Joy Marie Conrad was born on October 12, 1927. Three brothers had preceded her into the home of Earl and Georgia Curtis near Huston, Texas County, Missouri; and a brother and two sisters were to follow.
Joy married Edward S Norman on March 25, 1946. Four children joined the home in the next 7 years. The family moved multiple times and lived in much of the western part of the country. Ed died in 1987 and Joy ultimately made her home in North Platte. She married Lowell Conrad on January 1, 1991.
Joy was a member of North Platte Berean Church for many years. She spent the last three years of her life as a resident of Linden Estates and Linden Court in North Platte. She went into the presence of her Savior Jesus on March 22, 2020.
Joy Marie Curtis Norman Conrad is survived by her daughter Luana (Frank) VanCampen of Harvard NE, and her sons Melford (Millie) Norman of Garden City KS, Duane (Pauline) Norman of North Platte NE, Royce (Cindy) Norman of Anthem AZ; grandchildren Todd, Nathan, Andrew VanCampen and Amy Gantz, Janelle Weitzenkamp, Jonathan Norman, and Jaime Watson, Kyle and Ryan Norman, and Jennifer Zogleman; brother Franklin (Norma) Curtis of Arvada CO, sister Mary Ann (Klenn) Wylie of Jackson MS; as well as 25 great-grandchildren, other family, and many friends.
Joy was preceded in death by her parents (Earl and Georgia Curtis, newborn sister Alta Mae Curtis, brothers Earl Curtis Jr, Charles Curtis, and George Curtis; her first husband Edward Norman, and her second husband Lowell Conrad; and two great-grandchildren: Lucas Norman and Abigail VanCampen.
A memorial for Joy will be held in the Ft McPherson National Cemetery on a date yet to be announced. The memorial book may be signed at odeanchapel.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Maranatha Bible Camp are suggested. Odean Colonial Chapel at C and Sycamore is in charge of arrangements.