Jocelyn Jean 'Jotsie' Blom, 65, of Grinnell died Friday, April 7, 2006, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services for Mrs. Blom will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, at the Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. Len Eberhart and Deacon Diane Eberhart, pastors of the Grinnell United Methodist Church, officiating. Pianist will be Kathleen McCune. Pallbearers will be Jeff and Randy Angle, Fred Baker, Richard Brignon, Ken Isenberg, Allen Latcham, Bud Smothers, and Roger Stewart. Honorary bearers will be Willie Emmert and Mike Mintle. Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home and where the family will be present from 6:00 to 8:00 Tuesday evening. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Grinnell Elks Lodge. The daughter of Francis D. and June Martina Snyder Cox, she was born February 15, 1941, in Grinnell. She was raised in Grinnell and was a 1959 graduate of Grinnell High School. Following her education, she was employed at Grinnell Mutual Re-Insurance Company for a few years. On April 6, 1964, she was married to Gary Blom, in Grinnell. The couple continued to make their home in Grinnell and she was a homemaker and assisted in running the family business, Blom & Criswell Painting and Blom Apartments. She was a member of the Grinnell United Methodist Church and Grinnell Elks Lodge. Jotsie took great pride in her appearance and her home. She loved to celebrate the Christmas holidays and especially wrapping presents. She enjoyed collecting dolls and owl figurines, and during the summer months she enjoyed flower gardening and mowing. For many years while her boys were growing up, she enjoyed attending their baseball games. Survivors include her husband, Gary of Grinnell; two sons, Greg and Brian Blom, both of Grinnell; one sister, Dianne Angle of Antioch, California; two nephews, Jeff Angle of Antioch and Randy Angle of Concord, California; and several other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents.