SERVICE UPDATE posted on 9/26/2020: A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Michaelson Funeral Home in Owatonna with visitation one hour prior Joyce Ann Melby, 94, of Owatonna, died Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Koda Living Community. She was born August 10, 1925 in Minneapolis, Minnesota the daughter of Wallace and Myrtle (Broin) Blouin. On March 17, 1946, she married Nordean Melby in Hopkins. They made their home on a farm in Havana Township. Joyce was a homemaker and worked along side her husband and raised their three children. Joyce enjoyed playing cards and dancing at the local Monterrey dance hall. She also enjoyed gardening, she had a love for flowers. She is survived by her children, Carol Gunderson of St. Peter, Charles (and Roseann) Melby of Rochester and Stephen (and Beth) Melby of Albuquerque, New Mexico; grandchildren, Amy McDonnell, Dan Gunderson, Alyssa Melby and Leah Malek; great-grandchildren, Austin, Collin, Olivia and Nicholas McDonnell, and Miles Malek. She was preceded in death by her husband, Nordean Melby; great-granddaughter, Laura McDonnell. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, September 8, 2020, at Michaelson Funeral Home in Owatonna with visitation one hour prior. The Reverend John Weisenburger will officiate. Interment will be in Aurora Lutheran Cemetery.