Joyce Louise Thunshelle
March 30, 1924-Dec. 10, 2017
Joyce Louise
Thunshelle, 93, Plaza,
died Sunday, December
10, 2017 in a Minot nurs-
ing home. Joyce was born
March 30, 1924 at Tagus,
the daughter of William
and Neva (Reed) Greenlee.
She was raised on the
family farm and attended
Tagus schools, graduating
from Tagus High School
in 1942. She then attend-
ed Minot State Teachers
College.
Joyce was united in
marriage to Edmen
Thunshelle on August 15,
1947. They made their
home on the Thunshelle
homestead in Osloe
Township of Mountrail
County, near Plaza, where
they farmed and raised
their family.
Joyce taught one year at
Baldy Country School
near their farm, at Blais-
dell for one year, and for
three years at Sand Coun-
try School, north of Van
Hook.
She raised and sold
chickens for many years
and was Edmen’s best
hand when it came to
farming, cooking and or-
ganizing. She enjoyed
baking, especially cakes,
and was proud to make
wedding cakes for all six
of her children. She also
made special occasion
cakes for her family and
the community.
Joyce loved to quilt and
created quilts for every
member of her family; she
led the quilting group at
First Lutheran Church for
many years. Joyce was
very active in the com-
munity. She served as a
4H Leader and was a
member of both Trinity
Lutheran and First Luth-
eran Churches; she was
also active in the Friendly
Homemakers, Plaza
Senior Citizens, Bangen
Moen American Legion
Auxiliary and TOPS.
Following Edmen’s death
on February 15, 2002 she
continued to make her
home on the family farm
and kept busy with com-
munity events. Joyce was
a proud wife, mother,
grandmother and great
grandmother. May God
Bless the memory of Joyce
Louise Thunshelle.
Joyce is survived by:
her sons, Petter
Thunshelle (Laurel) of
Minot and Paul
Thunshelle (Patricia) of
Plaza; daughters, Nancy
Sandstrom (John) of Pla-
za, Marilyn Spletstoser
(Gary) of Center, Joy
Braaflat (Craig) of Plaza
and Jill Hieb of Minot; 16
grandchildren; 33
great-grandchildren;
brothers, Billy Greenlee of
Tagus and Robert Green-
lee of Fryburg and several
nieces, nephews and
cousins. She was preced-
ed in death by: her
parents; husband; grand-
son, John Allen
Sandstrom Jr.; son-in-law,
Dan Hieb; sister, Edith
Rock and brothers,
Charles, Kenneth and
Harry Greenlee.
Funeral: Saturday, Dec.
16, 2017 at 1:00pm in
First Lutheran Church,
Plaza.
Visitation: Friday, Dec.
15, 2017 from Noon –
5:00pm in Langhans Fun-
eral Home, Parshall.
Interment: Trinity
Cemetery, rural Plaza.
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