Carrie Skow

1922 - 2015  (93 years)

• Name	Carrie Skow
  Born	28 Jan 1922	Homer, Dakota County, Nebraska, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 Aug 2015	Maple Heights Nursing Home, Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa,
  Buried	Grant Cemetery, Grant Township, Monona County, Iowa, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I260343	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2018

  
  

  Family	Lloyd Earl Johnston,   b. 18 May 1918, Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1984, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	18 Aug 1939	Dakota City, Humboldt County, Iowa, USA
  Children	1. Margaret Ann Johnston,   b. 27 Aug 1941, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 2 May 2003, Smithland, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA  (Age 61 years)   2. Melvin Johnston   3. Earl Johnston   4. Dawn Johnston
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F90674	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Carrie Johnston Birth: 28 Jan 1922 Nebraska, USA Death: 5 Aug 2015 (aged 93) Mapleton, Monona County, Iowa, USA Burial: Grant Township Cemetery, Rodney, Monona County, Iowa, USA Memorial #: 150474758 Bio: MAPLETON, Iowa | Carrie Johnston, 93, of Mapleton, formerly of the Smithland, Iowa area, died Aug. 5, 2015, at Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton.Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Root Funeral Home?Willman Chapel in Rodney, Iowa, with the Rev. Jena Manchester officiating. Burial will follow in Grant Cemetery, rural Rodney. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rootfuneralhomes.com.Carrie Johnston, the daughter of Elmer and Anna (Jensen) Skow, was born on Jan. 28, 1922, in Homer, Neb. Carrie's family made their home near Homer and then they moved to Iowa. The family made their home on the Krusen Farm in the Hornick area. She started her schooling in Rodney and then went to Mapleton, where she graduated high school. While going to Mapleton, she roomed with Nina Graham Johnson.On Aug. 18, 1939, Carrie was united in marriage to Lloyd Johnston in Dakota City. To this union four children were born, Margaret Ann, Melvin, Earl, and Dawn. The family farmed and made their home in the Holly Springs/Smithland area. Lloyd passed away in 1984 and Carrie continued living on the farm until moving to Mapleton in December 1998. In 2011, she moved to Maple Heights Nursing Home. Carrie became known as the ambassador of Maple Heights and she loved all of her friends and staff at the care center.Carrie was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, cooking, playing cards with friends, and fishing. In her later years, she enjoyed golfing. In 1974, Carrie and Lloyd started wintering in Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Carrie was a member of Ticonic Methodist Church.Carrie is survived by her children, Melvin and Ruth Ann Johnston of Smithland, Earl and Julie Johnston of Mapleton, and Dawn and Greg Claus of Smithland; 11 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Dorothy and Al Cosh of Hornick, Iowa; and nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lloyd; one daughter, Margaret Ann and Ronald Maynard; two great-grandchildren, Baby Lynn Mitchell and Chris Maynard; and two brothers, John Skow and Glen Skow.Memorial contributions may be directed to Ticonic Methodist Church. Family Members Spouse Lloyd Earl Johnston 1918-1984 Created by: larry (47255152) Added: 10 Aug 2015 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150474758/carrie-johnston Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 June 2018), memorial page for Carrie Johnston (28 Jan 1922?5 Aug 2015), Find A Grave Memorial no. 150474758, citing Grant Township Cemetery, Rodney, Monona County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by larry (contributor 47255152) .