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Gayle LaVon Johnson | Visitation:
Thursday, May 14, 2009
3:00 PM until 8:00 PM
6:30 PM until 8:00 PM
Family Present at the Andringa Funeral Chapel in Ocheyedan
Service:
Friday, May 15, 2009
10:30 AM
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Ocheyedan, Iowa,
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| | | Gayle LaVon Johnson, age 84, of Ocheyedan, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley.
Funeral services will be Friday, May 15, 2009, at 10:30 A.M. at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Ocheyedan, Iowa. Rev. Russell Anderson officiating.
Burial in the Ocheyedan Township Cemetery in Ocheyedan.
Visitation will be Thursday, May 14, from 3:00 to 8:00 P.M. with the family present from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. at the Andringa Funeral Chapel in Ocheyedan.
Gayle LaVon Johnson was born on February 20, 1925, in Hartley, Iowa. She was the daughter of Delbert and Leona (Dahnke) Welch. She lived her youth in Hartley, Iowa, where she attended a country school and graduated from high school. She attended Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa, where she received her teacher’s degree. Gayle taught in a country school for two years.
She was united in marriage to Donald W. Johnson of Ocheyedan, Iowa, on May 20, 1945, in Hartley. They lived in rural Ocheyedan, where they farmed and owned and operated a trucking business. In 1980, they retired and moved to Ocheyedan. Don passed away on March 10, 1992.
Gayle was a member of St. Peter Lutheran Church in Ocheyedan, where she was a member of the Ladies Aid and enjoyed making quilts for mission projects.
She enjoyed doing crafts, making candy, baking (angel food cakes), cooking and canning.
Gayle passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley.
Those left to cherish her memories are her children: DeVon V. and husband Terry Sr. Troutner of Hancock, IA, and her daughter: Amber Troutner and special friend Jeff and her children: Spencer and Lexus, step grandchildren: Terry Troutner Jr. and Robert Troutner; DruLene V. and husband Roy Meyer of Ocheyedan, IA, and their children: Bradley and wife Karen Meyer and their children: Brandon and Braden, Brian and wife Angela Meyer and their son: Jacob, Randy Meyer; and family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Donald; and her parents.
In Loving Memory Of
Gayle LaVon Johnson
Born: February 20, 1925
Passed Away: May 12, 2009
Age: 84 years, 2 months and 22 days
FUNERAL SERVICE
Friday, May 15, 2009, at 10:30 A.M.
St. Peter Lutheran Church, Ocheyedan, Iowa
Family Prayer Service at 10:15 A.M.
OFFICIATING
Rev. Russell Anderson
MUSIC
Organist: Carol Turner
Congregational Songs
Pro.: “I Know That My Redeemer Liveth” # 200 vs. 1,3,5,7,8
During the service: “Abide With Me” # 552 vs. 1,2,7,8
“Just As I Am” # 388 vs. 1,3,5,6
Rec.: “I Am But A Stranger Here” # 660 vs. all
CASKET BEARERS
Roy Meyer Bradley Meyer
Brian Meyer Randy Meyer
Jim Hesebeck Jeff Kleve
HONORARY CASKET BEARER
Terry Troutner Sr.
INTERMENT
Ocheyedan Township Cemetery
Ocheyedan, Iowa
Following interment, the family invites all
for fellowship and lunch at the church.
ARRANGEMENTS BY
Andringa Funeral Home
Larry R. Andringa, Funeral Director
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