Jungjohann, Joyce H.

JUNGJOHANN, PHILIPS, HUSHAW, MANDERNACK, WIEBE, RUIGH

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Date: 6/2/2008 at 15:37:10

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SAVANNA, Ill. — Joyce H. Jungjohann, 87, of Savanna, Illinois, died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center North in Clinton, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church, Savanna. Reverend Larry Thomson of First United Methodist will officiate. Interment of her cremated remains will take place in Lost Mound Cemetery, rural Hanover, Illinois. Online condolences and memorial tributes may be sent to the family at www.lawjonesfuneralhome.com. Joyce was born on September 5, 1920, the daughter of Harold S. and Eleanor L. (Philips) Hushaw in Clear Lake, Iowa. She attended school in Clear Lake, Iowa, and graduated with the class of 1937. Joyce later attended the Iowa State Teacher College and received her teaching certification in 1940. Joyce married Leroy F. Jungjohann on June 2, 1942, in Kahokia, Missouri. Leroy passed away on February 25, 2002, in Clinton, Iowa. Joyce accepted her first teaching position in Preston, Iowa, and taught there until her son was born. When her son was older, Joyce started teaching for the Savanna School District in Savanna, Illinois. Joyce was a Christian Scientist, but she most recently attended the First United Methodist Church, Savanna. She enjoyed attending “Birthday Club” and spending time with her friends, better known as “The Ladies Aide Society.” She was also a member of the Savanna American Legion Auxiliary. Joyce enjoyed gardening, quilting, reading and collecting antiques. Joyce is survived by one daughter, Judith (Robert) Mandernack, of Brandon, Florida; granddaughter, Karen (Glenn) Wiebe of Toronto, Canada; two great-grandchildren, Charlotte and Aidan, both of Toronto; and five nephews and three nieces. Joyce is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Leroy; one son, Jon; and one sister, Patricia Ruigh. Death date: May 20, 2008
Published in the Clinton Herald from 5/21/2008 - 5/23/2008.