Joyce Fern Bates Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Joyce Fern Bates of Austin, Minnesota, who passed away on August 18, 2023 at the age of 95. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joyce Fern Bates to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Montgomery and Merle Montgomery (Smout); her husband Marvin Bates; her sister Inez Leverington (Montgomery); her brother-in-law Bud Leverington; and her nephew Kenneth Kuznia.
She is survived by: her daughters, Susan Johnson of Austin, MN. and Linda Wiesjhan (Glenn) of Owatonna, MN.; her grandchildren, Gregory Wiesjhan (Bobbi Jo) of Madison Lake, MN., Kimberly Finley (Robert) of Rochester, MN., Steven Johnson (Dawn) of Franklin, TN., Janel Johnson of Lebanon, TN., Andrew Johnson (Nikki) of Lafayette, TN. and Peter Garmen of Colorado Springs, CO.; her great grandchildren, Nicolas, Mitchell, Riley Wiesjhan, Morghyn Finley, Madeleine, Chloe, Emily, William, Colby, Finn and Katie Johnson; her great great grandchildren, Jackson, Addison, Callie and Ezra; and her brother-in-law Wayne Bates (Lois).
Memorials are preferred to the recipient of donor's choice.
