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The Life of JOYCE C JOHNSON

Joyce C. Johnson, 59, died Friday, September 5, 2003 at Mercy Hospital of cancer.  Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, September 9 at Zion Lutheran Church with burial in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Joyce was born in San Diego, CA and had grown up and attended school in De Soto.  Joyce graduated from Adel High School in 1962, attended Drake University earning her B.A. in 1967 and her M.A. in 1971.  She was a teacher for the Des Moines Public School District for six years.  Joyce was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and National Education Association.

Joyce is survived by her husband, Paul Johnson of Des Moines; sons, Chad Johnson of Des Moines and Joy Johnson of Chicago,IL; father, Louis Lemke of Des Moines; mother, Esther Lemke of Des Moines and brother, Louis Lemke of Janesville, WI.  She was preceded in death by her brother, Randall Lemke.

Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Hamilton''s Near Highland Memory Gardens.  Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church or Easter Seals Society of Iowa.

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