Doris Johnston Leslie

LESILE, JOHNSTON, GREVE, WANG, BURR, GERGEN

Posted By: Sarah Fletcher (email)
Date: 1/3/2020 at 09:02:52

Doris Johnston Leslie of Iowa City passed away peacefully on
December 22, 2019 at The Bird House-Hospice Home, Iowa City.

Doris was born on October 26, 1924 in Cannon Falls, Minnesota
to Effie Henrietta and Carl K. Johnston. Doris graduated from
St.Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota with a Bachelor of Music
degree and was a classically trained pianist and organist. After
graduation, Doris was an accompanist at The Chicago
Conservatory of Music while also taking graduate classes for pipe
organ at the American Conservatory of Music.

While in Chicago, Doris met and later married Howard O. Leslie.
Howard loved to sit next to Doris on her piano bench while she
played. Doris and Howard moved to Iowa City and lived in student
housing which was then known as Stadium Park while Howard
earned his Engineering degree. After the birth of their three
children were born, Doris taught many piano students. Doris loved
teaching and was a member of the Iowa City Piano Teaching
Federation. She enjoyed preparing her students of all ages for
competitions. Doris was also an organist for Lutheran Churches
while living in Iowa and Illinois. In past years she was a member
of, and played piano for Saturday evening summer services at
Zion Lutheran Church, Iowa City.

Doris is survived by her children, Daniel Leslie of San Diego,
California, Gwen Leslie of North Liberty, Iowa, grandchildren,
Makenzie Greve and husband, Shawn Greve, of Zionsville,
Indiana, Prof. Grace Leslie of Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Eric Leslie and
wife Amy Wang of San Diego, and great-grandchildren, Nathan,
Anna, Ryne, and Vanessa Greve, six nieces and a nephew in
Minnesota.

Doris is preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter
Sharon Leslie Burr, sister Romayne Gergen, and two nieces.

Doris chose to deed her body to the University of Iowa Carver
College of Medicine for medical research and science. A
celebration of Doris’ life will take place at a later date at Emerson
Point, Iowa City.
Donations may be made to The Bird House- Hospice Home of Johnson County, Iowa.

Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service
 

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