Juanita "Joyce" Orsted

Juanita “Joyce” Orsted, age 93, died Sunday, November 16, 2025 at the Serenity Hospice and Home near Oregon, IL. She was born September 10, 1932 near Belvidere, IL the daughter of George and Elizabeth (Moore) Holtapp. Joyce attended Oregon Schools. She married Irving E. Orsted on December 11, 1948 at the First Presbyterian Church in Oregon, IL. Joyce first worked as a telephone operator and then began working for the Ogle County Supervisor of Assessments office for the next 23 years where she retired as the Chief Clerk of the Assessments Office at the Ogle County Court House. She was a longtime member of the First Presbyterian Church in Oregon, IL where she served as an elder. She then became a member of the Franklin Grove First Presbyterian Church. Joyce enjoyed playing cards, reading, camping, and traveling with her husband Irving, especially traveling to Door County, Wisconsin. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Irving, her brothers Mervin, Lowell, and Glendon Holtapp, and her sister Barbara Engelkas. She is survived by her 3 children: Michael “Mike” (Linda)Orsted of Stillwater, MN; Deborah (Russell) Janssen of Oregon, IL; and Douglas (Bea) Orsted of Oregon, IL; 5 grandchildren: Bobbi Young, Tim (Stacy) Smice, Liz (Barry) O’Donnell, Ingrid Orsted, and Amy Orsted; 6 great grandchildren: Ashley (Matt) Anderson, Blake Young, Brooke Young, Corey Stone, Emma O’Donnell, and Mariah Parker; 3 great great-grandchildren: Elias and Ryker Anderson, and Nova Valdivia; several nieces and nephews, and 2 special loved ones Judee and Barry Elliott. A funeral service will be held 2:00 PM on Monday, November 24, 2025 at Farrell-Holland-Gale Funeral Home, 110 S. 7th Street in Oregon, IL with Pastor Jack Briggs of Franklin Grove First Presbyterian Church officiating. Visitation will be prior to the service at the funeral home from 1:00 – 2:00 PM. Burial will follow the service at the Daysville Cemetery. A memorial fund is established in Joyce’s name for the Franklin Grove First Presbyterian Church.