Joanne Norquist

79, died in Trinity Hospi-

tal, Minot, ND on October

23, 2020 of COVID-19

virus related health com-

plications. She was born

November 27 to Selmer

and Helene Norquist in

Minot, ND, the youngest

of five children. They

lived in rural Douglas, ND

until 1949 when the fami-

ly moved to Garrison, ND.

Joanne graduated from

Garrison High School in

1958. She then attended

Minot Business College.

Following employment in

Minot, ND Joanne moved

to Seattle, WA in 1961 to

join her sister, Janice (Jan)

where she was employed

with Group Health Credit

Union from 1963-1990.

Following retirement,

she moved back to Garris-on in 1990. She was then

employed at Garrison

State Bank until 2006.

Due to health issues in

2017, she moved to Minot

and became a resident at

Minot Health & Rehabili-

tation.

Joanne was preceded in

death by: her parents;

brothers-in-law Mardel

Erb, Dennis Thompson

and Glenn Zimmerman;

niece, Stacy Ledin;

nephew, David Thies; and

great-nephew, Trevor

Ledin.

Survivors are: brother

Delano (Cheryle) Nor-

quist, West Point, NE; sis-

ters Alma Zimmerman,

Duluth, MN; Clara

Thompson, Minot, ND;

Jan (Jack) Thies, Lake

Kiowa, TX; and numerous

cousins, nieces and

nephews.

No service will be held

due to the coronavirus

concerns.