Joan M. Eyer

Joan M. Eyer, 69, of Hornick, IA, passed away Friday, April 01, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, April 5 at 11AM at St. Mark Lutheran Church. Private Inurnment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Christy-Smith, Morningside Chapel is assisting the family.
Joan was born on May 15, 1946 in Sioux City to Jay and Bernita (Harden) Sturges. She was raised in the Leeds area and graduated from Leeds High School 1964. She was united in marriage to Keith I. Eyer on May 2, 1964 in Luverne, MN. They lived in Sioux City for a number of years before moving to rural Hornick. She was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and enjoyed gardening, quilting, traveling to Las Vegas, and reading. Joan enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Those left to honor her memory include her children: Kathleen (Kevin) Backus, Sioux City, Keith Eyer Jr., Sioux City, Timothy Bleasdell, Sioux City, IA, Mike (Angela) Eyer, Sioux City, IA, Jennifer (Bryan) Paulsen, Kingsley, IA, Victoria Eyer, S. Sioux City, NE, Eric Eyer, Kingsley, Tony Eyer, Hornick, IA Elizabeth Eyer, Hornick, IA, Marc Eyer, Hornick, IA, Bethany Eyer, Sioux City, Kasch Eyer, Sioux City; 19 grandchildren; 4 great-grandchildren; a brother, Paul (Mary) Sturges, IA, and several nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Keith; sisters, Bernita Johnson and Virginia Bleasdell; and brothers: Jay Arthur and Tom Sturges.
Memorials in her name may be directed to the family.