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Joyce Arleen Isaak

Posted 2024-03-18 by Pat R
Wickenburg Sun (Wickenburg, Arizona)
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, p. A-6

Joyce Isaak Shaw
September 26, 1932 - November 16, 2023

Joyce Isaak Shaw, a 20-year resident of Wickenburg, passed away on Nov.
16, 2023, at the age of 91.

Born as Joyce Arleen Isaak in Portland, Ore. on Sept. 26. 1932, Joyce
grew up in Aberdeen, Idaho, where she graduated from High School. After
High School, she moved to the Seattle area where she attended college
and worked as a medical/dental assistant.

Joyce married Joseph B. Shaw on Sept. 21, 1963, and remained happily
married for 49 years. Joyce and Joe loved to spend time sailing the San
Juans, commercial fishing and crabbing in Washington and Oregon, and
flying their private plane in the Willamette Valley.

In 1996, the couple retired and moved to Wickenburg, where they loved to
travel and explore the Southwest United States. Joyce was an active
member of the First Presbyterian Church of Wickenburg and loved working
through the church to help and counsel members of the grief sharing
groups. Joyce is survived by her two step sons, Gordon and Gil Shaw, and
her many close friends in the Wickenburg community.

Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of
Wickenburg (180 N. Adams St.) on Friday, Dec. 15, at 11 a.m.







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