Joyce Eileen Thompson of Bear Lake, Michigan passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at her home.

Joyce was born on January 27th, 1938, in Manistee County's Pleasanton Township, the daughter of the late Adolph & Clara (Snyder) Swanson. She was a graduate of Bear Lake High School, Class of 1957. She married Edward John Thompson on November 29th, 1958 at the Bear Lake United Methodist Church.

She was a member of the Bear Lake United Methodist Church and the VFW Walsh Post Auxiliary in Manistee. Joyce was a kind, loving person who will be sadly missed by many.

Joyce is survived by four children Rodney (Sandi) Thompson of Copemish, Mark (Kathy) Thompson of Bear Lake, Jeanne (Ed) Hybza of Manistee & Jeffrey Thompson of Sebastopol, California; Grandchildren Bradley (Kristen) Thompson, Ryan (Rebecca) Thompson, Austin Thompson, Jaden Thompson & Henry, Peter & Andrew Hybza; Great-Grandson Cooper Thompson; Ryan (Hillary) Raphun and their two children Aiden & Grady.

She is also survived by her sisters-in-law Dorothy Swanson, Pat Swanson, Bev Peralta, Katherine Schafer and Judy (Tom) Johnson.

Besides her parents, Joyce was also preceded in death by her siblings Edd (Helen) Alfred, Marie (John) Konicki, Naomi (Mike) Zaleski, Ray Swanson, Tom Swanson, Floyd (Pam) Swanson, Nora (George) Hunt, Ernie Swanson and special in-law Phil Peralta and her very special sisters-in-law Donaleen (Joe) Shimek and Yvonne Kaldahl.

Private services were taken place with immediate family attending. Final interment to be in the Fairview Cemetery in Bear Lake.

The family has entrusted the Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Manistee with funeral arrangements.