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2010
Evelyn Johnson Kirk, 93, passed away on September 8, 2010 in her home at O'Connor Woods Retirement Community in Stockton, California after a short illness. Her dear friend, Janet Dillon was at her bedside.
Evelyn was born January 6, 1917 in Duluth, Minnesota to Albert M. and Florizel A. Johnson. She graduated from Duluth Denfeld High School in 1935 and was a loyal supporter of her class reunions. Evelyn was a lover of music and a world traveler. She enjoyed playing cribbage and was a member of the International Cribbage Club. She also was a member of the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles CA and the San Gabriel Country Club in San Gabriel, CA.
Evelyn is survived by: her sister, Betty J. Olsen, Brecksville OH; her brothers Lloyd O. Johnson (Delores) of Duluth, MN; Allen S. Johnson (Marion), of Hibbing, MN; Gayle P. Johnson (Donna Jaye) of Watertown, WI and sister-in-law, Doris Johnson of St. Paul, MN. She is also survived by her: stepson Morris P. Kirk of Newport Beach, CA; grandchildren, Kristin L. Kirk of Costa Mesa, CA; Kevin Paul Kirk (Susannah) of Long Beach , CA; Kathie Julian (Dr. Vance) of Paradise Valley, AZ; Keith Kirk of Phoenix, AZ and Kenneth T. Kirk of Phoenix, AZ. Her very special friends Cecil and Janet Dillon, daughter and God Child, Juliea of Lodi, CA. She is also survived by great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Joshua Paul Kirk of Pasadena, CA, her parents and brother, Donald A. Johnson of St. Paul, MN, stepson, Trowbridge Kirk of Rancho Mirage, CA.
Evelyn will be interned next to her husband at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, 1712 South Glendale Avenue, Glendale, CA 91205. There will be a celebration of Evelyn's life at St. Catherine's Chapel of O'Conner Woods Sunday, September 19, 2010 at 1 p.m. A reception will follow at O'Conner Woods Main Clubhouse Living Room. Memorials may be sent to the O'Conner Woods Assistance Fund, 3400 Wagner Heights Road, Stockton, CA 95209 or the Hospice of San Joaquin, 3888 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95204-1953.
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