Joy Michelle (Middleton) NIKLASEN

MIDDLETON, NIKLASEN, SMITH, JIN, KENNY

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/13/2014 at 19:50:27

May 10, 1982 --- September 4, 2014

Joy M. Niklasen, 32, of Alleman, Iowa, died Thursday, September 4, 2014, following an auto accident south of Jewell. Memorial services were held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, September 10, at Asbury United Methodist Church with Rev. Jeff Flagg officiating.

Joy Michelle Middleton, daughter of John and Marilyn Smith Middleton, was born May 10, 1982, in Ames. She was a 2001 graduate of Webster City High School, and received her Bachelors degree in Child, Adult and Family Services from Iowa State University in 2005. Joy worked at Fuller Hall as a lifeguard and gave private swim lessons during high school and college. She was united in marriage to Derek Niklasen on September 22, 2012, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Webster City. She was previously employed as a supervisor for the Carroll and Story City Recreation and Aquatics Centers, and at the ISU Extension Service as Polk County 4-H and Youth Coordinator. She was currently employed as an administrative assistant for North Polk High School. Joy is survived by her husband, Derek Niklasen of Alleman; parents, John and Marilyn Middleton of Webster City; brother, Clark Middleton and fiancée, Jennifer Jin, of St. Joseph, Mich.; grandparents, Max and Elsie Smith of Webster City; father and mother-in-law, Dale and Betty Niklasen of Kimballton, Iowa; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bobbi Jo Niklasen of Pulaski, Wis., Dean and Connie Niklasen of Farley, Matt and Kristi Kenny of Carson, David and Jill Niklasen of Walnut, Dain and LaJissa Niklasen of Kimballton; and several aunts, uncles, and extended family. Joy was a member of the Asbury United Methodist Church, Alpha Delta Pi sorority, the PEO Sisterhood, and a Lifetime ISU Alumni member. Memorials will be given to the Hamilton County 4-H Foundation and to a scholarship in Joy’s name. Foster Funeral and Cremation Center of Webster City was in charge of arrangements.

http://www.fosterfuneralandcremation.com/obituary/127679/Joy-Niklasen-of-Alleman-Iowa/

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Victim in fatality identified as former WC resident

Joy Middleton Niklasen, 32, died in a two-vehicle crash Thursday night

A former Webster City resident was killed in a two-vehicle accident Thursday night near Randall.

Joy (Middleton) Niklasen, 32, Alleman, formerly of Webster City, died at the scene from injuries she sustained in the crash. She was wearing a safety belt at the time of the collision. The collision occurred on Highway 69 approximately two miles west of Randall in southern Hamilton County. The collision occurred on the east/west section of Highway 69 between two sets of curves. Niklasen was driving a 2006 Ford Fusion and was traveling eastbound in the southbound lane of Highway 69. The collision occurred in the northbound lane curve as the Niklasen vehicle reportedly had crossed over the centerline where Highway 69 turns southbound and County Road D-65 continues eastbound. Her vehicle struck a 2001 Ford F150 pickup truck operated by Natasha Johnson, 32, of Ellsworth. Johnson was traveling westbound in the northbound lane of Highway 69.

Johnson was transported to Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames with non-life threatening injuries. The Iowa State Patrol is conducting the ongoing collision investigation. They were assisted at the scene by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department, Ellsworth-Jewell-Stanhope Police Department, Jewell Fire Department and Ambulance and Tony's Tire Towing.

Daily Freeman Journal - Webster City, Iowa
September 5, 2014