The family of Valle Joy Novak invites you to join a celebration of life to be held Friday, June 16, beginning at 1 p.m. at Lakeview Funeral Home, 301 Olive Ave., Sandpoint, Idaho.

Valle was a longtime Sandpoint resident known for her gardening and cooking columns in the Daily Bee as well as a master gardener, etc.

The family invites you to come and share your memories. She died following a short battle with cancer on March 4, 2023, the day before her 93rd birthday.