Joyce Evonne Jandro

Joyce Evonne Jandro, 95, of Harmony, Minn., passed away peacefully at the Villa Maria nursing home in Fargo, N.D.,  August 17, 2019. Joyce was born on September 27, 1923, to Alfred and Esther Peterson in rural Lanesboro, Minn.

Joyce was survived by her children, Linda (Jack) Toring, Fargo, N.D., Michael Jandro, Vancouver, Wash., and Susan Jandro, Hayward, Calif. Joyce had six grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Joyce met her husband of 63 years, Stanley, while on roller skates. Stanley was in service for the CCC and lived in a camp near Lanesboro. Their favorite story was how Stanley was a skating instructor and Joyce was won over by the handsome stranger from out of town. They were married in 1944 on Joyce’s birthday and moved to Camp Pendelton in San Diego. When Stan was deployed in the pacific theater, Joyce found another girl that was going back to Minnesota and they drove their 1938 Plymouth across the country, returning to Lanesboro. After the war they lived in Lanesboro until 1950 when they were able to buy a bakery in Harmony. They ran Stan’s Bakery in Harmony until they both retired in 1987. They then moved to their vacation cabin on the Mississippi near Brownsville, Minn. They spent many summers on the river with friends, and the winters in Arizona. Joyce had many special memories socializing and golfing with friends and family at the river. Stanley preceded Joyce in death in 2007. Joyce spent the next 10 years in California and her last two years in Fargo.

A burial service is planned for October 2, 2019, at Calvary Cemetery in Faribault, Minn.