Infinity Direct Cremation and Burial

Joy Elizabeth Terkelsen was born on March 20, 1962 in Boston, MA. Adopted by loving parents Betty and Conrad Terkelsen, Joy grew up in Hudson, MA. Joy moved to Denver in 1980 to attend D.U.
Joy worked many decades with developmentally disabled adults through ARC, Dungarvin and Starpoint.
Joy was a Certified Massage Therapist working with patients who had disabilities and traumatic brain injuries. She enjoyed providing massages to bicyclists all over Colorado during Ride The Rockies MS 150 and Courage Classic at Copper Mountain.
In addition to massage therapy, Joy was a Certified Ergonomic Specialist and owned her own business, TouchTech, LLC. Joy was especially interested in helping casino card dealers and wrote a book, “Dealing A Maration” specifically for casino table games employees.
Joy is survived by her wife Athena Lansing, brother and sister-in-law Rick and Pam Morais (MA), sister and brother-in-law Marie and Paul Oslebo (FL) and adopted brother Dave Terkelsen (MA).
Surviving members of Joy’s chosen family are Denver residents Jane Jackson, Sean Allison and Alex Flower, Vicky Giffin (OR), and Mackenzie Parks and the Yamamoto family (WA)
Private services will be held. A celebration of Joy’s life will be held on her 60th birthday on March 20, 2022 in Denver, time and place to be determined.
Memorial Donations to CAP Food Bank, Attention Diana Cable, 6260 E. Colfax Ave. Denver CO 80220