Joyce Platzkow

I was born on July 16, 1928, the middle daughter to John and Loretta (Schwartz) Monette. My parents also had Norma Jean Gonser (oldest) and Bonnie Ann Hoaby (youngest). Both of my sisters died in 2009, Norma in February and Bonnie in April.

I married Walter Platzkow on March 10, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Rev. Mehl officiated. We celebrated 53 years of anniversaries before he died of cancer on July 7, 2000. We had four children, Kathy Ramage, Kenny, Jeanene Hall, and Robert. I hope they will remember I loved each one of them very much. Kenny preceded me in death in October 2012. I have four grandsons and have been blessed with two great granddaughters and two great grandsons. 

When I did the genealogy of the Platzkow and Monette families, my great grandchildren are the 6th and 7th generations. It would have been interesting to see how their lives turned out.

My hobbies are varied. I love to read - sometimes two books a week. My families keep me in gift cards to Barnes and Noble. I have lost count of how many sets of white dish towels I’ve embroidered, plus quilt squares. When the children were young I knitted sweaters, scarves, and mittens for them and I also made several afghans that I crocheted. I have also enjoyed writing stories for the families, of my life on the farm in North Dakota and of people from the genealogy study. They told me they were interesting and enjoyed reading them.

I consider myself fortunate to have had my mother for 92 years; she passed away in June, 1990 after a fall in her apartment and my dad died on December 28, 1933 of double pneumonia. I was only five years old but I remember.

And now I have died (August 26, 2025) and am off on a beautiful adventure, hopefully in Heaven. I have always enjoyed going to church to hear the hymns and the pastor's message. When Walter and I traveled during the winter months away from the farm we always found a Missouri synod Lutheran church to attend. I have always found comfort in the words of the 23rd Psalm (one of my favorites).

A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Dahl Funeral Chapel. There will be a luncheon following.