Burlington – Joyce C. Tigges, age 81, passed away at East Troy Manor on September 12, 2019. She was born on December 1, 1937 in Chicago Heights, IL to parents William and Esther nee. (Hotchkin) Nietfeldt. On February 23, 1980, she married George F. Tigges, Sr. at St. John's Lutheran Church in Burlington, WI.

Joyce worked at Montgomery Wards as a clerk, where she worked a combined 16 years at their Burlington and Kenosha locations. She was a lifelong member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Joyce also was active in her church, being part of the choir 48 years, and also the altar guild. Outside of church and work, she loved baking, sewing, woodworking, gardening, and making crafts. In her younger days, she loved farming with her father. She will be dearly missed.

Joyce is survived by her children, Carolyn M. (Roy) Emmerling, George F. Tigges Jr. (Cindy), and Julia Kaye (Bradford) Lieungh; 7 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; siblings, Dan (Nancy), Robert (Fran), Gloria Jensen, and William (Flora); sister-in-laws, Marion Olson and Dawn Tigges; brother-in-law, Frederick Johnson; many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; siblings, Dietrich (Dorothy) and Harley Nietfeldt; brother-in-law, John Jensen.

Visitation will be held at St. John's Lutheran Church, 198 Westridge Avenue, Burlington. WI 53105, on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 9-10 am. Funeral services will begin at 10 am, followed by burial at Burlington Cemetery.

The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at East Troy Manor; Allay Home & Hospice; special friends, Judy Umnus and Terri Tigges; special pastors, Kirk Lahmann and Daniel Waldschhmidt.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the St. John's Student Fund are appreciated.