Joyce E. Grev

Funeral services for Joyce Grev, 86, of Fairmont, MN, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2025, at the Lakeview Funeral Home in Fairmont. Burial will be held following the service in Lakeside Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the time of service from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday, March 28, 2025, at Lakeview Funeral Home. Joyce passed away Monday, March 24, 2025, at Goldfinch Estates in Fairmont. The Lakeview Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Fairmont is assisting the family with the arrangements.
Joyce Elaine Grev was born in Kossuth County, Iowa, on January 26, 1939, to Fred and Lea (Kesler) Barney, the youngest of three daughters. The family moved to Fairmont, and she was educated at Fairmont Public Schools graduating in 1957. On September 7, 1958, she was united in marriage to Ellsworth Carl Grev at Grace Lutheran Church in Fairmont. To this union 2 sons were born: Scott and Steven.
Their early marriage was spent in Minneapolis with Ells attending the University of Minnesota. After his graduation, they embarked on a military life and lived in many places in the U.S. and even spent three years in Germany. When Ells served in Vietnam, Joyce and the boys returned to Fairmont to live near family until his tour ended. While Ells was stationed at the Pentagon in the 1980s, they lived in Alexandria, Virginia where Joyce owned and operated a flower shop, which was her passion.
Upon Ells's retirement from the military, Joyce & Ells settled for a time in Michigan, Virginia, Florida and finally settling in North Carolina. After their son, Scott's divorce, they helped raise his three sons. Joyce was a wonderful mother and grandmother, doting on her grandsons.
Tragically, their son Steven passed away from cancer in 2008 and she lost Ells suddenly in 2015. Her son Scott also died unexpectedly just two years later prompting Joyce to return to her childhood roots in Fairmont where she was happy to spend time with family and high school friends.
In 2022 she entered Golfinch Assisted Living and passed away at the Memory Care unit on March 24, 2025.
Left to cherish Joyce's memory are her grandsons, Michael of Aspen, Colorado, Justin of Destin, Florida and Matthew (Samantha) of Concord, NC, as well as two great-grandsons, Oliver and Wallace Grev of Concord, NC. Also surviving Joyce are her brothers-in-law Lawrence Warriner of Granada and Clinton Grev of Crystal; Nephews Kirk, Eliot, Ryan (Rachel) and Doug (Deb) Grev; Roger (Pam) Carlson, Gary (Pam) Warriner, Nieces Cindy Drahota, Kristi Westbrook and Kim (Curt) Strombeck; as well as other friends and relatives.
In addition to her parents Joyce was preceded in death by her husband Ellsworth, stepfather Arthur Schmidt, parents-in-law Carl & Evelyn Grev, two sons Scott and Steven, sisters Mildred Carlson & Arlene Warriner; brothers-in-law Eugene Grev and Oscar Carlson, sisters-in-law Alice Grev and Carol Grev.
Memorials are preferred to UHD Hospice or the donor's choice.