Jacqueline Yvonne Noack

Jacqueline Yvonne (Jungnitsch) Noack passed away Monday, May 25th, 2020
at the age of 91, in Cottonwood, Arizona. She is preceded in death by her
parents, Henry and Clara Jungnitsch, brother K Mark Jungnitsch, and sister
Beverly Stillings and Valerie Moy and her husband, Dale "Snook" Noack.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in law Douglas & Susan Bridge
daughter and son-in-law Mike & Gretchen "Cookie" Montgomery and son Steve
Noack; sister Karen Carlson; grandchildren Chris and Jackie (Bridge) Craypser,
Jeff and Jill Bridge and Brandon & Jillian Sam; and 4 great-grandchildren and
numerous nieces and nephews, students and friends that she considered family.
Jackie was born May 21, 1929 on the homestead in Page, North Dakota. She
attended Valley City High School in Valley City, North Dakota, Valley City State
Teachers College (now Valley City State University) in Valley City, North Dakota
with a major in music and minor in English and Spanish; post-graduate studies
were at Cal State Fullerton in Fullerton, California.
Though growing up on a farm, Jackie's passion was music. By age 14 she
was playing the organ for weddings. While she could literally play most every
instrument, her favorites were the organ, piano, flute and piccolo. She was the
organist and eventually Director of Music at Faith Lutheran Church in Anaheim,
California for over 40 years. Jackie led her church choir and handbell ensemble
on a European Choir Tour where they performed in numerous churches,
cathedrals and other venues across Europe including the Jubilee Summer Music
Festival in Slovakia. And when Jackie retired to Arizona, she continued with her
love of music by accompanying on organ or piano at Faith Lutheran Church here
in Cottonwood.
Jackie also loved kids and kids really loved her. Her grandchildren can say
that it was "Granny" who helped them to enjoy snow skiing and body surfing.
She took each of them on some amazing adventures - Hawaii with surf lessons
and glider rides, Europe with tours of castles and way too much sauerkraut. She
was regularly involved in at least the music for VBS at her churches and
sometimes led the entire program. She also taught in both public and private
schools in North Dakota and California.
Jackie had wonderful times with family and friends and she truly enjoyed her
choir families - she made everyone smile. Her clever mind and sense of humor
made her a favorite. A special joy were family get-togethers with 4 generations
gathered.
A memorial service will be planned in the future. In lieu of flowers, donations to
the Dale "Snook" Noack Scholarship at Valley City State University (set-up by
Jackie in honor of her late husband) would be appreciated. Valley City State
University, Foundation & Advancement, 101 College St SW, Valley City, ND
58072 701-845-7201