In Loving Memory of JOYCE PAULINE KRAUSE PENNIE

20 May 1930 - 26 June 2006

IN MEMORY OF JOYCE PAULINE KRAUSE

 

 

Monday, June 26, 2006, 3:30 pm

Joyce Pauline Krause Pennie 76, passed away Monday, June 26, 2006, at 3:30 pm, at the home she shared with her husband in Spokane, Washington.  Joyce was born in Littleton, Colorado, and was the third of six children born to Karl Christian Krause of Winfield, Cowley County, Kansas and Wanetta Frances Caldwell of Dade County, Missouri.

As a youth, Joyce was artistically talent, entering many Art contests and she always placed.

   

Joyce attended Biola Bible College in Los Angeles, California.  She began with a music major, playing instrumental piano, and later transferred to a Bible major, while employed at the Biola Christian Book Store. At that time Joyce met Ethyle Mercy Bodeker who was a Pentecostal Minister.  Six months later Ethyle invited Joyce over for dinner where her son Stan Pennie was expected to be coming to visit while he was stationed at George Air Force Base.  The introduction went well.  As Stan got away on military leave, they courted, while she was a student at Biola.  At the age of 26, Joyce Pauline Krause Married Stan Pennie, in Yuma, Arizona in 1956.

In 1957 Joyce and Stan were employed by Mac Donald Douglas. Joyce was a high speed Secretarial Typist, and Stan was an Aircraft Mechanic.  This allowed them to purchase their first home in Santa Maria, California.

 

To this union two children were born, Laurie Lee Pennie aka Iris Siri of Shambhala, and David Stanley Pennie.

Joyce helped Stan with his studies, typing ALL his term papers, as he went on to receive many degrees in criminology, that later enticed him into a Law enforcement career becoming a Sheriff, Sergeant, Special Deputy, and U.S. Marshal who guarded federal prisoners.

Joyce was very gifted!  In the kitchen she prepared meals with love and excelled in her baking talents.  She decorated her cakes with a professional flair, often featuring Angel Food Cake, but her fudge was unforgettable.  Many years she entered numerous items in the Santa Barbara County Fair and almost always placed very high!

In the yard she loved to graph fruit trees, she had beautiful berry and grape vines, and award winning roses. Inside, Joyce had many plants, and often talked to her “Creeping Charlie.”   When Joyce took sewing classes at Betty’s Fabrics in Santa Maria, she developed the art of Lingerie making, Suit making, Quilting, and also enjoyed Knitting Sweaters and Afghans! Joyce sewed most of Laura and David’s clothing in early childhood, and knit their sweaters. 

Joyce was always into nutrition, and referred to her herb books when family members or friends became ill or injured.  She also had herbs in the yard to assist in healing.  One favorite was comfrey, as she would cut off a leaf, pulverize it with a large wooden mallet, and then place the dripping pulp on the wound making a poultice!

Joyce was very supportive when her children wanted to get birds so they built a large bird aviary!  Joyce made friends with the park ranger Mr. Stone at Waller Park who would give her the fresh fertilized eggs, and she would take them home and put them in a brewter where many hatched!  When the chicks hatched, it required feeding many by eye droppers!  The bird hobby grew into ducks, geese, pheasant, quail, partridge, chickens and gunnies’.  In the garage were large double sided cages on rollers, which held exotic parakeets, Cockatiels and love birds.

When Laura became interested in dog obedience training, and took classes at Allan Hancock College with her 6^th grade teacher Mrs. Virginia Lewis.  Joyce was again very supportive of the new adventure.  Joyce became friends with a cocker spaniel breeder by the name of Jan Tiboni who let us raise a beautiful buff puppy for show!

 

In 1975, Joyce worked with her daughter Laura at the Gallery, a women’s consignment clothing store. They were hired by the owner Julia, after Laura went onto the store to look around, and could not find any sales person.  Joyce and Laura got creative, and called an emergency number next to the phone, who turned out to be the owner and she rushed right over.  Julia Williams was so impressed with such honesty, that she hired both mother and daughter.  Laura was age 14 at the time.

Eventually, Joyce took up Porcelain Doll making, and making of the tiny doll clothes, better and more beautiful than store bought! Whatever she embarked on seemed to turn to gold.  Joyce was constantly out competing herself.

In 1977 Joyce went to work for Farmers Insurance Company, as a Secretary, and Personal Assistant.  Her boss and owner “Mac” respected Joyce and told the other agents not to talk rude in front of Joyce!  Mac smoked so many cigars, that Joyce finally brought in an air purifier.  Mac was bummed, because he liked the smell of his smoke.  Mac, was on blood pressure medicine, one day collapsed on the tennis court quite suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage also referred to as a stroke. There were doctors on the court, but it did not help as they could not revive him, and he died in 1979.

In 1983 Stan & Joyce sold their house in Santa Maria, and moved everything to Spokane, Washington.

1988 Joyce began working for “All About Windows” as a custom seamstress, sewing draperies, custom edging, and ironing (while standing on concrete, sweating, hot all day long, no sitting or even standing on a pad).  From then on Joyce had pain in the feet and heels from all the standing.  Joyce stopped working there in 1995 after seven years of employment. 

Joyce was 5’ 6” ¼ in height, stunning brown eyed brunette with thick curly hair, who greatly resembled Marlo Thomas.

Joyce was an amazingly angelic being, an extraordinary heart connected soul who deeply loved her children, and husband who she supported in loyal devotion.  Joyce was spiritually aligned as she co-creatively organized her garden with mother earth, and enjoyed serving her community through Church callings, as she looked for the “Saviors Return.”  She is greatly loved and missed and then loved some more.

Joyce was survived by her husband Stan Pennie; son David Stanley Pennie (Margaret Fleming aka Maggie) of Spokane, Washington; her daughter Laura Lee Pennie aka Iris Siri of Shambhala; and her children Chad Austin Jessop and Crystal Lynn Jessop: her sister’s Reva Louise Krause Wright of Brighton, Colorado; and her surviving children; & sister Carolyn Diana Krause Ewertz of Byers, Colorado, and her children.

IN MEMORY OF JOYCE PAULINE KRAUSE

 

Monday, June 26, 2006, 3:30 pm

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning’s hush
I am the soft uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.
I am not there. I did not die.

~Anonymous

 

 

I was blessed to have a sweet mother Joyce Pauline Krause Pennie, who gave me life and an endless supply of love, thank you.

I miss you more than words can possibly express.

 

MAY WE PLANT A TREE HONORING HER MEMORY!