Name: Visitation
Start: 03/18/2018 04:00 PM
End: 03/18/2018 06:00 PM
Location: Welter Funeral Home

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IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Joycelyn Kay

Boomsma

August 8, 1938 – March 15, 2018

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Joycelyn "Kay" Boomsma, age 79 of Huron, passed away Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Huron Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family.

Her funeral service will be on Monday, March 19, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at First United Methodist Church in Huron with interment at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Visitation with the family present will be from 4-6 P.M. on Sunday, March 18 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron.

Joycelyn "Kay" Bauman, the only child born to Glen and Opal (McNichols) Bauman was born on August 8, 1938 in Huron. As a young girl, Kay was involved with Jobs Daughters, Brownies and Girls Scouts. She attended school in Nicolett High School, MN, Marshall, MN and Huron High School graduating in 1956.

Kay married Joel Wing in 1953 in Huron; to this marriage two children were born; Joel and Lori.

Kay married Jacob Boomsma on April 14, 1961 in Pipestone, MN. The couple made their home and grew their family on the family farm near Hitchcock, SD.

Kay held many jobs including Red Star Cleaners at the age of 11, babysitting, Penney's during high school, St. John's Regional Medical Center and Northwestern Bank but her favorite and most important job was that of being a mother and farmwife. Kay did not miss an event her children were in whether it was sports or music. Growing up Kay belonged to Grace Episcopal Church and Broadland United Methodist Church where she has been a member since 1962. Kay taught Sunday school and was the Church Financial Secretary.

Kay will always be remembered by her family as a kind, gracious host, who always had coffee and treats ready for family and friends.

Grateful for having shared in Kay's life are her children; Joel Wing of Huron, SD, Lori (Tellus) Waddell of Marvin, SD, Steve (LeAnn) Boomsma of Hitchcock, SD, Kathy (Rich) Skorheim of Huron, SD, Kenny (Patti) Boomsma of Hitchcock, SD, and Mark (Sheri) Boomsma of Clark, SD : step-son Dennis (Connie) Boomsma of Box Elder, SD; 30 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren; SD; sisters-in-law Liz Hiles and Sally Boomsma; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jacob on December 3, 2015. Her parents; several aunts, uncles, and cousins. Brothers and sisters-in-law; Agnes and Lloyd Tevedal, Reva and Ray Stengle, Dick Boomsma, and Carol and Ed Brenner.

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