Ethel I. Johnson, 74, of Cedar Falls, formerly of Evansdale, died Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Bickford of Cedar Falls. She was born August 4, 1947 in Waterloo the daughter of Kenneth and Nadine Carl Blacksmith. She was a 1966 graduate of Waterloo East High School.
Ethel married Richard Johnson on September 7, 1968 in Evansdale; they were later divorced.
She worked at the Home Shopping Network and later worked as a cook for Countryview Care Center, retiring from there.
Survived by: two sons, Darin (Stephanie) Johnson of Waterloo, Chad (Casey) Johnson of Evansdale; six grandchildren, Kimberly, Dominique, Taylor, Dylan, Zach and Cooper; six great grandchildren; three nieces, Kathleen Begley of Evansdale, Kris Begley of Hudson, Amanda Kirchhoff of Waterloo and two nephews, Leonard Dana of Waterloo and Russ Blacksmith of Evansdale.
Preceded in death by: her parents; one sister, Donna Jean Dana; one brother, Kenny Blacksmith; a special friend, Wayne Straw; one niece, Jeanette Achenbach; one nephew, John Dana and one great nephew, Jason.
Ethel love crossword puzzles, bingo and Crime TV.
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