JoyAnn Emily Reading

July 8, 1937 - January 31, 2023
JoyAnn Emily Reading

JoyAnn Emily Reading passed peacefully at home on January 31, 2023, in Draper, Utah, Born to Harry and Hazel Lykken of Grafton, North Dakota. After college, Joy Ann moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, and married George Richard “Dick” Reading on October 10, 1958.   

In 1983, her beloved husband, Dick, passed away, leaving Joy Ann to raise her five children: Daniel Lee (Nancy) Draper Ut, Patricia Cresalia Piedmont, SD; Dr. Stephanie Wallace, Colorado Springs, CO; Michael (Penny) Grafton ND, and Emily (Roger) Barrell Colchester, England. She is survived by her children, grandchildren, and brother Lee C. Lykken of Grafton, North Dakota. In addition, the families of Joseph Reading, Calvin and Dottie Reading, and Robin and Jean Reading. The Reading family has been active members of St. Theresa’s, Blessed Sacrament, and the early mission church of St. John the Baptist.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, February 6, 2023 at 11:30 am at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 11800 South 300 East, Draper. Please use the parking on the northeast parking lot. A viewing will begin at 10:30 am at the church. Friends and family are welcome to visit after mass for light refreshments. She will be laid to rest at a later date in our family’s cemetery in North Dakota.