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Vera May Johnston was born She worked as a secretary for the After retirement, she enjoyed many types
of handwork including knitting, crocheting, embroidery and quilting. She shared much of her handwork with her
family, and through the years donated a number of quilts to the Lake City
Union Church Lord’s Acre Sale. One
Christmas she presented her family with twelve quilts, two of which were
embroidered and quilted. Vera was a member of the Lake City Union
Church where she served as Financial Secretary for 15 years; she was also a
Church Elder, member of the Woman’s Circle, UCW, and Support Committee as
well as a member of the Business Professional Women. Vera is survived by her sons, Wendal (Joleen) of Ames, and Beryle (Kathleen) of LaVista,
NE; 8 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren; brothers, Merle (Eleanor) Toyne of Springfield, SD and Burton Toyne
of Grand Junction; and sisters, Mavis Morriss
(Frank) of New Hampton, and Aileen Gerdes of
Glidden. She was preceded in death by
her parents; husband; son, Albert, Jr. who died at birth; and sisters,
Mildred Henrichs, Irma Davenport and Patricia Henrichs. The family extends their heartfelt
gratitude to the wonderful workers at |