UNDATED — Joyce (Thompson) Leonard passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
Joyce Heronimus was born on December 14, 1929, in Ellsworth, Minn., to Samuel G. and Florence (Korf) Heronimus. She graduated from Luverne (Minn.) High School in 1947 and trained as a Licensed Practical Nurse for a year under a doctor. She married Lloyal L. Thompson in 1949 and had two daughters. They divorced in 1985. Joyce married Calvin Leonard in 1988 and was widowed in 1996.
She worked in nursing until moving to Sioux Falls, S.D., in the early 1960s when she began working at Sears, where she eventually retired from. She promptly started working for the Harrisburg Furniture Barn. During this time, she also worked for Dr. Unruh in his office, and for Total Quality Maintenance, cleaning the telephone building.
