Joy Mintzer

Mrs. Joy B. Mintzer, 93, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center surrounded by her two daughters. Mrs. Mintzer was born October 17, 1921, in Owyhee County, Idaho, a daughter of the late Claude and Katie (Lehman) Barber. Joy grew up in Idaho and later moved to LaJunta, Colorado, to complete her nursing degree. She worked as a registered nurse in Kansas, Oregon and New York where she later met her husband, Myron Mintzer, and were married on October 29, 1959, in Denver. They made their home in Littleton and she retired from nursing in 1988. Her many interests included painting and belonging to the Cheyenne Artists Guild, writing and authoring two books about her family, and serving as President of the United Methodist Women in Boulder, Colorado, in 1995. Joy is survived by her two daughters, Alice Hosseini of Boulder, CO, and Carol Mead of Cheyenne; a brother, Henry Barber of San Antonio, TX; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Myron Mintzer in 1992; two brothers, Mitch and Richard Barber; and a sister, Alice Barber. A memory service will be celebrated on Friday, May 29, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with a reception to follow at the Governor's residence. An interment service will be held at the Chapel Hill Cemetery in Littleton, Colorado. Donations in Joy's memory may be made to the CRMC Cancer Center in Cheyenne. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.schradercares.com.

Service

Friday, May 29, 2015 10:00am

First United Methodist Church

108 East 18th Street

CHEYENNE, WY 82001