Maxine Elizabeth Johnson (Midikiffe)
April 7, 1923 — November 14, 2009
Maxine Elizabeth Johnson, 86, a resident of Willow Gardens, died Saturday, November 14, 2009, at the care center. Services: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2009, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2009, at the funeral home. Burial: Oakland Cemetery, Manchester.
Survivors include her children, Shirley Thompson, Jerry Smith, both of Cedar Rapids, Nancie Smith of Hiawatha and Marcia Conrad of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mildred Popinski of Minnesota, Ada Clark of Cedar Rapids and Viola of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Richard; infant brother; two sisters, Claire and Betty; and a lifelong companion, Frank Jacobs.
Maxine was born April 7 1923, the daughter of Frank and Margaret (Fogel) Midkiff, in Independence, Iowa. She married Lloyd Smith and later married Erwin Johnson. Maxine enjoyed bird watching and planting flowers.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Maxine.
Survivors include her children, Shirley Thompson, Jerry Smith, both of Cedar Rapids, Nancie Smith of Hiawatha and Marcia Conrad of Cedar Rapids; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Mildred Popinski of Minnesota, Ada Clark of Cedar Rapids and Viola of California.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a son, Richard; infant brother; two sisters, Claire and Betty; and a lifelong companion, Frank Jacobs.
Maxine was born April 7 1923, the daughter of Frank and Margaret (Fogel) Midkiff, in Independence, Iowa. She married Lloyd Smith and later married Erwin Johnson. Maxine enjoyed bird watching and planting flowers.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Maxine.
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