Joyce E. Loomis, 80, of Dubuque, passed away August 30, 2021 from a courageous battle with cancer.

Visitation will begin at 3:00 PM Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home & Crematory where a prayer service will be held at 5:00 pm followed by visitation until 7:00 pm.

The Mass of Christian Burial for Joyce will be 10:00 am Friday, September 3, 2021, at Holy Spirit Parish – Holy Ghost Catholic Church with Father Steven Garner as the Celebrant. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery in Dubuque. The mass will be live streamed on Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home’s Facebook page and will also be available to view later at www.hskfhcares.com.

Joyce was born March 6, 1941 at Rural Prairie du Chien, WI to John & Irene Olsen Fishler, the 3rd of nine children.  At age 3 the family moved into Prairie du Chien.  Joyce attended St. Gabriels’ School and graduated from Prairie High School 1959.  Joyce moved to Dubuque Iowa after graduation, attended Bayless Business College, worked at Mercy Hospital as a Nurse’s Aide, and a stenographer at Farley & Loetscher in Dubuque.  On Dec 3rd 1960 Joyce married Garry Mearl Redman at St. Gabriel Church.  On Jan 2nd, 1961 Garry passed away from complications due to a car accident.  Their son Garry John was born May 10th, 1961.  Joyce later married Harold Joseph Loomis Sr. on April 28th, 1962.  Four more children were born, Sue, Tim, Mike, & Harold Jr.  Harold Sr. passed away November 8th, 2007.

Joyce was past president at UAW Local 94 Auxiliary #344, Secretary for VFW Auxiliary #508, volunteered at Holy Spirit Funeral dinners, and member of the Holy Spirit Rosary Society.  Harold & Joyce traveled coast to coast.  They visited their children along with other extended family members.  After 2007, Joyce and her sisters, Rose & Linda, enjoyed visiting their brothers & sisters around the country over the next 10 years.  When Joyce could not drive long distances, her and her sister Rose enjoyed taking Am Track to visit family and friends.

Joyce is survived by her children, Garry (Julie) Redman, Sue (Mike) Polkinghorn, Mike (Lisa) Loomis, and Tim Loomis, all of Dubuque, and Harold Jr. (Donna) Loomis of Ferndale, WA; 15 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild (in December 2021); two sisters, Rose Weis of Dubuque and Linda Stuessy of Oklahoma; five brothers, Francis (Darlene) Fishler of Illinois, Donald (Natalia) Fishler of Arizona, Ronald Fishler of Tennessee, Bob (Cindy) Fishler of Wisconsin, and Jim (Penny) Fishler of Wisconsin; and in-laws, Larry & Mary Huff, Jan Eilders, Sharon & Steve Osbon, and Mary Ann Redman.

Besides her two husbands, she was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Shirley McDonald, one grandson, DJ Peterson, one nephew, John Fishler, and in-laws: Mary Ann & Clifford Pettit, Louie Weis, Harold McDonald, Steve Stuessy, Mary Fishler, Ann Fishler, Dick Eilders, Bill & Carol Palmer, David Redman, and Bob Robbins.

The family wishes to extend a special thank you to Hospice of Dubuque, Drs. Jill Powers, Mark Hermann, Tony Heir, Holy Spirit Parish Family, and all their staffs for their attentive, loving care.

Hoffmann Schneider & Kitchen Funeral Home and Crematory is in care of the arrangements.

A photo tribute can be viewed and condolences sent to the family by visiting Joyce’s obituary at www.hskfhcares.com.