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Collection Summary
Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271234
Title: Joyce L. Kaul
Date: 4/30/1954-6/19/2024
Creator:
Inscription/Marks: 4/30/1954
Summary: Joyce L. Kaul, 70, of Bismarck, ND, passed away June 19, 2024. A funeral service was held June 26, 2024, at McCabe United Methodist, Bismarck. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bismarck. Joyce was born in Mandan, ND, on April 30, 1954. She was the youngest child of Vern and Eldean Enge. She spent most of her childhood in Bismarck, before moving to Mandan for her senior year of high school. Joy graduated from Mandan High School in 1972. She went to Jamestown College before transferring to Mary College where she received a bachelor’s degree in social work. Joy began her professional career as a social worker in New Rockford, ND. A friend set her up on a blind date for New Year’s Eve with Raymond Kaul. After a whirlwind romance, Ray proposed on Valentine’s Day. They were married on June 11, 1977. Joy continued her professional career as a social worker in Bismarck. In 1979, they welcomed their first daughter, Cheryl. In 1981, Joy decided on a career change and opened her own childcare business. She was an active member of the Association for Better Childcare for many years. Ray and Joy welcomed their second daughter, Nicole, in 1983. They camped and took many road trips. Eventually, they bought a cabin and it became one of Joy’s favorite places. Joy enjoyed spending time at the lake, trying new recipes, crafting, and reading. She enjoyed genealogy and discovering famous people she was related to. She loved her daycare kids and always said that they kept her young. Joy retired from childcare in May 2024, after she was diagnosed with cancer. Joy was a patient, kind, loving, and fun person who touched many people’s lives. She is survived by her husband, Ray Kaul; children, Cheryl (Jason) Challeen and Nicole (Matt) Hovland; grandchildren, Gracelin, Ben, Hunter, Violet, and Felix; and her sister, Linda. She was preceded in death by her parents, Vern Enge and Eldean Corcoran; her stepfather, Richard Corcoran; and her brother, Vern Enge.
Red ID: FND_I_78725 Image ID: 511664 Image Notes: FND001 271234

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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