Eugene Charles "Gene" JOYNT

JOYNT, MCNALLY, GIRRES, WOOG-KAMISH, BAUER, MOREL, LUDWIG, WOOG, GARVEY, GIZIEWSKI, LOCKWOOD

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 10/5/2011 at 12:23:27

Obituary - Eugene Charles "Gene" Joynt

Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Thursday, December 18, 2009

MASON CITY — Eugene "Gene" JOYNT, 92 of 1000 N. Eisenhower Ave. Mason City, died Monday (Dec. 15, 2008) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Fullerton Funeral Home 123 Second St. S.E. Mason City.

Condolences may be shared with the family on the funeral home Web site at www.Fullertonfh.com. Fullerton Funeral Home, 641-423-8676. www.Fullertonfh.com.

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MASON CITY — Eugene "Gene" C. JOYNT, 92, of 1000 N. Eisenhower, Mason City, died of natural causes Monday morning (Dec. 15, 2008) at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa.

A mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 19, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 302 Fifth St. S.E., Mason City, with the Rev. Craig STEIMEL, the Rev. Edward GIRRES and the Rev. Ken GEHLING officiating. Interment will be at Clear Lake Cemetery with military honors by the Mason City Memorial Association of the VFW.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Fullerton Funeral Home, 123 Second St. S.E., Mason City, and again one hour prior to the funeral service Friday. A Knights of Columbus rosary will be said during visitation at Fullerton Funeral Home Thursday at 6 p.m., followed by a parish Scripture service at 7 p.m. led by Deacon Mike BYRNE.

Those planning an expresion of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to the Eugene JOYNT Memorial Fund to be used for St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Newman Catholic School and Hospice of North Iowa.

Condolences may be shared with the family on the funeral home Web site at www.Fullertonfh.com.

Eugene Charles JOYNT was born one of nine children to Thomas and Mary (McNALLY) JOYNT in Emmetsburg, Iowa, on Oct. 9, 1916. He graduated from Emmetsburg High School and moved with his family in 1941 to a farm north of Clear Lake. In March 1942 he joined the Navy and honorably served his country during World War II aboard the destroyer USS Jeffers. He received his basic training in San Diego, served in the Atlantic during the landing on D-Day at Normandy Beach and in the Pacific fleet assisting with convoy duty.

Gene was united in marriage to Rita GIRRES at St. Joseph Cathedral in San Diego, Calif. To this union was born five children. Returning from the war in October 1945, Rita and Gene started farming south of Clear Lake and in 1950 moved south of Mason City where they raised their family and continued farming until 1988. At that time they retired and moved into Mason City.

While farming, Gene was employed at Allied Mills and the American Crystal Sugar plant. He worked as a substitute mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service and later drove cars for Lyons Toyota Dodge.

Gene served on the St. Joseph's Parish Council and also served as the deanery representative. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and the VFW.

Gene and Rita were avid square dancers in earlier years. They also enjoyed playing cards with their family and friends. Gene went on many fishing trips and later in life took up golfing.

For many years they enjoyed wintering in Arizona and traveling to the annual Navy reunions. What Gene loved most was spending time with his family. He can be described best as a husband, father and farmer in that order. Gene had a simple way of making anyone his friend and was a very hard worker all of his life.

Surviving Gene and thankful in sharing his life are his wife, Rita, of 66 years; his three daughters: Gloria (Jim) WOOG-KAMISH, St. Paul, Minn., Nancy (Keith) BAUER, Clear Lake, Kathy (Rick) MOREL, Mason City; one son James (Susan) JOYNT, Clear Lake; one sister Alice LUDWIG, Algona; 13 grandchildren: James (Teri) WOOG, David (Carriann) WOOG, Joy (Rich) GARVEY, Daniel (Rianne) WOOG, Michael (Ranae) JOYNT, Marci JOYNT, Mindy (Scott) GIZIEWSKI, Paul BAUER, Jason (Catherine) BAUER, Lisa (Josh) LOCKWOOD, Kara, Rachel and Bridget MOREL; 19 great-grandchildren, Mikenzie, Caelen, Delaney, Jacob, Zachary, Hope, Emily, Nicholas, Josey, Tyler, Kenzie, Carly, Christopher, Chelsea, Louis, Mia, Ava, Jayson and Anthony; along with a host of nieces, nephews and friends.

Preceding him in death were his parents; one son, Roger; one sister, Sr. Mary Patrice; and six brothers: Francis, Ralph, Edwin, Irvin, Vincent and Paul.

Fullerton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 641-423-8676, www.Fullertonfh.com.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2011