Joyce Harriet DeWaal Malefyt , 92, Surrey and formerly of Hemet, CA and New Jersey died on Saturday, July 21, 2018 in a Minot healthcare center.

Joyce was born on November 21, 1925 in Patterson, NJ to Sebastian and Ellen (Aggrosse) Kornet. She was reared and educated in Midland Park, NJ; graduated from Midland Park High School in 1943 and attended a secretarial school in New York City for one year. As a young adult she was employed as a secretary in New York City for two years.

Joyce married Rudolf "Rudy" DeWaal Malefyt on June 14, 1946. They made their home in Midland Park, Waldwick, NJ and Ramsey, NJ where she was a fulltime wife, mother and homemaker. They moved to Hemet, CA in 1983 where they resided for twenty-nine years. Rudy died on December 15, 2007. Joyce moved to Surrey in 2013 to live with her son and daughter-in-law.

Joyce was a member of Crossroads Baptist Church - Minot and a former member of First Baptist Church - Hemet, an Evangelical Free Church and Grace Baptist Church in Ramsey. She especially enjoyed reading, needlepoint and was an avid bowler.

Joyce is survived by her son: Paul (Cheryl) DeWaal Malefyt of Surrey.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and husband.

Celebration of the Life of Joyce DeWaal Malefyt : Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. in Crossroads Baptist Church - Minot.
Interment will be in Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside CA.
Visitation : Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in Thomas Family Funeral Home - Minot.
Memorials in lieu of flowers and plants are preferred to the Salvation Army or Gideons International.