Alice JoAn Newby
July 29, 1934 – October 5, 2024
Alice JoAn Newby went into the arms of her Savior and Heavenly Father on October 5. Born on July 29, 1934 in Bayard, NE to William and Ethel (Ferguson) Howard. She attended school in Scott’s Bluff County at the same schools her mother attended. After graduation from Parma High School she studied elementary education at Northwest Nazarene University and the College of Idaho. She then moved to California to teach, where she met and married her husband Robert G. Newby. Bob worked at the Glendale Water and Power Company, and they welcomed their daughter Noelle while there. Over the years they moved to Los Angeles, Burbank and Boulder City, NV. JoAn continued teaching until Bob’s retirement in 1998, when the family moved to Blaine, settling in Birch Bay. JoAn then began 23 years of employment at Stafholt as a dining room attendant.
JoAn had a subtle sense of humor, a ready and bright smile, much compassion, and a love of nature. She took up painting while living in Birch Bay using oils and acrylics. Her paintings are mostly of mountains, streams, forests, often including small animals, children or something “whimsical” hidden in the picture. Over the years she sold or gifted some of her work. She enjoyed time at the Blaine Senior Center; at Northwood Chapel where she was a member she did an in-depth Bible study on the love of God our Father based on the Lord’s prayer; and she was a loyal friend.
She is pre-deceased by her parents; her two sisters, Janice and Ethel; and her husband Bob. She is survived by her daughter Noelle (Bellingham). She will be laid to rest beside her husband in Enterprise Cemetery.
Arrangements by Jerns Funeral Home. Please visit their Book of Memories and leave your condolences and memories for the family at jernsfh.com.
