Passed away on January 6, 2021 at age 96 from Pancreatic Cancer. She is preceded in death by loving husband, Robert; son, Craig; daughter, Nancy Joy Elert; parents, Conrad & Alyce Nelson; and sister, Janet Long. Survived by beloved son-in-law, John Elert; grandchildren, Amy (Roger) Matza, Eric (Andrea) Elert, Allison (Casey) Engelke; great grandchildren, Ava, Alec, Gianna, Macie, Loretta, Archie; brother-in-law, Jim Long; and relatives and friends. Joyce was a lifetime Eastsider, Harding graduate, Retired from St. John’s Hospital, and avid sports fan (especially MN Twins). Longtime member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church. Private, very pleasant woman with many friends. Very close Thompson/Elert family, especially grandkids and great grandkids. Memorial Service 11:00 AM at Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 2410 Stillwater Rd E, St Paul on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Interment Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Memorials preferred.