Joyce Rahder, age 89, of Huron, passed away Monday, November 13, 2023, at Avantara – Huron.

Her funeral service was be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, November 20, at the Faith Alive Community Church. Her service was live-streamed . Burial followed in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery.

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Visitation was held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Sunday at the Kuhler Funeral Home, with her family present during that time.

Joyce Irene Johnson was born to Alfred O. and Helen (Siegenthaler) Johnson on January 6, 1934, on a farm northwest of Huron. During her childhood years, the family moved to Broadland and then settled on a farm by Virgil, where Joyce attended school. During her senior year of high school, Joyce worked at Virgil Co-op.  Joyce attended Virgil School and graduated in 1953. Her graduating class had 3 students, all girls.

After meeting the love of her life at a dance, Joyce married Lee E. Rahder on November 19, 1954. They lived with her parents while Lee was stationed in Japan. When he returned to the states, they made their home in Huron, raised their four children, and owned/operated a gas station. Joyce worked at Ed & Eb's Grocery and then Red Owl grocery store for 13 years, before moving to Cresent, Iowa; Marshalltown, Iowa and North Platte, Nebraska with Lee's railroad employment. They returned to Huron after Lee's retirement in 1997.

She and Lee enjoyed dancing, camping and traveling together. Over the years, Joyce lovingly made afghan blankets for all of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed collecting hummingbird figurines, watching the Minnesota Twins from her recliner with a diet coke in hand. When her grandchildren were old enough, they spent a week each summer on vacation with grandpa and grandma. Her grandchildren never missed an opportunity to add hundreds of miles on the moped, enjoy grandma's bread pudding and goulash.

Joyce was a member of the Faith Alive Church of Huron, formerly known as First United Methodist Church. She was also a member of the Hershman-Gordon American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post #59 of Wolsey. She sang in the American Legion Chorus for many years.

Joyce leaves behind her children, Darwin (Louie) Rahder of Rapid City, Douglas (LaDonna) Rahder of Huron, KaLynn (Garrell) Pownell of Watertown and Karla (Harry)  Larson of Meadow; her grandchildren, Sharee (Lance) Wold, Candace (Jerid) DeRouchey, Bridget (Elliot) Noteboom, Tessa (Jarvis) Hyatt, Cody Rahder, Heather Rahder and Katie (Austin Engel) Rahder; her step-grandchildren, Jessica (Kasey) Keller, Lyndsy (Robb Hugues) Kinghorn, Tina (Jeremy) Doohen and Alvina Larson; her great-grandchildren, Layke Wold, Kaytee Wold, Payton Wold, Connor (Avery) DeRouchey, Chase DeRouchey, Braydon Noteboom, Piper Noteboom, Jozie Hyatt, Jaron Hyatt, Hailey Rahder, Morgan Sharp, Jayden Alverson, Olivia Engel and Sofia Engel, born on November 13, 2023; her step-great-grandchildren, Lilly Larson, Noah Keller, Finley Keller, Elsie Doohen, Emma Doohen; her great-great-grandchild, Harlow DeRouchey; her sisters, Adeline Reilly of Iroquois and Connie (Norm) Neuharth of Wolsey; her brother, Dannie Johnson of Wentworth; her sisters-in-law, Marsha Johnson of Pierre and Iris Johnson of Wolsey; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lee on May 28, 2003; her parents; her brothers, Jerry Johnson and Larry Johnson; her sister, Delores Wagner; her sister-in-law, Mary Johnson; and her brother-in-law, Dick Reilly.

Joyce passed away in the early morning hour on Monday, November 13, 2023, at the age of 89 years, 10 months and 7 days.

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