Marjorie Louise Johannes

She was born October 20, 1927 in Ida Grove, Iowa to her parents Earl & Vera (Howell) Graham.

Marjorie was a self-proclaimed farm girl and attended a one-room schoolhouse in her early years. After graduating high school in 1945, she attended Iowa State University in Ames, IA, earning a B.S. in Home Economics. At ISU she met Donald Ivan Johannes, whom she married on August 26, 1948. A popular family story told of how she was required to bake a pie from scratch by her future sisters-in-law before she could marry Ivan. Following graduation, they moved to Marengo, IA. From there they moved to Greenfield, IA and then on to Wheaton, IL where she resided for over 47 years.

In Wheaton Marjorie regularly attended Gary United Methodist Church and worked at the Wesley church resale shop, which she highly enjoyed. She was active in PEO, Mary Martha Circle, Woman’s Department Club of Wheaton, Compass Club, bridge groups, antique club, and Lunch Bunch. She was a lifelong member of Order of the Eastern Star. Marjorie was an excellent seamstress and cook, passions she passed on to her four daughters. Her family declared her “Queen of the Jello salad.” She loved being surrounded by her family and friends.

Marjorie was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.

She is survived by her brother Robert Graham who still resides on the family farm in Ida Grove, IA, as well as her four daughters and their husbands: Marcia & Douglas Muller of Hampton, VA; Marilyn & Steve McCain of Louisville, KY; Marla & Robert Schleicher of Danville, CA; and Mary & Steve Hulka of Phoenix, AZ; as well as ten grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, three nieces, and one nephew.

The family sends a special thank you to Jane, Brenda, and others of Active Daily Living Homecare and Riverside Hospice as well as all the nurses and staff at Warwick Forest, Keswick Place, and The Evergreen for their support, love, and compassion while caring for Marjorie.

Professional services have been provided by Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home in Hampton, VA and Hultgren Funeral Home in Wheaton, IL. A private burial will be held at Wheaton Cemetery with a memorial service to follow at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Marjorie’s name to your local Alzheimer’s Association or to Gary United Methodist Church, 224 N. Main Street, Wheaton, IL 60187.

Arrangements are under the care of Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home, 2551 N. Armistead Ave., Hampton, VA 23666.