Villegas, Joann (1938 - 2013)

VILLEGAS, BOHLMANN, GROESBECK, RUPERT, BRUHN, LAPHAM, FREDERICKS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/17/2013 at 18:11:48

Name of deceased: JoAnn Maureen Villegas (nee Bohlmann)

Aged: 75 yrs, 6 mo, 28 days

Residence: Irwin, IA

Born: March 10, 1938 on the family farm near Ricketts, IA

Died: October 8, 2013 at home in Irwin, IA; of cancer

Funeral services: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Irwin, IA; burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Irwin, IA

Survived by: Husband, John Villegas of Irwin, IA; daughter, Jodean Rupert-Groesbeck of Oklahoma City, OK; son, Roderick “Rowdey” Rupert of Parkers Prairie, MN; 11 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; siblings, Kathy Bohlmann of Brayton, IA, David (spouse, Joene) Bohlmann of Manning, IA, Jerry (spouse, Mary) Bohlmann of Cheyenne, WY and Rick (spouse, Tauna) Bohlmann of Audubon, IA; step-siblings, Willis (spouse, Dawn) Bruhn of Audubon, IA, Orrin (spouse, Carol) Bruhn of Irwin, IA, Susan (spouse, Michael) Lapham of Audubon, IA, Edward (spouse, Veronica) Bruhn of Santee, CA and Russell (spouse, Bev) Bruhn of Audubon, IA; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Ernst and Mary (nee Fredericks) Bohlmann; step-father, George Bruhn; brother, Larry Bohlmann and his wife, Alice

Education: attended rural school near Ricketts, IA and graduated from Ricketts High School; attended Sioux City (IA) Cosmetology School

Religious affiliation: member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Irwin, IA, where she sang in the choir and was a member of the Women’s Club

Military service: n/a

Marriages: (1) Merle Dean Rupert; 1955; location not provided (2) Johnnie Villegas; June 5, 1977; St. Paul Lutheran Church, Irwin, IA

Employment: worked as a cosmetologist at her own beauty shop in Sioux City, IA., and then in Irwin, IA. In 1988 she started driving a truck for Western Engineering, and then became a school bus driver in 2005 until the spring of 2013.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed camping and rode on RAGBRAI for 3 years; she collected angels, crosses and Christmas bears, and enjoyed crocheting and knitting.

Sources: kjan.com; Ohde Funeral Home