Joy Pawlowski, 87, of Huron, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at the Tieszen Memorial Home at Marion.

Her funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, July 28, at the Kuhler Funeral Home. A private family burial will follow in the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-7 p.m., Thursday, July 27, at the Kuhler Funeral Home, with her family present from 5-7 p.m., Thursday evening.

Joy Bell Kraft was born March 20, 1936, to George and Lucille (Cobb) Kraft at Mitchell. She grew up on a farm in Aurora County. In 1954, the family moved to Wessington Springs.

On Sept. 22, 1956, Joy married Eldon Pawlowski at Wessington Springs. For eight years, they made their home in Woonsocket, until Eldon was transferred to Huron for work. To this union two children were born. Joy enjoyed tending to her yard and flower gardens.

Joy is survived by her children, Judy (Michael) Law and John (Vicki) Pawlowski; six grandchildren; many great-grandchildren; two sisters, Betty Lang and Alice (Clarence) Knapp; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; two brothers, Bobby Kraft and Richard Kraft; and her father-in-law, Theodore Pawlowski.