Joyce Lorene Malin

1943 - 2021

Joyce Lorene Malin obituary, 1943-2021, Vancouver, WA

BORN

1943

DIED

2021

Joyce Malin Obituary


JOYCE LORENE MALIN
November 5, 1943 ˜ December 30, 2021

Born at home in Bradshaw, NE, a heartland village pop. 331, to John and Lorena Otte. As the baby sister to five older brothers, in a family of modest means, she developed the strength and personality which made her exceptional to all who knew her.
Joyce liked setting goals for herself. She graduated from York High School determined to be ”the best executive secretary,” acquiring the skills that would serve her so well in her various occupations.
In 1974, she married Bob Adams, a consultant and member of the Methodist Clergy. This gave her a real challenge in relationships: Bob had recently divorced, and his resentful five boys considered Joyce their ”evil stepmother...” until she won them all over with a lot of love and effort.
Bob’s work required their move to California, then to Florida. There Bob suffered terminal cancer. When he died in 1988, Joyce moved to a downsizing home in a development outside Tampa built by her future husband from Vancouver, Dick Malin. As they kept in touch, Dick sold her on the idea of moving to a place with some mountains, knowing Joyce dreamed of mountains. She moved to Kirkland, WA, in 1989, then to Portland, OR.
Joyce and Dick were wed in 1995, a classic outdoor ceremony high overlooking Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe, with the civil marriage following in Ouray, CO.
Through her working years, Joyce succeeded in a variety of occupations: insurance company secretary, high tech executive secretary, physician recruiter. Finally in Vancouver, she found her calling: grant writing for non-profits. The class she taught as a consultant used the manual she wrote, ”I Didn’t Grow Up to Be a Grant Writer.” She secured funding for all sorts of deserving non-profits, from the notables to start-ups, from the Vancouver National Historic Reserve and the Clark County Food Bank to the NW Assn for Blind Athletes and Housecall Providers (Portland). This work, and the several boards she chaired or served on, so established her in Portland and Clark County that Dick had to get used to being identified primarily as ”Joyce Malin’s husband.”
They enjoyed Joyce’s love of travel by cruising, road trips, and train: the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, Central and South America, North America.
When Alzheimer’s Disease incapacitated and shortened her life, Joyce handled it like she did everything else_exceptionally. Her family found for her two outstanding Adult Family Homes above the Columbia River, where she received good and loving care in her final days. Even near the end, atypical for Alzheimer’s, her sweet and warm disposition endured.
Joyce had no children, but she had an acquired family that adored her: the families of her five brothers (the oldest brother died while in the service), and families of her five step-sons. Joyce became especially close to family in this area: in Portland, Dick’s son, Rick Malin, and his wife, Sharon Loomis-Malin; with their daughter, Ashley Malin; and son, Stephan Malin (step-grandchildren of ”Gramma Joyce”). Joyce’s sister-in-law, Susan Malinowski Sanders, lives in Vancouver.
Joyce, cremated, will be interred in the Vancouver Barracks National Cemetery, to be joined there by Dick someday.
A memorial service is set for Friday, April 29, at 1 p.m. at Columbia Presbyterian Church, 805 Columbia Ridge Dr., in Vancouver. Better than flowers, one might donate to Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, http://www.curealzfund.org.
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Published by The Columbian on Apr. 10, 2022.
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My Aunt Joyce is a wonderful lady. She always has a wonderful smile and a friendly word of encouragement. My earliest memory of her was when my parents Marvin (her 2nd oldest brother) and Elphie Otte and my two brothers (we lived on the west coast) visited my Grand Parents (Joyces parents) when I was 6 or7 year of age. It was in the summertime, and they lived in the town of York in SE Nebraska. I believe Joyce was home from collage during summer break and she took me a community event she was helping out at and we had a great time. For some reason I ended up with a working toy fire truck.
The next memory is when my Grand Parents had moved to Gresham, Nebraska population about 180 or so and the town was celebrating it´s Centennial. I was a teenager at the time and Joyce came down from Lincoln NE where she was living at the time and some of the other Otte clan from other parts of the state. It was a good thing good thing we were all there to cheer on the town parade since most of the town was in the parade. The town did have the state´s popular known Barber Shop singing group called the Lincoln Continentals come down from Lincoln to sing at the Centennial. Not bad for a one-horse town they still had hitching post on the one main street.
I visited Joyce and her husband Bob in Florida when I was on a business trip. Planned to meet them at a hotel restaurant in Tampa. It had been over 20+ years since we had seen each other and did not recognize each other while waiting in the restaurant. After about a 20-minute wait Joyce came over and asked if I was Jim, and laughter erupted since we both looked different then we remembered.
After Bob had passed, Joyce later moved to Kirkland WA. My wife Lynda and I were living in Woodinville, WA which was about 20 mins away. We got together several times and I helped load up the moving van when Joyce and Dick moved to Vancouver WA.
We visited Joyce and Dick a couple of times and got the Grand tour of Vancouver and Portland. On oWne trip we went to the famous Bob´s Red Mill and took the tour of the flour mill and saw the large grinding stones they used to mill all the different grains. We met the founder and had lunch at the Red Mill store and restaurant. Great Food.

Joyce is missed here on earth but is alive in heaven with the Lord Jesus Christ.
As it is written in Revelation 21:3-7
3 I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, "Look, God´s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them.[a] 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever."
5 And the one sitting on the throne said, "Look, I am making everything new!" And then he said to me, "Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true." 6 And he also said, "It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega-the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. 7 All who are victorious will inherit all these blessings, and I will be their God, and they will be my children.

Jim and Lynda Otte

Family

April 25, 2022

As I reflect on my friendship with Joyce, I think we have been friends for more than 50 years involving many zip codes; and, while we had time spans of not seeing each other as often as we would have liked, we were always able to pick up where we last left off. As Dick so aptly put it, she was exceptional and I'll always be grateful our paths crossed. My love to Dick and her incredible extended family.

Jane Pallas

Friend

April 22, 2022

Richard Hovey

April 22, 2022

Richard Hovey

April 22, 2022

Joyce was a wonderful friend and neighbor. She helped many Clark County people through her charitable works and could, seemingly without effort, produce a snack or a banquet at the ring of a doorbell. We will always remember her with respect and fondness.

Richard and Sylvia Hovey

April 17, 2022

Joyce has blessed our lives by her quiet spirit, infectious smile and gentle way of seeing the best in people. Her abilities were many and blessed so many people.

Bill and Penny Labberton

Friend

April 15, 2022

She will always be in our hearts.

Joe & Elizabeth Buskirk

Friend

April 14, 2022

I was Joyce and dick's neighbor for 12 years. What wonderful people and friends. Joyce was a mentor and fried to my wife, and fond memories of the sunsets we shared. Love you always

Don Dockum

April 13, 2022

Joyce was a backbone member of our neighborhood association. At our spring cleanup, she would pull in with tables, chairs, coffee and treats for the crews. This was her MO, to provide and support everyone of us. No matter what event was happening, she had a way of making everyone feel included and respected. Warm thoughts to her family during this difficult time.

Norma Watson

Other

April 13, 2022

My condolences to Dick Malin and all of Joyce Malin's extended family. Both of them have contributed greatly to the Clark County community.

Judy Zeider

Judy Zeider

Other

April 11, 2022

I met Joyce and had the pleasure of working with her and Dick through the Central Park Neighborhood Association. They were both active members and took their turns at being officers. They led their neighbors through many changes in the neighborhood with a unique blend of grace and tenacity. They were terrific advocates and always looked for solutions. Joyce has made a difference in Vancouver and we are a better community because of Joyce. My heartfelt sympathy to Dick and the rest of her family.

Judi Bailey

April 11, 2022

I met Joyce through the work she did, helping Clark County Food Bank more than 10 years ago. What a professional and gifted individual she was! Even more, what a lady of class and kindness. Her lovely presence was a joy to be around. Her impact on this community is a tribute to her life well lived. You will be missed Joyce!

Alan Hamilton

April 11, 2022

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