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Phrona J. Bruns Woodke Johnson

Birth	:	25 Nov 1917 Galva, Ida County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	31 Jan 2015 Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.2985992, -95.2469025
Description	:	Phrona J. Johnson Born: November 25, 1917 Died: January 31, 2015 Age: 97 Phrona passed away Saturday, January 31, 2014 at the Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center of Odebolt, Iowa. --------- Phrona Jane Johnson, age 97 of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center of Odebolt, Iowa. Funeral services held at Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Faith Lutheran Church of Odebolt, Iowa. The Reverend Trish Underberg officiated. Phrona Jane (Bruns, Woodke) Johnson was born on November 25, 1917 in the rural country, Northeast of Galva, Iowa... Read More	Phrona J. Johnson Born: November 25, 1917 Died: January 31, 2015 Age: 97 Phrona passed away Saturday, January 31, 2014 at the Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center of Odebolt, Iowa. --------- Phrona Jane Johnson, age 97 of Odebolt, Iowa passed away on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Odebolt Nursing & Rehab Center of Odebolt, Iowa. Funeral services held at Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Faith Lutheran Church of Odebolt, Iowa. The Reverend Trish Underberg officiated. Phrona Jane (Bruns, Woodke) Johnson was born on November 25, 1917 in the rural country, Northeast of Galva, Iowa to John A. and Margaret Law (Patton) Bruns. She was baptized at her home into the Methodist faith. She joined the Galva Methodist Church in 1931 and joined Faith Lutheran Church of Odebolt on October 11, 1942. Phrona attended country school in Buena Vista County, north of Schaller through the eighth grade. She attended four years of high school in Galva, Iowa, graduating in 1935. In October of 1936, Phrona married George Willard Woodke and to this union a son, Willard Gene was born. Her husband died at the University Hospital of Iowa City on February 11, 1939. She married Earl F. Johnson on December 8, 1940. The couple were blessed with two children, Margaret Ann and Bloyce. Earl adopted Willard Gene. They farmed in Sac and Ida counties, buying their present farm in 1953, and retiring in 1981. They purchased a home in Odebolt in 1987. Earl passed away on July 9, 2003. Phrona was active in several community events in Arthur and Odebolt. She was a 4-H leader in Ida and Sac counties and on county committees. She taught Sunday school and was the superintendent for several years at Faith Lutheran where she was active in the church women, having held various offices. Phrona enjoyed helping Earl with the farming, especially operating the corn picker every fall. They enjoyed camping, traveling, fishing, playing cards, senior dances and spending time with family and friends. She was a volunteer at Odebolt Nursing and Rehab Center and the Auxiliary and enjoyed calling Bingo on each Tuesday for several years. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Margaret Ann (Mervin) Buller of Odebolt, Iowa; Bloyce (Gayle) of West Des Moines, Iowa; daughter –in-law, Barbara Johnson of Medford, Wisconsin; former daughter-in-law, Nanci Boten of West Des Moines, Iowa; seven grandchildren: Dawn, Bradley, Wendy, Natalee, Troy, Trent, and Todd; two step-grandchildren, Steve and Sandi; fourteen great - grandchildren and two step great - grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren and one step great - great grandchild; sister, Orlean Skibsted of Storm Lake, Iowa; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Phrona was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, George Woodke and Earl Johnson; son, Willard Gene; two grandsons, Gene and Daryl Johnson; brother, Bloyce Bruns, killed in World War II, and Brothers-in-law, Wilbur Pender and Thorton Skibsted.

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Phrona J. Bruns Woodke Johnson's memorial is located at: Odebolt Cemetery, Odebolt, Sac County, USA.
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Phrona J. Bruns Woodke Johnson death on 31 Jan 2015 in Odebolt, Sac County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.2985992
Longitude: -95.2469025

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George Willard “Willard” Woodke

(1914 - 1939)

Earl Fred Johnson

(1918 - 2003)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Odebolt Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985992, -95.2469025

2. Saint Martins Catholic Cemetery
Odebolt, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2985573, -95.2481842

3. Richland Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3544006, -95.2238998

4. Hayes Township Cemetery
Arthur, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2943993, -95.3427963

5. Salem Reform Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3555984, -95.1866989

6. Tom Marks Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2537000, -95.1605000

7. Clinton Township Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330600, -95.1475000

8. Linton Cemetery
Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3330994, -95.1474991

9. Bethel Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2192001, -95.3043976

10. Emmanuel Cemetery
Cook Township, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3993988, -95.2063980

11. Saint John Lutheran Church Cemetery
Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1780000, -95.2650000

12. Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2757988, -95.0805969

13. Kiron Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1817017, -95.3133011

14. Hayes Chapel Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2723897, -95.4215386

15. South Wall Lake Cemetery
Wall Lake, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2318993, -95.0911026

16. Cook Center Cemetery
Schaller, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4432983, -95.2649994

17. Protestant Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4294014, -95.1483002

18. Ida Grove Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3560982, -95.4516983

19. Sac County Farm Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4295560, -95.1175190

20. Grant Township Cemetery
Ida Grove, Ida County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2242012, -95.4569016

21. Ferguson Cemetery
Lake View, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3142014, -95.0132980

22. Immanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
Carnarvon, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.2392006, -95.0224991

23. Early Union Cemetery
Early, Sac County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4578018, -95.1425018

24. Lehfeldt Cemetery
Kiron, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1458170, -95.3724972