Janice Lee Wegner Johnson

WEGNER, JOHNSON

Posted By: Marthann (email)
Date: 9/12/2006 at 19:28:44

Janice Lee Wegner Johnson October 5, 1951 - August 28, 2006
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Denison Bulletin/Review

Denison IA 51442

09/08/2006

Janice Lee Wegner Johnson was born October 5, 1951, daughter of George and Lois Weems Wegner. She was born at St. Anthony's Hospital, Carroll, Iowa. Her childhood home was the Wegner Century Farm, south of Aspinwall. She attended Iowa Township No 8 Country School, due to reorganization she attended six months at Manilla and later remaining grade and high school in Manning, graduating in 1969.

After high school Janice worked at L.L. Nelson, Garst and Thomas and an aide at Manning Hospital.

On July 31, 1971 she was united in marriage to Russell Johnson at the United Methodist Church in Manning. They made their home in Deloit, Iowa. To this union two children were born, Jamie Lynn Johnson and Brian Russell Johnson. Janice worked many years at Denison Care Center. In 1985 they moved to Mitchell, South Dakota, she worked as housekeeper at Super 8 Motel. In 2004 they moved to Elk Point, South Dakota. She spent most of her time caring for her daughter, who had cancer, in May 2006 she was diagnosed with cancer, she died at Mercy Hospital, Sioux City, Iowa August 28, 2006. After being cared for by Hospice, her loving husband, her mother and mother-in-law.

Janice loved fixing up her home, and planting shrubs and flowers. She also loved camping, boating and a lazy Sunday, riding motorcycle or a car ride around the country with Russ. On July 31, 2006 they celebrated their 35th Wedding Anniversary.

She is survived by her husband, Russell; children, Jamie Johnson and Brian Johnson, all of Elk Point, South Dakota; her mother, Lois Wegner of Manning; sister, Donna Venteicher and her husband, Jim of Manning; mother-in-law, Lucille Johnson of Deloit; and brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Bill Johnson and Kathy Johnson of Council Bluffs; nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

Preceding her in death were her father, George Wegner in 1971, sister, Kathy Powell in 2001 and father-in-law, Walter Johnson and all of her grandparents.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 31, 2006 at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison, Iowa. Rev. Mark Hansen officiated the service and grave side rites held at the Deloit Cemetery in Deloit, Iowa. Soloist, Eldon Hardekopf sang, "How Great Thou Art". Other service music played was "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" and "He Touched Me". Those serving as pallbearers were: Gene Segebart, Bob Segebart, Frank Zimmer, Jim Luetje, Dennis Fink and Dan Clark. The family invited everyone in attendance at the service to join them in fellowship and lunch at the Deloit Community Building, served by the Faith Ladies Aid. The Huebner Funeral Home in Denison was in charge of arrangements.