DeVerne "Joyce" Ludwig, age 86 of Rochester passed away on December 15, 2014 at Mayo Clinic Heath Systems, Saint Marys Campus Rochester.

Joyce Johansen was born on August 27, 1928 in Omaha, NE. She graduated from Wall Lake, IA High School in 1946. On August 27, 1946, she married Edwin M. "Ed" Ludwig. To this union three children were born. The family resided in Lakeview, IA until moving to Rochester in 1951. The family lived and farmed in the Marion area for 60 years. While raising the family, she also worked outside the home at various grocery stores in Rochester, including Red Owl, Piggly-Wiggly, and Barlow's. She was a member of St. Francis Catholic Church, and Resurrection Catholic Church and Sierra Club. Joyce deeply enjoyed needlework, including crochet, knitting, hardanger, and quilting. She loved to cook, and her specialty was pies. She and Ed loved to go fishing and camping.

Joyce is survived by her three children, Carolyn (Glenn) Hahn of Hayfield, Kenneth (Pam) Ludwig of Rochester, Jenifer (Harold) Langton of Austin, fifteen grandchildren, thirty-three great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

She is preceded in death by her parents Agnes and Erick Peterson, her husband Ed, a grandson Kristofer, and a great-granddaughter Gretchen.

A Funeral Mass for Joyce will be held on Saturday, December 20, 2014 at 10:30AM at Resurrection Catholic Church, Rochester with Father Thomas Loomis officiating. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 19, 2014 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the Mass. A rosary will be said at the start of the visitation (5:00pm). Burial will be Grandview Memorial Gardens Cemetery Rochester.

Macken Funeral Home is handling the arrangements and online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com