Del D. Johannes

Services for Delbert "Del" Johannes, 93, of Willowick, will be at 10:00 am Monday, February 20, 2012 at Parkside Church, 7100 Pettibone Road, Bainbridge Township, 44023.

Mr. Johannes passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at his home.

Born September 16, 1918 in Clintonville, Wisconsin, he lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Cedar Rapids, Iowa before moving to Willowick, Ohio 40 years ago.

During World War II, Del served in the 14^th Armored Division of the US Army, which came to be known as The Liberators after the war. After his Army service, Del resumed his education at Wheaton College. After graduating from Wheaton, he attended Milwaukee School of Engineering and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. He and Violet were married on Dec. 27, 1950. Del was a member of Parkside Church in Bainbridge Township and enjoyed gardening and woodworking.

Mr. Johannes was employed as an electrical engineer at the former Gould, Inc. plant in Cleveland. He retired in 1984 after 12 years of service.

Survivors are his wife of 61 years, Violet E. (Anderson) Johannes; children, Marabeth (Roy) Ringenberg of Ecuador, Marie (Brent) Jones of Oak Park, IL, Keith (Tammy) Johannes of Willoughby and Kent (Diana) Johannes of Alexandria, VA; grandchildren, Sarah (Dan) DeSalvo, Peter Ringenberg, Ruth (Jason) Martin, Beth (Ryan) Iverson, Becky (Dane) Collette, Rachel (Sam) George, Meghan, Kyle, Kerie Johannes and Anna Johannes; great grandchildren, Natalie and Claire DeSalvo and Zoe Martin and sister-in-law, Lorna Johannes of Tarpon Springs, FL.

His parents, Hiram and Esther (Rulseh) Johannes, brother, Kenneth Johannes and grandson, Stephen Johannes are deceased.

The family will receive friends from 2-4, 6-8 PM on Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Davis-Babcock Funeral Home, 4154 Clark Avenue, Willoughby. Pastor Jeff Mills of Parkside Church will officiate. Final resting place will be in Western Reserve Memorial Gardens, Chester Township. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Parkside Church in memory of Del Johannes.

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From: Diane Schaffer
I had the honor and privilege of knowing Del and Vi through Parkside Church and more directly through the Flock that meets at Pam and Mark Alders on Wednesday evenings. I was and will always be truly inspired and grateful for their kindness, gentleness, and true Christian values they so wonderfully displayed each and every time I saw them. I had the opportunity to visit with them at their home several times and what a joy to listen to the wisdom and wit of those beautiful people. God bless your entire family..you were so fortunate to have had Del and Vi as your own in this lifetime. For me, just knowing them was a great blessing..

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