Joyce J. Nitz, 64, Atchison, Kansas died Saturday, December 3, 2016 at her home following a lengthy illness.

Funeral services will be Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. in the chapel of Arensberg-Pruett Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Kansas. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, December 10th from 12:30 until service time at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.arensbergpruett.com.

Joyce was born July 12, 1952 in Atchison, Kansas the daughter of Kenneth and Wanda Blair Green. She attended Martin East and Martin West Elementary Schools and Atchison High School.

She and Francis E. Nitz were united in marriage on August 22, 1970 at St. Benedict’s Church in Atchison, Kansas. Mr. Nitz preceded her in death on June 19, 1996.

Survivors include a son, Nolan Nitz, Fayetteville, Ark; two daughters, Suzanne Nitz, Atchison, KS; Hope Begnoche, Jamestown, KS; three brothers, Rick Green, Atchison, KS; John Green, Modesto, CA; Tom Boos, Grapevine, TX; four sisters, Dena Begesse, Muscotah, KS; Pam Green, Muscotah, KS; Dianne McMillan, Omaha, NE; Janis Boos, Omaha, NE; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.