Joyce
Joyce M. Brickner
Joyce M. Brickner, 89, of Fremont, OH passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at Bethesda Care Center. She was born on October 31, 1933 in Toledo, OH to Julius S. and Julia M. (Torok) Molnar. She was a 1951 graduate of Bradner High School. Joyce then graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1954 with a Registered Nursing degree. Joyce married Gerard “Jerry” N. Brickner on September 3, 1955 at St. Michael’s Church in Gibsonburg, OH and he preceded her in death on August 7, 2014. Joyce worked as a registered nurse at H.J. Heinz Company, where she retired after over nineteen years of service.
Joyce did a lot of volunteer work in the area. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post #121, Rosary Alter Society of the Sacred Heart and Past President of Plant-N-Bloom. She was Past President of the Ohio State Association of Occupational Health Nurses and was also a member of the American Czech and Slovak Dance Club in Millbury, OH. She loved to travel, sew, and garden. Joyce was well known for her Hungarian cooking especially her cabbage rolls (pigs in the blanket) and pastries.
Joyce is survived by her children, Michael (Marcy) Brickner, Fremont, OH, Patricia A. Montgomery, Toledo, OH, Gregory G. Brickner, Fremont, OH; siblings, Marilyn K. Kimmet, Prescott, AZ, Julianne H. Foos, Maricopa, AZ, Barbara L. (Melvin) Kane, Appleton, WI; grandchildren, Nicholas Montgomery Sr., Adam (Andrea) Montgomery, Rayanne (Dashawn) Mitchell and great grandchildren, Nicholas Jr., Lili, Cora and Emerson.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gerard “Jerry” N. Brickner and brother’s-in-law, Jerry Gerald Kimmet and Kenneth Foos.
The family would like to thank the staff at Bethesda Care Center and ProMedica Hospice for their loving care they provided to Joyce.
Visitation: Monday, March 20, 2023 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home and Crematory, 425 E State St., Fremont, OH.
Mass of Christian Burial: Tuesday, March 21, 2023; 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 550 Smith Rd., Fremont, OH.
Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery
Memorials can be made in Joyce’s honor to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or ProMedica Hospice.
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Joyce did a lot of volunteer work in the area. She was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Post #121, Rosary Alter Society of the Sacred Heart and Past President of Plant-N-Bloom. She was Past President of the Ohio State Association of Occupational Health Nurses and was also a member of the American Czech and Slovak Dance Club in Millbury, OH. She loved to travel, sew, and garden. Joyce was well known for her Hungarian cooking especially her cabbage rolls (pigs in the blanket) and pastries.
Joyce is survived by her children, Michael (Marcy) Brickner, Fremont, OH, Patricia A. Montgomery, Toledo, OH, Gregory G. Brickner, Fremont, OH; siblings, Marilyn K. Kimmet, Prescott, AZ, Julianne H. Foos, Maricopa, AZ, Barbara L. (Melvin) Kane, Appleton, WI; grandchildren, Nicholas Montgomery Sr., Adam (Andrea) Montgomery, Rayanne (Dashawn) Mitchell and great grandchildren, Nicholas Jr., Lili, Cora and Emerson.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Gerard “Jerry” N. Brickner and brother’s-in-law, Jerry Gerald Kimmet and Kenneth Foos.
The family would like to thank the staff at Bethesda Care Center and ProMedica Hospice for their loving care they provided to Joyce.
Visitation: Monday, March 20, 2023 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home and Crematory, 425 E State St., Fremont, OH.
Mass of Christian Burial: Tuesday, March 21, 2023; 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 550 Smith Rd., Fremont, OH.
Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery
Memorials can be made in Joyce’s honor to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or ProMedica Hospice.
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