Gering Citizen Obituaries

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Wanda Lea Johnston
services directed by Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel
Wanda Lea Johnston
February 20, 1958 – August 17, 2011

Wanda Lea Johnston, 53, of Gering, died Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Regional West Medical Center in Scottsbluff.
Her memorial service was Aug. 19 at Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel in Scottsbluff with Pastor John Adams officiating. Cremation was at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Scottsbluff. Inurnment followed at West Lawn Cemetery in Gering.
A memorial has been established to Prairie Haven Hospice. Tributes of sympathy may be left at www.dugankramer.com.
Wanda was born Feb. 20, 1958, at Deadwood, S.D. to Raymond and Joyce (Whiden) Johnston. She moved to Scottsbluff area in 1981. She was best known for her smiling face at the Gering Coffee Shop where she worked with her parents.
Survivors include her sisters: Tana Venturino, Brenda (Clancey) Trump and Patricia (Jay) Weitzel, all of Scottsbluff; brothers: Daniel (Marcia) Johnston of Sturgis, S.D. and David (Virginia) Johnston Colorado Springs, Colo. step-sister: Kelly Ann Colgan of Roanoke, Va.; 23 nieces and nephews; and 18 great-nieces and great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Raymond Johnston, Joyce Carter and Neil Carter.