Gertrude M. ‘Trudy’ Johnson, 89, of Cambridge, died peacefully and went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family at Genesis Medical Center, Silvis, on Friday, May 11, 2018. Due to family travel plans, the visitation and funeral services will be held in early June and a notice will be published at that time. Stackhouse-Moore Funeral & Cremation Services, Cambridge, is assisting the family with the arrangements. Memorials may be made to Cambridge Lutheran Church, the Henry County Historical Society, or Andover Historical Society.

Gertrude Matilda Swanson was born June 14, 1928, in rural Hepburn, Iowa, the daughter of Eldor and Elvera Johnson Swanson. This was her father’s birthday so she and her father had many celebrations together with cake and the flag flying, since it was also Flag Day. She attended Cramer Chapel and Dirrim grade schools, Stanton and Red Oak High Schools. Trudy then went to Luther College, Wahoo, Neb., and Augustana College, Rock Island, graduating in 1950. After teaching one year in Prairie City, Iowa, she married B. Ben Johnson of Andover, Ill., on June 16, 1951, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Red Oak, Iowa. He passed away Aug. 23, 2014.

Since Ben had been recalled to the Armed Forces, their first home was in Columbus, Mo., where he began pilot training. After more training in several southern cities and service in the Air Force, he was discharged from Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, and they settled in Cambridge. Here Trudy became a substitute teacher and also an income tax practitioner for several years. Her memberships included the Cambridge Lutheran Church, and its Martha Unit of WELCA, Henry County Historical Society, Andover Historical Society, Valley View Club, Cambridge, and two bridge clubs.

Those surviving are sons, Gregory (Karla Kirkwood-Johnson) Johnson, East Moline, and David (Debra) Johnson, Cambridge, daughters, Jane (Rich) Morency, Wheaton, Ill.,, and Melanie (Mark) Bannister, Hays, Kan. Other survivors include 10 grandchildren, Matthew Johnson and Amy Johnson, both of Tacoma, Wash., Sara Stalf, Quad-Cities, Ryan Johnson, Davenport, Karen (B.J.) Rains, Boise, Idaho, Scott Bailey, Great Falls, Mont., Michelle (J.J.) Oslund, Chicago, Megan Bailey, Denton, Texas, Kristen Morency, West Chicago, Vincent Bailey, student at University of Kansas; and two great-grandchildren, Naismith and Nelson Rains. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a sister, Janet Sledge.

A video tribute may be viewed and condolences expressed by visiting Trudy’s obituary at www.stackhousemoore.com.

Source: http://qconline.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/gertrude-johnson/article%5f62396e05-6d95-5ea4-8df7-57a06d445d5d.html