Joyce Elaine Kalpin

Funeral services for Joyce Elaine Kalpin, 61, of Gillette will be at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 14 at the Gillette Christian Center (6201 Swanson Road). Burial will take place following the service at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4pm-7pm on Thursday, November 13 at Walker Funeral Home (410 Medical Arts Court).Joyce passed on Saturday, November 8, 2014 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, WY, due to complications from a stroke.Joyce was born on June 25, 1953 to Richard & Virginia Johnson in Nebraska City, Nebraska where she lived until her family purchased a lake side resort in North Central Minnesota.Joyce graduated from High School in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota in 1971.In the fall of 1971, Joyce married her husband Dan Kalpin and embarked on a series of adventures, a big one coming in 1975 when they came out west for the wedding of good friends Jim and Josy Daniels. They fell in love with the people and the Gillette area. Besides raising two sons, Chad and Dustin, she embarked on a work profession working at a golf course, Century 21, First American Title, and is well known by many as their unforgettable and energetic Jazzercise instructor until the time of her illness. At that point she concentrated on beating her cancer and embracing all her treatments and challenges as another adventure to conquer.Her smile was infectious and her kindness and generosity touched countless people, especially after her illness. All that knew her distinctly remember how she was always laughing. Joyce is survived by her husband Dan Kalpin; her sons Chad Kalpin and Dustin (Allison) Kalpin of Gillette; her mother Virginia Ketter and stepfather George Ketter of Alexandria, Minnesota, sister Karen Tinklenburg of Caldwell, Idaho, brother Wayne Johnson of Miltona, Minnesota, grandchildren Chevy, Jasmyn, and Quinn Kalpin, and abundant friends and family that she loves dearly.Those wishing to do so may contribute memorials to the Friends of the Manor, which funds special needs and activities for Pioneer Manor Long Term Care Facility in Gillette, WY. Memorials and Condolences may be sent to the family in care of Walker Funeral Home 410 Medical Arts Court in Gillette, WY. Condolences may also be sent via our website: www.walkerfuneralgillette.com.Funeral Home:Walker Funeral Home410 Medical Arts CourtGillette, WYUS 82716