Joyce Evelyn Fissel Rothermel

1931 - 2021

Joyce Evelyn Fissel Rothermel
April 5, 1931 - October 4, 2021
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania - Born April 5, 1931 in Gettysburg, PA, Joyce was the daughter of Elmer B. and Altoona Maude (Steinour) Fissel. Joyce was a 1949 graduate of Gettysburg High School & attended Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, D.C.. She had numerous civil servant jobs including working at the Pentagon, Letterkenny Army Depot, & Navy Fleet Material Support Office (FMSO) Defense Depot, as well as being a Lutheran minister's wife for thirty years. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Bellefonte, PA. Joyce enjoyed spending time with family, gardening, animals, crafts, music, reading, PSU football, & puzzles.
Surviving are her daughter Judith Kiefer of Hunts Valley, MD; daughter Rebecca Hughes and son-in-law Fred Hughes of Emmitsburg, MD; daughter Melinda Ann Adams of Virginia Beach, VA; son Bryck D. Flanagan of San Francisco, CA; daughter Elizabeth R. Wood of Bellefonte, PA; 8 grandchildren, David Jones, Deborah Jones, Dorothy Jones, Christopher Jones, Stephanie Kiefer, Abigail Kiefer Aguilera, Grace Young Tice, & Stephen Young; 5 great-grandchildren; a brother Guy Fissel and sister-in-law Betty Jane Fissel of State College, PA; & numerous nieces & nephews.
Joyce was preceded in death by son Timothy John Rothermel of San Francisco, CA; grandson Robert H. Adams of North Wilkesboro, NC; her parents; brothers Blair, Jesse, & George Fissel; and sisters Bess Munson and Edith Baker Shriver.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 1pm at St. John Lutheran Church, 216 N. McAllister St, Bellefonte, PA 16823. Inurnment will be at a later date in Arendtsville, PA. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John Lutheran Church, 216 N. McAllister St., Bellefonte, PA 16823; St. James Lutheran Church, PO Box 4596, Gettysburg, PA 17325; or Marine Corps Toys-for-Tots.