JOHANN, Debra (VanHorn) 1966-2014
VANHORN, JOHANN, GORDON
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 10/10/2014 at 23:44:23
NORTHWOOD, IOWA - Debra (VanHorn) Johann, a resident of Iowa City, went to sleep on Friday and woke up October 4, 2014, with her maker at the age of 48.
A funeral service will be held at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home October 12, 2014, at 2 p.m.
A visitation will be held at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home in Northwood on October 11, 2014, from 4-6 p.m.
Flowers, donations made in trust for her grandchildren’s continuing education, and condolences may be offered onsite at Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, 1211 S. 10th St., Northwood, Iowa.
Debra was born in Osage, Iowa, on June, 6, 1966, to Jack and Diane (Gordon) VanHorn. She graduated from Capri Cosmetology and owned her own salon for 26 years. She took classes and became an EMT-I for the ambulance crews in Blairstown and Belle Plaine. In 2010, she became a nurse's assistant in the ER at the University of Iowa. Prior to her death, she was going back to school to become a medical coder.
Debra was a devoted mother and grandmother. She enjoyed baking and cooking for her family and friends. She enjoyed gardening and filled them with an abundance of picturesque flowers. She loved spending quality time with her grandchildren and doing whatever she could to put a smile on their precious little faces. But above all she enjoyed giving love to all those in her life. She was a spiritual person and thanked her maker for all that she was blessed with everyday. She will be deeply missed by her family, friends, and all who knew her.
Debra is survived by her parents; Jack and Diane VanHorn; her three children, Jerra, Jennifer and her partner William Lewis, and Trevor and his wife Stacia; two grandchildren, Aulani Johann and Lily Lewis; her life partner, Jon Maynard, and his four children, Sam, Matt, Sarah, and Meghan; and two siblings Rebecca Grubb and Robert (Lucy) VanHorn.
She is preceded in death by her grandparents Harley and Lucile VanHorn, Nels and Rosamond Gordon.
Schroeder & Sites Funeral Home, Northwood, 641-324-1121, www.schroederandsites.com.
Source: Mason City Globe Gazette
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