Randy and I loved Joanne too. She was fun to be around and was a very special friend. My sister Sarah Greif Olson and our classmates from  the "61" and "62" class blogs let us know that Joanne had passed on. The Bible says, "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His Saints", and she was one of them. It was special to read all of the notes and see the pictures people shared for all of us to remember Joanne. 
Thanks.

What a special lady she was.  She always had a perfect smile.  RIP Joanne. 

Someone people loved to be around.
Always had a smile and a giggle.
Hard worker in the Payette School District, and a living daughter.
She will be remembered by many! 

There isn’t a memory of our holidays in Idaho that doesn’t include Aunt Joanne.  Her kind and gentle presence will forever be part of those memories.  And boy could she work the room!!!  She’d greet every single one of us with a smile and her genuine interest - never expecting much in return from our rowdy group.  She’ll be missed. 

Joanne welcomed me and each of my kids as they came along with open arms. She was such a sweet and loving lady. Kiani and I will always remember the birthday that Joanne gave her the Blues Clues chair that Ki loved.  We were blessed to have known her. 

I knew Joanne and her family almost from the time we moved to Payette in 1952. We lived in the same neighborhood, my children all attended Westside School which must have been her second home, as it’s impossible to think of it without Joanne’s smiling face. She was the most humble, giving  person imaginable. The church and the whole valley has suffered  an immeasurable loss.

Was there a student in the past 50 years that didn't know Joanne?  My memory is her always having a smile on her face and offering to help.  RIP sweet soul!

In 2011, our daughter, Grace, was undergoing treatment for leukemia and was not allowed to attend 1st grade at the primary school  while her immune system was compromised.  Joanne provided tutoring services for Grace in our home during that time in an effort to ensure Grace didn't fall behind in her curriculum. Joanne was so patient with Grace who, oftentimes, was too sick to be very cooperative. We are so appreciative  of Joanne's compassion and efforts to help keep Grace from falling behind in her studies. Our thoughts and condolences go out to her family.

So many wonderful memories of the  Novell  family!    Joanne was always in the mix with her smile and helpful ways    Rest In Peace  

She was a wonderful person can't believe you are gone. You were a wonderful person me

If there was ever an angel on earth it was Joanne. She was a shining light always and I am going to miss her terribly. Our only consolation is that she isn't suffering anymore.

Joey, you were one of the first people I met when I moved to Payette. Your kindness and generosity never went unnoticed. You were certainly a gift from God when you allowed my babies to call you Aunt Jo. You will be missed, but always in our hearts. Love you to the moon. 

We'll miss the pleasure of Joanne's presence in Payette. It doesn't seem all that long ago to me, when we shopped at her parents' shoe store. The years slip by so fast and Joanne will be missed greatly.
~Gerrie Stults, PHS '62

A wonderful delightful person gone too soon cuz. 

Corpus Christi Catholic Building Fund

Vigil Prayer Service

Funeral Mass

Robert Henry Norvell

Edith Lorraine (Kizzier) Norvell

Church Community

Beta Sigma Phi Sisters

"The Westside Gang"

Many Cousins, and so many friends that she called family!

Shaffer-Jensen Memory Chapel

Jeff Manser

Mike Hanigan

Ben Judson

Drew Judson

Kelly Henggeler

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Margaret Joanne Norvell

February 3, 1945 – August 14, 2019

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