Joyce Schubert Broderick, 84, of West Des Moines, Iowa, passed away peacefully on June 28th , 2024, surrounded by family after a brief and courageous battle with colon cancer. Joyce was born on February 17th, 1940, and grew up in Mt. Carroll, Illinois. She attended Huntington College in Huntington, Indiana, where she met her husband, Don Broderick, whom she married in 1961. They lived in New Lebanon, Ohio, and had two children, Brian and Brenda Broderick. After divorcing, Joyce moved with her children to Urbandale, Iowa, to be with her parents, Bob and Mayme Schubert. She worked for Principal Financial Group, in Des Moines, Iowa, for 19 plus years before taking early retirement, along with a host of other side jobs from newspaper delivery, convenience store clerk, and law firm typist. Joyce was a loyal, proud, and hard worker. She ended her career at MidAmerican Energy with the perfect part-time job for her. When not working, Joyce enjoyed crocheting, watching football (she was an avid fan of the Cincinnati Bengals and Iowa Hawkeyes), reading, Elvis Presley and being a Grandma. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert (Bob) Schubert and Mayme Randecker Schubert of Mt. Carroll, Illinois and her former husband, Don Broderick of New Lebanon, Ohio. She is survived by her two children, Brian Broderick of Germantown, Ohio and Brenda Broderick Decker of Clive, Iowa; four grandchildren, Tiffany (Mike) Kuhn of Germantown, Ohio, Zachary (Caitlin) Broderick of Dayton, Ohio, Rowan and Kelsey Decker of Clive, Iowa; one great granddaughter, Emerson Kuhn; and her later in life stepmom, Joyce Schubert of Mt. Carroll, Illinois. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, July 12th, 2024 at Lutheran Church of Hope, 925 Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, Iowa, at 11 a.m. There will be a visitation prior to the service from 10:00- 11:00 a.m. with a luncheon following the service. The service will also be livestreamed using this link: https://wdm.lutheranchurchofhope.org/specialevents/