Joyce Ellen Humble, 77 of Cedar Rapids, died Sunday December 25, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center. 
Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am Friday January 6, 2017 at St. Ludmila Catholic Church with 
Father Kenneth Glaser presiding. A private burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will 
be from 4-7pm Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Cedar Rapids 
located at 2121 Bowling St. SW.    Joyce was born on June 5, 1939 in Iowa City, the daughter of John S. and Mildred Kehrer. She grew 
up in Cedar Rapids graduating from Franklin High School before attending the University of Iowa. 
While attending the University she met her husband Norman Humble on a blind date, which  started a love affair of 55 plus years. They were united in marriage February 11, 1961.    Surviving are four children and nine grandchildren: sons: Clark (Patty) and children Ryan, Colin of 
Atlanta, Georgia: Steve and children William, Peter, Nicholas of Richmond, Virginia: Jason (Carmen ) 
and children Norman, Elia of Cedar Rapids and daughter Sarah Curtis (John) and children Emma, Jack 
of Winchester, Tennessee; her sister Judy Blank (Arlen) Cedar Rapids; and her brother, Steve (Sue) 
Kehrer of Crossville, Tennessee.    Joyce enjoyed working with clay as a wheel potter before her accident and hand building pottery 
afterwards. Raising her children on an acreage, gardening was a necessity as well as enjoyment. 
Moving into town her hands continued to get "dirty" working with flowers both in and outdoors. 
 She was very creative at making crafts and volunteered at Mercy Hospital making crafts for their 
gift shop to give to patients. Her home was generally decorated with crafts as each of the four seasons 
came about. Family was her life. She was a great cook and prepared many holiday meals interspersed 
with just good cooking throughout the year. At holiday times and the dishes done, she announced it 
was time for "Royal Rummy" and "Mexican Train". She played bridge many years with her parents, 
husband and sister Judy. Her physical struggles were many but her spirit overcame them in order to live 
a full life as a wife, mother, companion and grandmother devoted to her family.  
She was preceded in death by her parents.    Memorials may be sent to the Norm and Joyce Humble Endowed Scholarship at Kirkwood Community 
College or to St. Ludmila Catholic Church.     The family wishes to thank Unity Point at Home, Home care and the ICU unit, Mercy Medical Center 
for their loving care of Joyce.