1941
Joyce
2016
Joyce Bolte
August 27, 1941 — October 27, 2016
Born 8-27-41 to Richard Stanley Schubert and Imogene Lucille Fox at a farm outside of Britt, IA. Joyce succumbed to injuries sustained in a house fire where she and her husband, Allen Bolte, lived in Lenexa, KS and resided for 43 years. She fought a hard battle at the KU Medical center burn ICU, where she was cared for by a very dedicated and loving team of health care providers.
Raised at the farm in Britt, Joyce was a striking brunette with stunning blue eyes who was named as Hancock County Dairy Princess in 1959. One of six children, Joyce was the oldest of a family which includes Brother Russ Schubert and Sisters Kathy Husinga, Julie Schubert, Mary Anderson and Elizabeth Schubert. She is survived by all of her siblings.
She’s preceded in death by both parents.
Joyce attended the veritable “one room schoolhouse” across the road from the farm, and from those humble beginnings went on to attend Iowa State Teachers college in Cedar Falls, IA, where she obtained a BA degree in 1964, and later obtained an MA in Teaching from Emporia State University in 1978. She worked as a Third through Seventh grade teacher, as well as teaching GED courses over the span of a thirty eight year career. She worked in Cedar Rapids, IA, Westmont, IL, and the Turner and Shawnee Mission school districts, with the bulk of her time being spent in the SMSD across five schools: Antioch, East Antioch, West Antioch, Blue Jacket/Flint, and Bon Jour schools, retiring in 2004.
Joyce met her husband, Allen Nicol Bolte (Al) while working during the summer of 1961 at the United Methodist Camp at Lake Okoboji, IA. Al’s family had a small cabin in the campground, but more importantly, he also had a convertible black 1959 Corvette with silver inserts that she couldn’t resist. They soon fell in love, and married on February 18, 1962 in Britt, IA during a blizzard. She was an Army wife, living in both Aberdeen, MD and Huntsville, AL while Al served his country in the military.
Joyce is survived by Al, two children, Kelly N. Botteron of St. Louis, MO. with children Lauren and husband Chris Schipper of New Canaan, CT, Sarah and Haley; and a son Sean A. Bolte of Kansas City, MO with his wife Steffanie, of Waterloo, IA and their children Addison and Lyssa, and Sean’s daughter Fiona Bleu of Pleasant Hill, MO. They also housed two German exchange students, Irene Bidlingmyer of Stuttgart and Meinert Klemm of Neumunster, whom they have always considered as part of their extended family.
Joyce was a longtime volunteer in the Johnson County Catch-A-Ride organization, as well preparing food for the Argentine Food Kitchen and active in church organizations at both Asbury United Methodist in Prairie Village, KS and St. Paul’s United Methodist church in Lenexa, KS. Her most favored passion was spending time playing and interacting with her six granddaughters. Joyce was an avid movie goer, and liked to stay in shape. Joyce never met a stranger that she didn’t have smiling in under a minute with her smile, laugh and irreverent sense of humor.
Joyce will be sorely missed for her love, compassion, friendship, desire for correct grammar (of which I’m sure I’ve committed egregious errors!!), beautiful blue eyes, hugs, kisses, baking TONS of chocolate chip cookies, and gentle and caring nature she demonstrated towards everyone.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to The Memory and Aging Project (FTD), Washington University School of Medicine, 4488 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 103 63108 in memory of Joyce Bolte.
Visitation will be held at St. Paul’s Methodist church 7740 Lackman Road, Lenexa, KS 66217 on Sunday, October 30th from 5 - 7 PM. Funeral will be Monday, October31st at 11 AM at St. Paul’s, with burial at Shawnee Mission Memorial Gardens at 23215 W. 75th Street, Shawnee, KS 66227 immediately following the ceremony.
Raised at the farm in Britt, Joyce was a striking brunette with stunning blue eyes who was named as Hancock County Dairy Princess in 1959. One of six children, Joyce was the oldest of a family which includes Brother Russ Schubert and Sisters Kathy Husinga, Julie Schubert, Mary Anderson and Elizabeth Schubert. She is survived by all of her siblings.
She’s preceded in death by both parents.
Joyce attended the veritable “one room schoolhouse” across the road from the farm, and from those humble beginnings went on to attend Iowa State Teachers college in Cedar Falls, IA, where she obtained a BA degree in 1964, and later obtained an MA in Teaching from Emporia State University in 1978. She worked as a Third through Seventh grade teacher, as well as teaching GED courses over the span of a thirty eight year career. She worked in Cedar Rapids, IA, Westmont, IL, and the Turner and Shawnee Mission school districts, with the bulk of her time being spent in the SMSD across five schools: Antioch, East Antioch, West Antioch, Blue Jacket/Flint, and Bon Jour schools, retiring in 2004.
Joyce met her husband, Allen Nicol Bolte (Al) while working during the summer of 1961 at the United Methodist Camp at Lake Okoboji, IA. Al’s family had a small cabin in the campground, but more importantly, he also had a convertible black 1959 Corvette with silver inserts that she couldn’t resist. They soon fell in love, and married on February 18, 1962 in Britt, IA during a blizzard. She was an Army wife, living in both Aberdeen, MD and Huntsville, AL while Al served his country in the military.
Joyce is survived by Al, two children, Kelly N. Botteron of St. Louis, MO. with children Lauren and husband Chris Schipper of New Canaan, CT, Sarah and Haley; and a son Sean A. Bolte of Kansas City, MO with his wife Steffanie, of Waterloo, IA and their children Addison and Lyssa, and Sean’s daughter Fiona Bleu of Pleasant Hill, MO. They also housed two German exchange students, Irene Bidlingmyer of Stuttgart and Meinert Klemm of Neumunster, whom they have always considered as part of their extended family.
Joyce was a longtime volunteer in the Johnson County Catch-A-Ride organization, as well preparing food for the Argentine Food Kitchen and active in church organizations at both Asbury United Methodist in Prairie Village, KS and St. Paul’s United Methodist church in Lenexa, KS. Her most favored passion was spending time playing and interacting with her six granddaughters. Joyce was an avid movie goer, and liked to stay in shape. Joyce never met a stranger that she didn’t have smiling in under a minute with her smile, laugh and irreverent sense of humor.
Joyce will be sorely missed for her love, compassion, friendship, desire for correct grammar (of which I’m sure I’ve committed egregious errors!!), beautiful blue eyes, hugs, kisses, baking TONS of chocolate chip cookies, and gentle and caring nature she demonstrated towards everyone.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donations to The Memory and Aging Project (FTD), Washington University School of Medicine, 4488 Forest Park Avenue, Suite 103 63108 in memory of Joyce Bolte.
Visitation will be held at St. Paul’s Methodist church 7740 Lackman Road, Lenexa, KS 66217 on Sunday, October 30th from 5 - 7 PM. Funeral will be Monday, October31st at 11 AM at St. Paul’s, with burial at Shawnee Mission Memorial Gardens at 23215 W. 75th Street, Shawnee, KS 66227 immediately following the ceremony.
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