Joyce Mae Sabinash
January 16, 2014
Joyce Mae Sabinash, 64, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 16, 2014. A Celebration of Life service, honoring Joyce, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 16, 2014, at Hamilton's on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA. The family will greet friends one hour prior to service time at the funeral home.
Joyce was born in Valley City, North Dakota April 22, 1949, to Harold “Bud” and Mae Magnuson. She graduated from Valley City High School and began working at Mercy Hospital in Valley City, ND, where she began her surgical nursing career. Joyce retired in 2011 from her surgical nursing career at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, specializing on the ENT team.
Joyce had a gift of nurturing and taking care of you. Her warm heart always had a smile and her arms open for a hug. Joyce loved cooking and always fed you well. She enjoyed having her own herb garden, rose garden and reading. Joyce loved the outdoors and traveling with her husband David to Alaska and Hawaii. Her true passion was her family and friends. She treasured time spent with her grandchildren and hosting fondue parties during the holidays. Joyce had many other children that adopted her as their "other" grandma.
Joyce will be greatly missed by her husband, David of West Des Moines, IA; her son, Mike of West Fargo, ND; and daughter, Patti (Mike) Hood of Ankeny, IA. She was a wonderful grandma to her grandchildren, Steven, David and Kaitlyn. Joyce is also survived by her mother, Mae Magnuson of Sioux Falls, SD; her brothers, David (Janet) Magnuson of Devils Lake, ND, and Maynard (DonnaLee) Magnuson of Phoenix, AZ; as well as many other family members and friends that loved her. Joyce was preceded in death by her father, Harold Magnuson and grandson, Christopher Sabinash. “We are loved…”
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Janet (Hansen) Nicoli
02/11/2014
I am sending my deepest sympathy to Joyce's family. Hugs to all of you. I have fond memories of family fun times with all the Magnusons.
Dave & Lori (Sabinash) Neuschwander
02/10/2014
David and family, you're in our thoughts and prayers.
Karen (Hansen) Murie
02/09/2014
Am sending prayers and deepest sympathies from the Hansen Family (great family friends from Valley City) and especially from our Mother Grace Hansen who was a very good friend of Joyce's mother Mae and father Bud. We had many great family get-togethers at each other's homes! Am very sad to hear of Joyce's passing!
Glenda Meidinger Hurley
02/05/2014
Grew up playing with Joyce and her brothers. Have not seen her since high school but have never forgot how nice of a person she was. She will be missed by many.
My thoughts and prayers go out to her and her family.
Brigitte Douglas
01/24/2014
Joyce has been my best friend for 45 years. There were never better friends then Dave and Joyce. I will miss her more than I can say. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends.
Deb & Bob Bolcar
01/24/2014
We are so sorry for the loss of your wife. Know that you are in our thoughts in your time of sorrow.
Amanda Trammel
01/20/2014
Dave, I am very sorry to read this. I know that you 2 had many wonderful memories. She was a wonderful woman and will be missed. My thoughts to you, Patti and the family. Thoughts and prayers to you all.
Lloyd Magnuson Jr "Butch"
01/19/2014
My deepest sympathy to the family. It is with great sorrow for the loss of one of my dearest cousins that I extend my thoughts and prayers for your wife, mother, and grandmother. She was always dear to me and she would always light up my life when ever we were together. She will leave a place in my heart that only she can fill. My prayers are with you all in this time of loss.
JenniferO'Dea
01/19/2014
Sending my thoughts and prayers. I have many fond memories from my childhood of Joyce. Lots of sleepovers when Patti and I were kids. :-)
Becky Williams
01/19/2014
My deepest sympathy to the family. I remember working with Joyce for several years at Day Surgery. My thoughts and prayers to the family. Now she can play with Christopher again.
Susan Toomey
01/19/2014
Dave: I am so sorry to read about your wife's passing. I only knew her through conversations we had at QWEST when you recounted the wonderful trips you took together. From your stories and the comments made here by her co-workers and friends, she must have been a very special person. My heart goes out to you!
Holly Solinger
01/19/2014
Joyce, we already missed your warm smile and expertise in the OR. But now we will miss seeing you at Goodie Day and catching up. I pray you are at peace...and I pray the same for your family. RIP Joyce.
Sandi Conover
01/18/2014
David and family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you. We lost a great person, friend, and co-worker in Joyce. As Mary Ann said, Joyce was the go-to ENT person. She has already been missed in the OR and now will be missed by all.
Kevin Hadacek
01/18/2014
My prayers to the family. Joyce was a wonderful person and excellent tech. I learned many things from her years ago. I am honored to have worked with her.
Mary Ann Good
01/18/2014
David and family, I too am so sad at Joyce's passing, I worked with her in the OR. She was the go to person if you ever wanted help with ENT. She loved her family and was so proud of her grandchildren. She was a treasure and I wish I had told her so, but I hope she knows we all loved her and valued her as a friend, even if we didn't say it. Prayers to you and all your family, may God heal your heart. Love Mary Ann