CAMDEN — Joanne Murdick Noyes, 86, died peacefully Feb. 12, 2015, at her home, after an extended illness.

Born Sept. 4, 1928, in Montpelier, Vt., she was the daughter of Robert W. and Helen J. (Moore) Murdick.

She graduated from Northfield Mount Herman School in 1947 and attended Beaver College in Jenkintown, Pa., majoring in fine art.

Throughout her life, Joanne lived in a number of towns in New England, including Pittsfield, Worcester, Springfield, Acton, Ipswich, Mass. and Providence, R.I.

Her artistic talents were reflected in the renovation of a 100-year-old house in Ipswich, Mass/. with her late husband, Edward Noyes, and the building of a home in Kirby in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont; where she was known for her beautiful flower gardens and scenic paintings of northern Vermont. She was very involved in the Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild. She was also an avid reader and an accomplished seamstress.

A graphic artist by trade, she created hand drawn illustrations and oversaw the printing of catalogs for Country Curtains of Stockbridge, Mass., and Maple Grove Company of St. Johnsbury, Vt. She also created ads for newspapers and many other companies. For many years she hand illustrated catalogs for the Country Store of Concord, Mass.

Joanne and Ed met at a ski club in Massachusetts and together they owned and operated the Country Hearth Ski Shop in Ipswich and Newburyport, Mass., and later, at Burke Mountain, VT. It was a reflection of a love of skiing the family all enjoyed. She also loved to walk her dog through the woods in Vermont every morning and even through the deep snow of winter.

In addition to her parents, Joanne was predeceased by her husband, Edward Noyes in 2008. She leaves her daughter, Pamela and her husband, Kenneth Twaddel, of Camden; two sons, Gordon E. Noble and his wife, Laura, of Portland, Ore., and Geoffrey M. Noble and his wife, Theresa, of Kilauea, Hawaii; six grandchildren, Samuel Noble and his wife, Summer, and their children, Logan and Knox, Forrest Noble, Laura Eden Noble, all of Kilauea, Hawaii, Sofie Noble of Portland, Ore., Rebecca Twaddel and Maxwell Twaddel both of Camden; her sister, Ruth A. Walker and her husband, Richard, of East Longmeadow, Mass.; as well as nieces, a nephew, and many friends.

To honor Joanne's request and her love of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, she will be laid to rest in Kirby, Vt. Details will be announced at a later date.

Memorial donations are suggested to either The Friends of Mt. Battie Tower (checks payable to the Town of Camden with 'Save the Tower Fund' on memo line), P. O. Box 1207, Camden, ME 04843, or Maine Public Broadcasting Network at www.mpbn.net (donate).

Arrangements are in the care of Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home.