Joyce Darlene Lofgren, age 69, resident of Cloquet, MN, peacefully passed away on Saturday, May 4 ^th , 2019 at her home.

Joyce was born on October 19 ^th , 1949 in Duluth, MN to Frederick and Ellen (Wik) Lofgren. She began her education at Pinewood Learning Center in Cloquet in 1968. In 1998, Joyce moved from Barnum to Pine Ridge Homes in Cloquet. Throughout the years, she worked for various local companies including Upper Lakes Foods, Cloquet Interiors, Northern Printers, and Northern Business Products, although, her favorite job title of all was "paper shredder" at Pine Ridge Homes, shredding confidential documents for numerous people and companies. Joyce was a member of 4-H and competed in bowling, track and field, swimming, and floor hockey for the Special Olympics, earning several medals of which she was extremely proud. If Joyce wasn't knitting or dancing, she could be found baking bread or her famous cookies. A perfect outing to Joyce meant lunch at the Cloquet Pizza Hut followed by a chocolate ice cream sundae at DQ. She touched many, many lives with her unconditional love and will be remembered for her big hugs and contagious smiles.

Joyce is preceded in death by her parents, Frederick and Ellen; sister-in-law, Helen; and nieces and nephews, Mandy, Sky, Jeremy, and Jennifer.

She will be deeply missed and forever remembered by her brothers, Charles (Jeri Ann Bredemus) Lofgren, Norman Lofgren, Arnold (Darlene) Lofgren, and Roger (Gwenn) Lofgren; sister, Yvonne (Craig) Peterson; nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews; and her family at Pine Ridge Homes and Pine Wood Learning Center of Cloquet.

A visitation will be held from 10a.m. until the 11a.m. funeral on Saturday, May 11 ^th , 2019 at ELIM Lutheran Church of Blackhoof - 2077 Co. Rd. 6, Barnum. Pastor Rebekah Wagner will officiate. Burial will immediately follow in the ELIM Lutheran Cemetery.