Joyce Estvold

November 21, 1922 in

American Falls, Idaho to

Harold Graham and Lillis

Mamie (Hughes) McCul-

ley. She was raised in

Hermiston, Oregon where

she attended school and

graduated from high

school in 1940. She then

worked for the Corp of

Engineers during World

War II at their ordnance

depot. Through this job

she was transferred to

Milwaukee, WI and be-

came friends with a

Parshall girl, Dorothy

Soderberg. She came to

Parshall with Dorothy

over the Christmas holi-

days in 1944 and met

Spencer Estvold. A short

six months later, on June

2, 1945, she and Spencer

were married. They made

their home on the family

farm where they raised

their family and produced

small grains and lives-

tock. She was a very ac-

tive farm wife helping

with the operation of the

farm. She and Spencer

were married 61 years.

Following his death on

November 14, 2006 she

moved to an assisted liv-

ing facility in Minot and

had been a resident of

Trinity Homes in recent

years.

Joyce was an active

community member of

Parshall. She was a 4-H

leader for many years,

Sunday School teacher,

member of a Homemakers

Club and active in all

church activities at First

Lutheran Church. She en-

joyed bowling, golfing,

traveling and spending

winters in Arizona. She

especially enjoyed getting

together with friends,

whether it was playing

cards, visiting while at the

lake cabin or going on golf

outings around the state.

A talented seamstress, she

made many of her fami-

lies clothing for years.

She did fine needlework

and knitting and enjoyed

cooking, gardening and

was an avid reader. Joyce

took great pride in her

children and grandchil-

dren and cherished

spending time with them.

She was very involved in

all their activities until

she was no longer able to.

Joyce Estvold, 96, of

Parshall, died Sunday,

February 17, 2019 in a

Minot nursing home.

May God bless her

memory among us.

Joyce is survived by her

children, Mike (Penny) of

Parshall, Emily Franklund

(Lorin) of Wilton and JoEl-

len Connell (Jeff) of Car-

nation, WA; grandchil-

dren, Steven (Nichole),

Patrick (Krista), Jennifer

(Jeff), Heather, Deric

(Sara), Roark (Abby),

Sheena, Tyrel and Kelsey;

15 great-grandchildren;

sister, Ruth Powell of

Portland, OR and several

nieces, nephews and

cousins. She was preced-

ed in death by her

parents; husband, Spenc-

er; sister, Nina Rae Cleve-

land and brother, Otis

McCulley.

Funeral: Friday, March

1, 2019 at 2:00pm in First

Lutheran Church,

Parshall.

Visitation: Thursday,

Feb. 28, 2019 from Noon –

5:00pm in Langhans Fun-

eral Home, Parshall.

Interment: Parshall

Cemetery www.langhans

funeralhome.com.