Joy Lee Lerum

Joy Lee Pagler was born at home on December 7, 1936 to Jack and
Bertha Pagler in Winnetoon, Nebraska.

Joy was married to Kenneth Mulford- They had two sons,
Harley and Terry. They were baptized in 1955 at the Methodist church in Creighton.????

Joy started working in 1960 at a nursing home, which was an old hotel. In 1967 she started working in Creighton Care Center as a CSM till 1984.

Joy married Leon Lerum in 1980 at the Congregational church in Creighton. Leon also had two children, Allison and Rex Lerum.

Joy was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Garry Pagler and a granddaughter.

Survivors include her husband Leon, sons, Terry Ray Mulford of
Fremont NE, Harley Mulford of Omaha; 2 brothers – Garland & Renate Pagler, Creighton, Virgil & Roberta Pagler of MO. Twin granddaughters Brooke & Halley Mulford, Fremont and Lacey & husband Tom Larsen of Cedar Bluffs, they had twin daughters, one died the other is doing well,
and 4 great-grandchildren. Also surviving is a special sister-in-law Gerri Classuen, Fremont; step-children Allison & Cliff Liddell, Rex & Lori Lerum, brothers-in-law, Keith & Donna Lerum, Lyle & Joyce Lerum, Glen and Joan Lerum, Anne & Jack Weber, also 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.