Contributions to the tribute of Joyce E. Sindt

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The family of Joyce E. Sindt uploaded a photo

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

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Mark Reynolds posted a condolence

Sunday, October 27, 2013

When someone we love and respect passes away, we spend time reflecting on our memories. We have just lost a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a great friend in Joyce/Grandma Pluker. She has left an everlasting impression on many people. Because of the person you was, she will live on in our hearts, memories, and our actions. She has made us all better people just by knowing her. So, thank you for sharing your life with my family and me. Time heals the pain, but our memories will live on forever.

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Susan posted a condolence

Saturday, October 26, 2013

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Susan posted a condolence

Saturday, October 26, 2013

Dear Loved Ones, my family, and friends, I hope by now that some of the initial shock of my departure has begun to wear away and that the kind and pleasant memories have started to unroll. I only ask one thing; no sad tears for me, please. Rather recall me with a fond smile as the wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who shared your laughter, tears, and dreams through the years. I've had a man love me, whose love I returned. I’ve walked with the hands of young sons in my own and then one day welcomed into my heart other sons, and grandchildren. What blessings each of you have been to me. No sad tears for me, please. The memories of the years I turn over slowly — like the pages of a book. There were victories, and they gave life zest. There were defeats and sadness — they made me stronger. Many of them were vicarious — through family endeavors and we all grew. Life was good . . . I saw robins in the spring — gardens resting in winter and bursting into life in the spring, beautiful trees and a river of gold. I saw amazing flowers in reds and purples. The mountains in early mornings and evenings brought me so much joy. No sad tears for me, please. Think of those happy times: Christmases . . . gathering daisies and wild berries. Think of vacations when we traveled to far places; camping beside mountain streams, watching an ocean roll and gathering seashells. . .Thanksgiving dinners . . . the pets we loved . . . searching for and fascinated we found indications of our earlier civilizations. . . campfires . . . and most of all, remember the thousands of times we were all together as a family. No sad tears, please. No one dies as long as there is one person left in the living world who remembers with fond recall and shares a thought, though that person has gone ahead. One day you might be standing on a mountain top, looking across a sweep of wooded foothills and valleys and if there is a sudden, gentle stirring among the trees feel I am sharing the moment with you. God walks upon the hills; I saw Him in the flight of wild geese winging south at morn and when the night came running down the stairway of the trees, God called my heart to rest with the whispering of leaves. On Christmas Eve, if there is a small star in the sky, look at it with love and let it come into your heart. So, no sad tears for me, please. Just remember me. A person really never dies while there are those on earth who loved them. One is never gone as long as there are those who remember with fondness and as long as memory evokes a wistful smile. All those who have loved, and who have been loved, have earned a piece of immortality . . . No sad tears for me, please . . . Lovingly, your wife, your mother, your grandmother, your friend

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Chelcie Daniel posted a condolence

Friday, October 25, 2013

Grandma Pluker was one of the sweetest, most giving, and funniest people I have ever met. I admired her sense of humor and wit - even through her health struggles. I will always cherish the many giggles we had. I can't thank her enough for accepting Cooper, Lily, and me into her family as soon as she met us. We are so grateful to have been part of her life. Although it has only been the past couple of years that I have formed a relationship with her through Cory, my connection to her started many years ago when she met and formed a special bond with my dad, Mark Reynolds. He has many stories about the times he spent with them. I guess only God knew that over 30 years later, I would have the same bond with her. She shared with me a picture she had clipped out of the Gazette Record of my dad when he was only 20 years old. One of my fondest memories is sitting alone with her this past Christmas and listening to endless stories of her life. She has been everywhere and done everything, and she remembers every little detail. Cooper, Lily, and I will miss visiting her house, which is actually more like a museum that includes artifacts from her many adventures. We always left with something she wanted us to have - a magnet, vase, jar, picture, rock, etc, which we will treasure forever. And I cannot forget the fruit - blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, cherries, plums, apples - my freezer is stocked with her memory for at least 25 years..... And I am VERY thankful! Something that I will forever remember and strive to keep in my relationship is the love her and Grandpa Sindt shared. Cory and I witnessed a special moment right toward the end of her life that gave me goose bumps. It was her lifting her arm to wave at him while she lay in her hospital bed, and then him winking back at her and mouthing the words, "I love you." All who knows Grandma Pluker are suffering grief from her passing, but it helps to know that she leaves this world having lived a complete and wholesome life full of amazing moments with family and friends.

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Barbara Kau posted a condolence

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

We are so sorry to hear of your loss, and our thoughts and prayers go out to all of the family at this hard time. We won't be there for the service but we will be there in spirit . Larry and Barbra Kau

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Gene and Nancy(Brown) Moore posted a condolence

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Our deepest sympathy & condolences go out to all of you!

In loving memory of

Joyce

1932 - 2013