Eleanor Jean (Hudson) Johnson (1921-2012)

JOHNSON, HUDSON, SHAFER, STAPLES, REICHE, WITTER, RANGER

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 8/11/2012 at 16:14:48

From Chet Ryan Mortuary obituary, Nevada, Story County, Iowa:

Eleanor Jean Johnson
September 25, 1921 - February 24, 2012

E. Jean Johnson, 90 of Nevada died from heart failure on Friday, February 24, 2012 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. In accordance with her wishes, Jean's body will be cremated. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 16, 2012 in the Newell Cemetery in Newell, Iowa.

E. Jean was born on September 25, 1921 in Webster City to T. Elick and Ellen J. (Shafer) Hudson. She was educated in the Webster City School System, attended Mulberry Center United Methodist Church and was employed with North Western Bell Telephone Company. In 1944, E. Jean married Kenneth Batcheller, now deceased. While living in Ft. Dodge, she operated the Mode O'Day Dress Shop. On May 18, 1961, Jean was united in marriage to Maurice W. Johnson in Deadwood, SD. They farmed near Milford, until their retirement in 1979 when they moved to Florida for ten years. The couple loved to travel together, taking many trips around the United States in their motor home. In 1989, they returned to Spencer, Iowa. Maurice and Jean continued to travel to Florida, Texas, and Arizona in the winter months, taking their last trip in 1998. Jean enjoyed knitting and bookkeeping.

E. Jean was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Maurice on May 9, 2007, two brothers Donald and Duane Hudson, and a sister Virginia Staples. She is survived by three step-children, Kay Reiche, Judith Witter, and Orville Johnson; several step-grandchildren and step great-grandchildren; a sister, Darlene (Romaine) Ranger of Nevada and several nieces and nephews.

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