Joyce Heiserman

Joyce Heiserman (Devoted wife, mother and grandmother) Joyce (Riley) Heiserman, 86, a longtime Sun City, Arizona resident, passed away after a short illness on August 14, 2019 at Hospice of the Valley with her family by her side. Joyce was born March 14, 1933 in Winfred, South Dakota to the late Herman and Marian (Miller) Riley. She graduated from Beadle High School in Madison, South Dakota in May of 1951. In August of 1956 Joyce married Kenneth Heiserman of Howard, South Dakota. She devoted her life to raising her four children and working alongside her husband in the grain elevator business. Upon retirement they moved to Washington state for several years before moving to their current residence in Arizona. At an early age, Joyce professed her faith and devotion to her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She loved to read her Bible and pray for others. One of her greatest joys was working outside in one of her beautiful flower gardens. Along with gardening she enjoyed cooking, baking, and reading. You could always find her spending time with family, helping friends, and giving a word of encouragement to a friend in need. She was a loving and caring person, devoted wife, mother, and friend, always thinking of others first. “To know her was to love her.” Joyce leave a family to cherish her loving memory: her husband, Kenneth, of 63 years, her children, Margie (Gary) Biancini of Sun City, Arizona, Rich (Stacy) Heiserman, of Yakima, Washington, Steve (Shay) Heiserman of Wittman, Arizona and George (Andrea) Heiserman of Surprise, Arizona; 10 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, four sisters (Marilyn Schanink, Ruth Jones, Esther Heitman, and Carrie Carr) and one brother, Charles (Donna) Riley, and host of nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 21, at 10 AM at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center with a committal service at the National Cemetery at 12:30 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favorite mission of choice.