Cornelia “Joyce” Anthony, 88, of Brooklyn, passed away Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, at Brooklyn Community Estates. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, at Madison Church of Christ, rural Brooklyn, with Pastor Joel Nielsen officiating. Burial was at Haven Cemetery. Memorials may be contributed to the Madison Church of Christ.
Joyce is survived by her children: Michael (Cyndi) Anthony of Cedar Falls, Marvin (Iris) Anthony of Brooklyn, Gary (Mary Alice) Anthony of Nashua, Sandra (John) Yeager of Elkmont, AL, and Pamela (Michael) Dostal of Brooklyn; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a brother Raymond of Belle Plaine; and two sisters, Mary (George) Gutierrez of DeKalb, IL, and Connie Kasal of Belle Plaine.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Clifford, and two brothers, James and Carroll.
Cornelia Joyce Van Norden was born May 19, 1932, in rural Lynnville, the daughter of C.J. and Leona Wynn Van Norden. She graduated high school in May 1945. She was united in marriage to Clifford Anthony on Oct. 25, 1950, in Toledo. The couple purchased a farm north of Brooklyn where she enjoyed everything about being a farm wife. Joyce liked to sew, crochet, and embroider. She prided herself in always raising a big garden. Joyce cleaned Madison Church and the Brooklyn Library for many years before moving to Brooklyn Community Estates in July 2016.
