Lorraine Carrol Johnson

Lorraine C. Johnson, 79, of Waukon, IA, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 20th, at 1:00 PM at Martin - Grau Funeral Home in Waukon with Pastor Ken Kimball officiating. Burial will be at Lansing Ridge Cemetery in rural Lansing. Friends may greet the family from 11:30 AM until the time of services on Tuesday at the funeral home.

Lorraine Carrol Johnson was born January 5, 1943, in La Crosse, WI, the daughter of John E. and Ermina (Nelson) Boyd. On March 7, 1943, she was baptized at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waukon, IA, and then confirmed at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Lansing, IA, on July 1, 1956. Lorraine attended Three Corners country school in rural Lansing and graduated in 1961 from Kee High School in Lansing. Following graduation, Lorraine was a secretary for the superintendent at the Lansing school.

On September 30, 1961, she married Walter Norbert Johnson at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. They farmed in the Lansing area for two years before moving to Luana to help farm for a year; they then moved back to Lansing to farm with family. She and Walter moved to the Churchtown area and ran the Landmark from 1975-1976. Lorraine also worked at Northern Engraving in both Waukon and Lansing.

She is survived by her children: Kristy (Don) Bollman of Waterville, IA, and Kevin (Cindy) Johnson and Mike Johnson, both of Waukon; six grandchildren: Jason Bollman, Casey (Brad) Moen, Cody Bollman, Jake Bollman, and Sierra and Brent Johnson; six great-grandchildren: Taylor and Lauryn Howard, Brooklyn Moen, and Danielle, Hunter, and Karter Bollman; two step-grandchildren: Amber Udelhaven and Abbie Gregory; two step-great-grandchildren: Blake and Brad Gregory; two sisters: Betty (Harvey) Estebo of Waukon and Mary Winters of Lansing.

Lorraine was preceded in death by her parents; husband Walter in 2020; her brother William Boyd; sister-in-law Eleanor Boyd; and brother-in-law Don Winters.

Honorary casketbearers are Don Aldrich, Harvey Estebo, John and Robert Iseli, Ron Schultz, and Jerry Troendle. Lorraine's grandchildren will serve as casketbearers.