Marietta Helene Johnson (Maurer)
February 25, 1923 — March 2, 2011
Marietta Helene Maurer Johnson, 88, of Manchester died March 2, 2011 at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. David Weber. Visitation: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester. Additional visitation: one hour before services at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery, Manchester.
Marietta was born February 25, 1923, the daughter of Martin and Etta (Nieman) Maurer at the parental home northeast of Manchester. She was confirmed June 14, 1936 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Delaware, Iowa. Marietta attended rural school and graduated from Manchester High School in 1940. After graduation, she was an office secretary for six years at Schultz Brothers Store in Manchester. On August 18, 1946, Marietta was united in marriage to Bengt E. Johnson at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Delaware, Iowa. The couple farmed all their life on their farm north of Manchester. Retiring in 1985, they moved to Manchester and in March 2008 moved to the Meadows Assisted Living.
Marietta was a charter member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester where she taught Sunday School and held various offices in the Our Savior Mission Guild. She was a member of the Lend-A-Hand Club and did volunteer work at the school and Good Neighbor Home. Marietta enjoyed gardening and caring for her flowers.
Marietta is survived by her husband, Ben Johnson of Manchester; a brother-in-law, Raymond Norduft and a sister-in-law, Bessie Maurer both of Manchester; and many nieces and nephews.
Marietta was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Etta Maurer, three brothers, Nieman, Evlon, and Muriel Maurer; and two sisters, Elma Platt and Marjorie Nodurft; one brother-in-law, Homer Platt; and two sisters-in-law, Marion Maurer and Gladys Maurer.
Please sign the online guestbook for Marietta at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 5, 2011 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester by Rev. David Weber. Visitation: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2011 at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Manchester. Additional visitation: one hour before services at the church on Saturday. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery, Manchester.
Marietta was born February 25, 1923, the daughter of Martin and Etta (Nieman) Maurer at the parental home northeast of Manchester. She was confirmed June 14, 1936 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Delaware, Iowa. Marietta attended rural school and graduated from Manchester High School in 1940. After graduation, she was an office secretary for six years at Schultz Brothers Store in Manchester. On August 18, 1946, Marietta was united in marriage to Bengt E. Johnson at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Delaware, Iowa. The couple farmed all their life on their farm north of Manchester. Retiring in 1985, they moved to Manchester and in March 2008 moved to the Meadows Assisted Living.
Marietta was a charter member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Manchester where she taught Sunday School and held various offices in the Our Savior Mission Guild. She was a member of the Lend-A-Hand Club and did volunteer work at the school and Good Neighbor Home. Marietta enjoyed gardening and caring for her flowers.
Marietta is survived by her husband, Ben Johnson of Manchester; a brother-in-law, Raymond Norduft and a sister-in-law, Bessie Maurer both of Manchester; and many nieces and nephews.
Marietta was preceded in death by her parents, Martin and Etta Maurer, three brothers, Nieman, Evlon, and Muriel Maurer; and two sisters, Elma Platt and Marjorie Nodurft; one brother-in-law, Homer Platt; and two sisters-in-law, Marion Maurer and Gladys Maurer.
Please sign the online guestbook for Marietta at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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