Louise Patricia "Pat" (EAGAN) JOHNSON
EAGAN, JOHNSON, FAGAN, MCINTOSH, BEAMER, FELL, MILLER, LYDON, FABER, MAEDER, BEEN, SOLOMAN, DEFENBAUGH, HARTSOOK, SIEGL, HINTZ, NEELY, LOOMIS, MATIGUE, THOMPSON, HOSFIELD, LONG
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/19/2011 at 20:18:00
OBITUARY - LOUISE PATRICIA (EAGAN) "PAT" JOHNSON
February 24, 1924 ~ March 3, 2011L. Patricia "Pat" JOHNSON died March 3rd, 2011 at the Clearview Nursing Home in Mount Ayr, (Ringgold County), Iowa after a short bout of cancer. Louise Patricia "Pat" EAGAN was born February 24, 1924, the third (3rd) daughter and seventh (7th) of twelve (12) children to Cornelius Joseph "Con" and Helen May "Nell" [FAGAN] EAGAN in rural Adair County, Iowa at the farm house built by Pat's paternal grandparents John and Mary Agnes "Carey" EAGAN.
Pat grew up on the family farm with her many brothers and sisters during the Depression years where they never had much but always had enough. She attended country school during elementary years and graduated from Greenfield High School with the class of 1942.
After graduation Pat attended a year of Normal Training and then taught country school in Adair County, Iowa for a year. She moved to Des Moines and worked as a telephone operator. In 1945 she enrolled in the Loyola University School of Nursing and graduated as an RN in 1947.
Following nurses training Pat worked at the Creston, Iowa hospital and in 1950 was hired by Doctors McINTOSH and BEAMER in Tingley, Iowa. It was there that she met Arthur "Clare" JOHNSON; they married on November 7, 1950 at St. John's Catholic Church in Greenfield. They resided on the JOHNSON family [farm] after Clare's parents, William Albert "Bill" and Mary "Edith" JOHNSON, retired and moved to Tingley.
Pat continued her nursing career with some private duty work in the area, and worked at the Mount Ayr Community Hospital. Her last years of nursing were with Dr. Roy FELL at his private practice in Mount Ayr.
Pat and Clare raised five children on the family farm, Mary Kathleen (Kathy) 1951, Anne Paulette (Polly) 1952, Dianne Louise 1955, Donna Marie 1959 and James Maurice (Jim) 1963.
In 1976 Pat ventured to Cuernavaca, Mexico and spent a year as a volunteer at an orphanage. She returned to Iowa in 1977 and spent time enjoying the roll of Grandma.
Pat moved to Denison, Iowa in 1982 and began a career as an elder care provider, which she continued for many years. In 2001 Pat came to the Heritage Park Apartments in Mount Ayr, where she lived until her short stay in the Clearview Nursing Home.
Pat enjoyed her 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and was looking forward to the birth of two more great-grandchildren later this year. She was a wonderful seamstress, having sewn her own clothes, including her wedding dress as well as many clothes for her children and grandchildren. In later years Pat attended Bible studies with her friends at Heritage Park Apartments and Kellerton Assembly of God Church.
Preceding Pat in death were her parents Con (1969) and Nell (1959), her husband Clare (1991) and son Baby Boy JOHNSON; grandchildren: Corey Lynn, Trevor Michael, Emily Elizabeth and Swan J. MILLER; brothers: Joe, Jim, Ken, Bill and Phil EAGAN; sisters: Agnes Mary LYDON, Honorah Ann and Theresa Marie EAGAN; brothers-in-law: Edwin LYDON, Merlin FABER, Jack MAEDER, Keith JOHNSON, Lawrence JOHNSON, Merrill JOHNSON, Marvin JOHNSON, Dean JOHNSON, Merle C. BEEN; sisters-in-law: Marcella EAGAN, Vi EAGAN, Rita EAGAN, Marian SOLOMAN and Gene JOHNSON.
Pat is survived by her children and their spouses; Kathy and Ed DEFENBAUGH of Fairfax, Mo, Polly and Gary HARTSOOK of Shannon City, IA, Dianne and Bill MILLER of Denison, IA, Donna and Nick SIEGL of Lemoyne, PA, and Jim JOHNSON of Mt. Ayr, IA.
Also surviving her are her grandchildren; Aaron and Jami (Gyia & Glory) DEFENBAUGH, Melissa and Josh (Isabel, Gus & Evelyn) HINTZ, Shaun and Kylene (Oliver & Colt) DEFENBAUGH, Nate DEFENBAUGH, Jeff (Sullivan & Karrigan) HARTSOOK, Greg and Christa (Caleb, Lucas & baby) HARTSOOK, Traci and Dennis NEELY, Jill HARTSOOK, Beth and Joel (Micah & baby) LOOMIS, Drew MILLER, Kari and Elliott (Sierra & Ethan) MILLER, Kayla (Coen Avila & Nikko) MILLER, Danette MILLER, Jordan (Chase) MILLER, Joel MILLER, Kierstin SIEGL, Nigella SIEGL, Elijah SIEGL, Isaiah SIEGL, Ashton JOHNSON, Alyssa JOHNSON.
Other survivors include her sisters; Helen FABER of Emmettsburg, IA, Veronica MAEDER of Fontanell, IA, Rita and husband Bob MATIGUE of Wilmington, N. C., sisters-in-law; Helen EAGAN of Creston, IA, Cleone THOMPSON of Mt. Ayr, IA, Doris BEEN of Belmond, IA, Cleone HOSFIELD of Mt. Ayr, IA, Chrystal JOHNSON of Waverly, NE and Willadean JOHNSON of Newton, IA, as well as; Clare's Aunt Harriet LONG of Mt. Ayr, IA, and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
A memorial fund has been established in her name to be decided later.
Private graveside services were held at Oakland Cemetery, Shannon City, Iowa. Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home of Mount Ayr was in charge of arrangements.
SOURCE: www.watsonarmstrongfh.com/obituaries.aspx?turl=http://aurora-24708.tributes.com/show/Patricia-Johnson-90925314
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2011
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