Joyce Glassnap Krieser, age 87, of Stansbury Park, Utah, died Jan. 30, 2020, at her home. She was born Dec. 27, 1932, in Appleton, Wisconsin, to the late Albert and Estella (Aldrich) Glassnap. She married Carl F. Krieser in Appleton, Wisconsin, Sept. 6, 1952. They celebrated 66 years of marriage in 2018, prior to Carl’s passing in May 2019. She took great joy in raising their two sons, Kurt and Eric.
Joyce was a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served in the Sunday School as a teacher both in Wisconsin and the Kansas City area. Among other callings in Kansas and Missouri, she was a Sunday School teacher and coordinator, a Primary Blazer B leader and a Stake Family History Librarian. She also served a stake mission in the Kansas City, Kansas Argentine area. Since moving to Utah in 1993, she was Family History Consultant for her ward. Genealogy and family history were her life-long passions.
She graduated from Avila College in Kansas City, Missouri, with a BA in Montessori; from the University of Kansas with an MSE in special education for the hearing-impaired, and later received certification in visual impairment through Lindenwood College of St. Charles, Missouri. She was a Special Education Itinerate teacher for the Kansas City, Kansas School District 500.
Joyce is survived by her two sons, Kurt (Maria) Krieser and Karl Eric (Elida) Krieser, all of Stansbury Park, Utah; one sister, Dawn Renee Glassnap, of Nashville, Tennessee; eight grandchildren, Kristy (Josh) Anderson, Robyn Campbell, Seth, Xochitl, Mason, Abra (Matt) Trussell, Nyla and Emily; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Carl Krieser.
Special thanks to Sarah Stark and all the aides from Home Instead Senior Care for their love and tender care of mom these past few years. Their help made it possible for her to remain in her home.
A viewing will be held at the Stansbury Park Stake Center, 417 Benson Road, Stansbury Park Utah, Thursday Feb. 6, 2020, at 10 a.m. The funeral service will start at 11 a.m., following the viewing. Burial will be in the Stansbury Park Cemetery immediately following the short service.