Julia H. Sturgeon, 58, of Ely, passed away Friday, March 7, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids, from breast cancer. Memorial Service: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at St. John Lutheran Church, Ely, by the Rev. Jeff Borgwardt. Family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include her husband, Donald; her children, Sharron Sturgeon of Bloomington, Indiana, Suzanne Sturgeon and husband Nandor Sebestyen of Ely, and Theodore Sturgeon of Ely; a sister, Jeannine (Bill) Prince of Southlake, Texas; two brothers, Jeffrey (Susan) Johnson of Marion and James (Julie) Johnson of Cedar Rapids; and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Julia was born February 24, 1950, the daughter of Theodore and Shirley (Storm) Johnson, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On August 5, 1972, she was united in marriage to Donald Sturgeon. Julia was a senior administrative assistant at Rockwell Collins. She was a member of the St. John Lutheran Church, Millennium Chapter of Rainbow Division Veterans Association and the Iowa Association of Administrative Professionals.
Donations in memory of Julia may be made to St. John Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 165, Ely, IA 52227 or to Rainbow Division Memorial Fund % John Janosik, 3389 Kingston Ln., Youngstown, Ohio 44511, instead of flowers.
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