Joyce Pank
Sept. 19, 1940-Nov. 18, 2017
Joyce Pank, 77, Makoti,
died Saturday, November
18, 2017, surrounded by
her family, at home.
Joyce Kay Pank was
born September 19, 1940
in Makoti to Jacob and Al-
ice (Mikkelson) Petz. She
was raised on the family
farm near Ryder and at-
tended country school
through the eighth grade.
She then transferred to
Makoti High School.
On June 8, 1959, Joyce
was united in marriage to
Jessy Pank in Minot. They
made their home on the
Pank family farm, near
Makoti. Joyce was a
homemaker and a farm
wife. Joyce moved into
Makoti a few years after
Jessy’s death on October
21, 2008. She resided next
to her partner-in-crime,
Bonnie Schenfisch.
Joyce’s home always had
open doors and she treat-
ed everyone as family.
Joyce was a member of
the Makoti Homemakers,
the American Legion Aux-
iliary and Hope Lutheran
Church and its ladies aid.
She was also a lifetime
member of the Makoti
Threshing Association.
Joyce loved to travel
and went on a memorable
Alaskan cruise with her
girlfriends. She also liked
to embroider, bowl and
play darts. She cherished
time spent with her fami-
ly.
Joyce is survived by:
her son, Troy Pank
(Valerie) of Makoti;
daughters, Pennie Ed-
wards (Shawn) of Minot,
DelRaye Giesen (Wayne)
of Makoti and Wendy
Pank of Bismarck; broth-
ers, Richard Petz (Phyllis)
of Tucson, AZ, Dennis
Petz of Makoti, Lowell
“Skip” Petz (Kathy) of De-
laware and Greg Petz
(Shirley) of New Town;
sisters, Donna Iglehart
(Don) of Garrison,
Kathryn Olson (Arnold) of
Minot, and Doreen Wilk-
enson of Seattle, WA; her
grandchildren, Travis,
Shane and ShaLene Trul-
son; Jordan (Brittany),
Kyle and Macey Giesen,
and Joyce’s “little man”
Dylan Pank;
great-grandchildren, Lux
Clark; Kyren and Krue
Trulson; and Madison
Giesen; and best friend,
Bonnie Schenfisch.
She was preceded in
death by: her parents;
husband; brother, Duane
Petz; sister, Peggy Lam-
pert; and son-in-law, Har-
lan Trulson.
Funeral: Wed. Nov. 22,
2017 at 11 a.m. in Hope
Lutheran Church, Makoti
Visitation: Tues. noon
to 5 p.m. in Langhans
Funeral Home, Parshall
Interment: Hope
Cemetery, Makoti
(www.langhansfuneral
home.com)