Joyce Janette Thompson, age 85 of Amery, Wisconsin passed away on Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Golden Age Manor in Amery, Wisconsin.

Joyce was born on May 15, 1933 in Vernon County, Wisconsin to Donald and Winnie (Fry) Blaisdell. Joyce was the 1 ^st of 8 children. The family moved around a lot due to the depression and she recalled living in Milltown, St. Croix Falls and Bone Lake. She attended many different schools and at times many in the same year. At time of her graduation in, the family was living in Saint Paul Park, Minnesota. She graduated from Saint Paul Park, Minnesota in 1951 and was offered a Nursing Scholarship. In 1952 she moved to St. Paul and took a summer job as an elevator operator at First National Bank in downtown St. Paul. Disappointed at being unable to secure financial aid to pursue her nursing degree she took a job at Auto Owners Insurance as a file clerk.

In 1957 she married George Thompson and their first son, Scott was born in 1960. After moving to Vadnais Heights, Minnesota their second son, Steven was born in 1965 and son, Todd in 1966. In 1969 she and George purchased a small store on Highway 8 north of Amery which sold groceries and gasoline. They joined the Balsam Lutheran Church shortly after and Joyce was active in the church and served on the church council.

In 1979 they closed the store and remodeled the building into an office. Joyce sold Insurance and real estate. She then took training to become a certified nursing assistant and worked at Golden Age Manor in Amery while attending Century College. She earned her degree as an RN and worked at the Amery Hospital and Clinic until her retirement in 2000.

Joyce enjoyed travelling and visited many parts of the United States. She also enjoyed crafts, gardening and took up writing after her retirement. She wrote many short stories drawing from her own life experiences and hoped to one day publish a book.

Joyce is preceded in death by her brothers, Duane, Duke and Al; a sister, Sharon; a son, Todd; her husband, George and her parents. She is survived by 2 sons, Scott and Steve; a brother, Ron; 2 sisters, Linda and Vi; a daughter in law, Edna; grandchildren, Eric, Kyle, Dominic, Lucas and Jamie; 9 great-grandchildren and many friends she made throughout her life.

Funeral Services will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the Balsam Lutheran Church in Amery, Wisconsin with Pastor Dan Watland officiating. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 PM on Friday at the Williamson-White Funeral Home and for one hour prior to the services at the Church on Saturday. Interment will take place immediately following the service at the Balsam Lutheran Cemetery.