Shirley Arlene (Johnson) GIFFORD

JOHNSON, GIFFORD, DALLMANN, RAPP, LUKK

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:56

September 30, 1927 --- March 28, 1995

Shirley Gifford of Zumbrota dies at 67
KENYON, MN -- Shirley Gifford, 67, of Zumbrota, a longtime Kenyon resident, died Tuesday (March 28, 1995) at her apartment in Zumbrota.

Shirley Arlene Johnson was born Sept. 30, 1927, in Kanawha, Iowa, and attended Kanawha schools. On Jan. 26, 1947, she married Donald Gifford in Kanawha and they farmed in the area. Her husband later worked for the Kanawha Lampert Lumberyard and they moved here in 1956 when he was transferred to the Kenyon site. He also worked at the Kenyon post office and Thermo King in Bloomington, Minn. Mrs. Gifford also worked at Thermo King. In 1992, they sold their home in Kenyon and became full-time RVers, spending the winters in Arizona and returning to Kenyon in the spring to spend the summer months with their family and friends. She was a member of the VFW, Moose and Eagles lodges, American Legion Auxiliary and United Methodist Church in Kenyon. She enjoyed cooking and making quilts.

Survivors include her husband of Kenyon; three daughters, Corrine (Mrs. Dennis) Dallmann of Detroit Lakes, Minn., Bonnie (Mrs. David) Rapp of Kenyon and Mary (Mrs. Agu) Lukk of Northfield, Minn.; two sons, Paul of Faribault and Billy of Zumbrota; 11 grandchildren; and a brother, John Johnson of Kanawha. Two brothers preceded her in death.

There will be a memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church here, with the Rev. David Brown III officiating. Hanson Funeral Home in Kenyon is in charge of arrangements.

Post Bulletin -- Rochester, Minnesota
March 29, 1995