Priscilla “Joyce” Herda

Priscilla “Joyce” Herda,

89, Minot, died Monday,

November 22, 2021, in a

Minot assisted living

center.

Joyce was born Febru-

ary 26, 1932, in Temple,

Michigan to Alfred and

Anna (Earl) David. She

was raised and educated

in Temple in her youth

and moved to California

as a young adult, working

a variety of jobs.

Joyce was united in

marriage to James Herda

on February 17, 1962, in

Newhall, CA. They fol-

lowed her husband’s work

back home to Michigan,

living in Flint until mov-

ing to the prairies of

North Dakota in 1964.

They moved to the ‘Magic

City’ of Minot in 1973.

Following her roles as a

wife, mother and grand-

mother, Joyce worked as a

merchandiser for Kmart

for nearly a decade retir-

ing in 1995. Joyce em-

braced the role of care-

giver to her husband as

his health failed until his

passing April 5, 2012. She

moved to Edgewood Vista

later that year.

Joyce was a Graduate

Regent of the Loyal Order

of Moose in Reseda, Cali-

fornia and a member of

the VFW Auxiliary in

Minot. She attended Our

Redeemer’s Lutheran

Brethren Church in

Minot. Joyce was often

found with a word puzzle

or book in her hand with

music playing in the back-

ground. Time spent with

her family, especially her

grandchildren were some

of her best times.

Joyce’s family is very

grateful for the special

care she received from the

staff and caregivers of

Edgewood Vista and Car-

ing Edge Hospice during

her transition into eternal

life.

Joyce is survived by:

her daughters Catherine

(Harry) Moses, Las Vegas,

NV and Debra (Emmett)

Hoffner, Clarissa, MN;

daughter-in-law Pam

Schrader, Minot; fourteen

grandchildren and seven-

teen great-grandchildren;

sister Loretta Britton,

Harrison, MI; sister-in-law

Joan Babinski, Rosalie

Wisbrod and Maria Herda

along with numerous

nieces and nephews.

Joyce was preceded in

death by: her parents,

husband James, son Alan

Schrader, grandson

Adam, great-grandson

Wyatt, sisters, Luella,

Violet, Percile, Wandeda

and Lillian and a number

of in-laws.

Graveside Service to

Honor Joyce Herda: 2:00

p.m. Saturday, November

27, 2021, in Section 28 of

Rosehill Memorial Park,

Minot. To view a lives-

tream or share memories

and condolences access

Joyce’s obituary page at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.

In lieu of plants and

flowers, memorials are

preferred to organizations

dedicated to the fight

against Alzheimer’s

Disease.

Thomas Family Funeral

Home in Minot is entrust-

ed with funeral arrange-

ments.