dunlap, Kip Massner, and Chad Massner.
Memorial contributions may be made to Taylor House Unity Point Hospice in Des Moines, IA, or the Compassion Fund at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Ankeny IA.
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