Joyce Atwood

TOLLEY – Joyce At-

wood, 84, rural Tolley,

died Wednesday, July 7,

2021, at a Kenmare hospi-

tal.

Joyce Annette Coughlin

was born June 24, 1937,

in Detroit Lakes, Minn., to

Reverend J.O. and Theres-

sa (Dahl) Coughlin. She

attended rural grade

school in Deer Park, Wis.,

Superior, Wis., and Page,

and graduated high school

from Velva. Joyce then at-

tended Lutheran Bible In-

stitute in Minneapolis,

Minn., and later graduat-

ed from Concordia Col-

lege, in Moorhead, Minn.

After college, she was em-

ployed as a parish worker

for Calvary Lutheran

Church in Grand Forks,

and also a parish worker

for Christ Lutheran

Church in Minot.

Joyce married Justin At-

wood on Oct. 17, 1965, at

Oak Valley Lutheran

Church in Velva. They

built their home on the

Atwood family farm north

of Tolley. Joyce was a

very active member of

Trinity Lutheran Church

of Tolley, where she was

organist for many years

and also a dedicated

member of the Lutheran

Women’s Missionary

League (L.W.M.L).

Joyce’s love for music

began at an early age. She

started teaching piano les-

sons at the age of 15 and

continued to teach many,

many enjoyable lessons

for over 65 years.

Family: Joyce is sur-

vived by her children,

Shane (Jennifer) Atwood,

Auburn, Wash., and

Shawna (Mark Smith) At-

wood, Sherwood;

grandchildren, Brytin

Hauf, Max, Shelby and

Gunnar Atwood, and Mor-

gan Kuhn, Auburn,

Wash.; siblings, Paul

(Marlys) Coughlin,

Bismarck, Joann McCoy,

Fargo, Karen Pearson,

Pueblo, Colo., Bonnie

(Don) Blair, Eagle, Idaho,

and Beth (Mark) Zier,

Hilo, Hawaii;

sisters-in-law, Lela Peter-

son, Reynolds, Arlis At-

wood, Minot;

brothers-in-law, Raymond

(Shirley) Atwood, Powers

Lake, Larry (Karen) At-

wood, Minot, and Ernie

Ward, Homer City, Pa.;

and several nieces,

nephews and cousins

Joyce was preceded in

death by: her parents;

husband, Justin (2000);

grandson, Justin Donald

Hauf (2001);

brothers-in-law, Bill

McCoy, Wayne Peterson,

Dale Atwood, Jerry and

Charlotte Atwood;

sisters-in-law, June and

Albert Schmitz, Glee and

Roger Grau, and Eileene

Ward.

Funeral: 2 p.m., Satur-

day, July 10, 2021, at

Trinity Lutheran Church,

Tolley.

Burial: McKinney

Cemetery, rural Tolley.

Visitation: noon until

the service time, Satur-

day, at the church.

Friends may also sign the

online guestbook at

brosefuneralhome.com.

(Brose Funeral Home,

Mohall)