Johanna T. Sleichter
SLEICHTER, COLBERT, ROBERTS, CLAWAON, MORANO, STUMPF, WATKINSON, MOORHEAD, KALLAUS
Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 8/10/2015 at 09:51:09
Johanna T. Sleichter, 89, of Coralville passed away Thursday, August 6, 2015 at Windmill Manor, Coralville.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 am Monday, August 10, 2015 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Iowa City with The Very Reverend Rudolph T. Juarez officiating.
Visitation will be held from 3 – 6 pm Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City with a rosary at 3pm.
Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Iowa City.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Iowa City Hospice.
Johanna was born on July 17, 1926 in Riverside, IA the daughter of Timothy and Mary (McKevitt) Colbert. She lived in Riverside until 1988 when she moved to Iowa City. Johanna was united in marriage to Carroll Sleichter on February 1, 1949; he preceded her in death on January 23, 2005. She worked for the University of Iowa for 22 years retiring in 1988. Johanna was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family especially her grandchildren. Johanna loved to read, play cards, and bake and share recipes with her grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling with her husband and family. Some of the most memorable trips were to England, Ireland, Alaska and Hawaii.
Johanna is survived by her seven children Mary (Lee) Roberts of North Liberty, IA, Ann (Donald) Clawson of O’Fallon, MO, Beverly (Terry) Morano of Walled Lake, MI, Jim Sleichter of Iowa City, Nick (Peg) Sleichter of Fairfax Station, VA, Marti (Ron) Stumpf of Riverside, IA, and George Sleichter of Anchorage, AK; two sisters Helen Slaughter of Iowa City, and Dorothy Watkinson of Riverside, IA; one brother Robert Colbert of Riverside, IA; two sisters-in-laws Edith Moorhead of Marion, IA, and Dora Kallaus of Kalona, IA; seventeen grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.
Johanna is preceded in death by her husband, parents, two brothers Richard and Timothy Colbert, and one grandchild Elena Sleichter.
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