Hazel Iris (Schmidt) Johnson Obituary (1918 - 2012)

Hazel Iris (Schmidt) Johnson, age 93 years, of Wymore died Sunday evening, February 19, 2012 at the Wymore Good Samaritan Center. She was born December 5, 1918 at Marysville, KS at the home of her grandparents while her father was serving in World War I. She was a 1938 graduate of Marysville High School. Hazel married Wilbur E. Johnson on January 31, 1939 at Marysville, and they spent their married life at Wymore. She was employed at Hested's in Marysville, and the Neumann's Store, Ben Franklin store, and at Johnson's Store in Wymore. Hazel was a longtime member of the Wymore Church Of Christ. Her hobbies included sewing, reading, collected thimbles, and especially spending time with her family. Hazel is survived by a son, James Johnson; and a daughter, Neva Chapp and her husband William, all of Wymore; by two grandsons, David Chapp of Wymore; and Joe Johnson and Jessica Wissing of Holmesville; by a great grandson, Lennon Johnson of Holmesville; by two sisters, Janet Slupianek of Marysville; and Jean Miller and her husband Frederick of Emporia, KS; and by nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Henry N. and Jessie E. (Fakler) Schmidt; by her husband, Wilbur, on May 22, 1980; by an infant daughter, Janet Joy; by a granddaughter-in-law, Wendy Schmidt-Chapp; by two brothers, Glenn Schmidt and Clyde Schmidt; by a brother-in-law, Arlyn Slupianek; and by two sisters-in-law, Lucille Schmidt and Alice Schmidt. Graveside service will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 23, 2012 at the Home City, KS Cemetery, Clayton Lundstedt of the Wymore Church Of Christ, officiating. The body will lie in state at the Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home, 505 N.Ninth Street, Wymore, from 9 a.m. Wednesday until 11 a.m. Thursday with her family receiving friends from 5:30 P.M. to 7 P.M. Wednesday. In lieu of flowers, memorial may be directed to the Beatrice Community Hospital Hospice Program with the funeral home in charge. Laughlin-Hoevet Funeral Home, Wymore, is in charge of arrangements.