JOY B. SCHELLER
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Oct 4, 2021 | 10:20 AM / 433 views
Joy B. Scheller, 72, of Faulkton, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Faulkton Area
Medical Center.
Funeral services were held 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 4, 2021 at the United Methodist
Church, Gettysburg with Pastor Jeff Adel presiding. Burial followed in the Gettysburg Cemetery.
Visitation was one-hour prior to the service at the church.
Joy B. Scheller was born September 14, 1949 in Gettysburg, SD to Curtis and Elda G. (Van Bockel)
Scheller. She attended school in Gettysburg, graduating in 1967.
Joy continued her education at Northern State College where she received her Bachelor of Arts
degree. She went on to teach special education and title program at Faulkton School district for 35 +
years, leaving due to health reasons. She continued on for one year in the Hoven School District. Joy
dedicated her life to kids and education, those which she cherished the most.
After her retirement, Joy spent years helping care for her mother. They spent years at Faulkton
Assisted Living, where Joy enjoyed decorating the resident’s doors and helping the staff decorate for
each holiday. After Elda’s passing, Joy entered Faulkton Senior Living. Here she loved doing arts
and crafts, the children’s programs, reading and watching TV. Joy was one that always accepted
whatever life had to throw at her. She did it always with a smile, a kind heart and trying to encourage
others. Her family and faith were the most important to her. She spent as much time as possible
taking care of these things most important to her along with enjoying the outdoors, working on her
tan! In 2019, Joy was the Queen of Hearts at Faulkton Senior Living and felt so honored by this.
Joy’s life will be cherished by her brother: Joe (Delia) Scheller, Seneca; niece, Brandy Scheller
(Gene), Summit, SD and family Maeghynn and Nevaeh; nephew, Derrick Scheller, Yankton and
family (Heather), DeShawn, Nora, and Ruby; aunts and uncles: Jetta (Dave) LeDuc, York, NE,
Raymond Van Bockel, Sr., Gettysburg, and Denny (Judy) Scheller, Wheatland, WY; and numerous
cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Jon.
Luce Funeral Home of Gettysburg has been entrusted with Joy’s arrangements.
(www.familyfuneralhome.net)