JOHNSON, Gladys L. 1921-2002

JOHNSON, JONES

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/5/2009 at 16:38:45

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Gladys L. Johnson, age 80, of Osage, formerly of Jefferson and Des Moines, died on Saturday, July 27, 2002, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage, Mitchell county, Iowa.

Graveside services were held on Friday, August 2, at the Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson. Pastor Steve Holt officiated.

Gladys was born on September 27, 1921, in Scranton, the daughter of Judd and Winnie (Jones) Johnson. She attended schools in Jefferson and graduated from the Jefferson High School in 1939. She then received her bachelor's degree/graduate studies from the University of Northern Iowa. Gladys was an elementary school teacher, teaching in Mitchell County, then Churdan and for the Des Moines School District, retiring in 1986.

Gladys was a member of the Central Christian Church in Jefferson and the Wakonda Christian Church in Des Moines. She was a member of the Genealogical Society and traveled extensively throughout Europe gathering genealogical information. She was also a member of the Des Moines Camera Club in which she participated in amateur photography competitions. Gladys was an avid collector of souvenir spoons.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Glenn William Johnson who died in World War II and Roger Albert Johnson who died in infancy.

Johnson is survived by a sister, Ruth Johnson Perkins of Lafayette, California; a niece, Elizabeth Perkins Holt and her husband, Pastor Steve Holt of Colorado Springs, Colorado; a nephew, John Perkins and his wife, Jennifer of Danville, California; great-nieces and nephews, Anna, Daniel, Deborah, Isaac, Samuel and Joshua Holt of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Haley, Christian and Hunter Perkins of Danville, California.

The Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage, had charge of the arrangements.

[ Mitchell County Press - August 7, 2002 ]
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GLADYS L. JOHNSON

OSAGE, IOWA - Gladys L. Johnson, 80, of Osage, formerly of Jefferson and Des Moines, died Saturday, July 27, 2002, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage.

Gladys was born Sept. 27, 1921, in Scranton, the daughter of Judd and Winnie (Jones) Johnson. She attended schools in Jefferson and graduated from Jefferson High School in 1939. She then received her bachelor's degree from and did graduate studies at the University of Northern Iowa.

Gladys was an elementary school teacher. She taught in Mitchell County, then Churdan, and then for the Des Moines School District, which she retired from in 1986.

Gladys was a member of the Central Christian Church in Jefferson and the Wakonda Christian Church in Des Moines. She was a member of the Genealogical Society, and traveled extensively throughout Europe gathering genealogical information.

She was also a member of the Des Moines Camera Club, in which she participated in amateur photography competitions. Gladys was an avid collector of souvenir spoons.

Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Jefferson Cemetery in Jefferson, with Pastor Steve Holt officiating.

She is survived by a sister, Ruth Johnson Perkins, of Lafayette, Calif.; niece, Elizabeth Perkins Holt and her husband, Pastor Steve Holt, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; nephew, John Perkins and his wife, Jennifer, of Danville, Calif.; greatnieces and nephews, Anna, Daniel, Deborah, Isaac, Samuel and Joshua Holt, of Colorado Springs, Colo., Haley, Christian and Hunter Perkins of Danville, Calif.

She was preceded by her parents; two brothers, Glenn William Johnson who died in World War II, and Roger Albert Johnson who died in infancy.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, 702 State St. in Osage, is in charge of the arrangements. (641) 732-3706.

[ Globe Gazette, July 31, 2002 ]