JOHNSON, Meta S. N. 1917-2007

JOHNSON, BECK, CHRISTENSEN, BILLINGS, ANDERSON, PROBASBO

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 12/30/2012 at 22:53:31

Meta S. N. Johnson, 90, of Apple Valley, Minnesota, and formerly of Cedar Falls, died Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at the Augustana Health Care Center in Apple Valley. She was born January 14, 1917 in Cedar Falls, the daughter of Hans and Johanna (Christensen) Beck.

She married Bruce Billings, and they later divorced. She married Floyd J. Johnson on August 1, 1945 in Cedar Falls. He preceded her in death on May 17, 1990. Meta was a waitress for many years at both the Busy Bee and the Blue Room, both in Cedar Falls. She enjoyed her wonderful garden and cooking, especially fried chicken and bull heads. Meta loved to fish, crochet, and entertain her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include her daughter-in-law, Ann (Al) Anderson, of Oelwein, Iowa; four grandchildren, Brad (Patty) Billings of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Mike (Kay) Billings of Story City, Iowa, Vicki Hyland of Swisher, Iowa and Todd (Sharon) Billings of Geneva, Illinois; ten great grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Anita Johnson and Dorothy Probasbo, both of Newton, Iowa, and many nieces and nephews, including Larry Beck of LaCrosse, Wisconsin, Marilyn Gordon of Cedar Falls and Joyce Boylan of Longmont, Colorado.

Meta was preceded in death by her parents and husband, a son, Bruce Billings, two brothers and nine sisters.

Services will be 9:00 am Saturday, October 20, 2007, at Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home, with interment at Greenwood Cemetery, both in Cedar Falls. Visitation will be 4—6:00 pm Friday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Falls Lutheran Home.

[Source: Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home]

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