Lula Mae "Dude" Johnson, daughter of Louis "Elmer" Hiskey and Carrie Ellen (Palmer) Hiskey, was born September 20, 1908 in Madison County, Iowa. She passed away March 9, 2007 at Westbridge Care Center in Winterset, Iowa at the age of 98.
Dude always wanted to be a nurse. She began taking care of mothers and babies at age 14 and continued doing this through her young adult life. After graduating from High School, Dude completed 3 years of nurses training at Broadlawns General.
She was united in marriage to Earl Johnson on May 15, 1937 in Grant City, Missouri; their marriage was blessed with a daughter, Sandra Sue.
Dude became a cook at the Murray school when Sandra started kindergarten and continued doing that until opening the nursing home in 1952. She owned and operated the Johnson Nursing home for 24 years before retiring in 1976.
A member of Young at Heart Doll Club in Creston, Dude collected antique dolls. She also enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and gardening. She made quilts for each of her grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as many friends. She loved to travel and had been to most states and overseas. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge in Murray and belonged to the Murray Church of Christ.
Dude was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son-in-law, Wayne Kirk; brother, Clifford Hiskey; and sisters, Frances Benson and Lena Peterson.
She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Kirk of Peru; grandchildren, Sherry Stuart and husband Jim of New Virginia and Jeff Kirk and wife Lori of Peru; great grandchildren, Nikki Kirk of Kansas City, Missouri, Joe Stuart and wife Nikki of New Virginia, Ryan Kirk and wife Amanda of Peru and Jill Stuart of New Virginia; 4 great great grandchildren; brother, Maynard "Bing" Hiskey of West Des Moines; sisters, Leota Huston of Winterset and Polly Rakes of Camdenton, Missouri; many other relatives and friends.
Dude always wanted to be a nurse. She began taking care of mothers and babies at age 14 and continued doing this through her young adult life. After graduating from High School, Dude completed 3 years of nurses training at Broadlawns General.
She was united in marriage to Earl Johnson on May 15, 1937 in Grant City, Missouri; their marriage was blessed with a daughter, Sandra Sue.
Dude became a cook at the Murray school when Sandra started kindergarten and continued doing that until opening the nursing home in 1952. She owned and operated the Johnson Nursing home for 24 years before retiring in 1976.
A member of Young at Heart Doll Club in Creston, Dude collected antique dolls. She also enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and gardening. She made quilts for each of her grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as many friends. She loved to travel and had been to most states and overseas. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge in Murray and belonged to the Murray Church of Christ.
Dude was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son-in-law, Wayne Kirk; brother, Clifford Hiskey; and sisters, Frances Benson and Lena Peterson.
She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Kirk of Peru; grandchildren, Sherry Stuart and husband Jim of New Virginia and Jeff Kirk and wife Lori of Peru; great grandchildren, Nikki Kirk of Kansas City, Missouri, Joe Stuart and wife Nikki of New Virginia, Ryan Kirk and wife Amanda of Peru and Jill Stuart of New Virginia; 4 great great grandchildren; brother, Maynard "Bing" Hiskey of West Des Moines; sisters, Leota Huston of Winterset and Polly Rakes of Camdenton, Missouri; many other relatives and friends.
Lula Mae "Dude" Johnson, daughter of Louis "Elmer" Hiskey and Carrie Ellen (Palmer) Hiskey, was born September 20, 1908 in Madison County, Iowa. She passed away March 9, 2007 at Westbridge Care Center in Winterset, Iowa at the age of 98.
Dude always wanted to be a nurse. She began taking care of mothers and babies at age 14 and continued doing this through her young adult life. After graduating from High School, Dude completed 3 years of nurses training at Broadlawns General.
She was united in marriage to Earl Johnson on May 15, 1937 in Grant City, Missouri; their marriage was blessed with a daughter, Sandra Sue.
Dude became a cook at the Murray school when Sandra started kindergarten and continued doing that until opening the nursing home in 1952. She owned and operated the Johnson Nursing home for 24 years before retiring in 1976.
A member of Young at Heart Doll Club in Creston, Dude collected antique dolls. She also enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and gardening. She made quilts for each of her grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as many friends. She loved to travel and had been to most states and overseas. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge in Murray and belonged to the Murray Church of Christ.
Dude was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son-in-law, Wayne Kirk; brother, Clifford Hiskey; and sisters, Frances Benson and Lena Peterson.
She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Kirk of Peru; grandchildren, Sherry Stuart and husband Jim of New Virginia and Jeff Kirk and wife Lori of Peru; great grandchildren, Nikki Kirk of Kansas City, Missouri, Joe Stuart and wife Nikki of New Virginia, Ryan Kirk and wife Amanda of Peru and Jill Stuart of New Virginia; 4 great great grandchildren; brother, Maynard "Bing" Hiskey of West Des Moines; sisters, Leota Huston of Winterset and Polly Rakes of Camdenton, Missouri; many other relatives and friends.
Dude always wanted to be a nurse. She began taking care of mothers and babies at age 14 and continued doing this through her young adult life. After graduating from High School, Dude completed 3 years of nurses training at Broadlawns General.
She was united in marriage to Earl Johnson on May 15, 1937 in Grant City, Missouri; their marriage was blessed with a daughter, Sandra Sue.
Dude became a cook at the Murray school when Sandra started kindergarten and continued doing that until opening the nursing home in 1952. She owned and operated the Johnson Nursing home for 24 years before retiring in 1976.
A member of Young at Heart Doll Club in Creston, Dude collected antique dolls. She also enjoyed quilting, crocheting, and gardening. She made quilts for each of her grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as many friends. She loved to travel and had been to most states and overseas. She was a member of Rebekah Lodge in Murray and belonged to the Murray Church of Christ.
Dude was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son-in-law, Wayne Kirk; brother, Clifford Hiskey; and sisters, Frances Benson and Lena Peterson.
She is survived by her daughter, Sandra Kirk of Peru; grandchildren, Sherry Stuart and husband Jim of New Virginia and Jeff Kirk and wife Lori of Peru; great grandchildren, Nikki Kirk of Kansas City, Missouri, Joe Stuart and wife Nikki of New Virginia, Ryan Kirk and wife Amanda of Peru and Jill Stuart of New Virginia; 4 great great grandchildren; brother, Maynard "Bing" Hiskey of West Des Moines; sisters, Leota Huston of Winterset and Polly Rakes of Camdenton, Missouri; many other relatives and friends.
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