Johanna Wallace

Johanna L. (Laumeyer) Wallace, 92, of Great Falls, passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Peace Hospice in Great Falls. Cremation has taken place and no services are planned at this time. O’Connor Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Johanna was born on September 9, 1923, in Alton, Illinois to Wilhelm and Sarah (LaMarsh) Laumeyer. She lived in Alton in her early childhood and them her family moved to Whiting, IN, where she graduated from high school. She moved back to Alton, IL, where she met the love of her life, Robert J. Wallace, and they were married June 28, 1947. She enjoyed being a homemaker and raising her family. Johanna and Robert moved to Great Falls, Montana in 1974, where she became devoted to volunteering for Presbyterian Women and Great Falls Flower Growers. Her hobbies were knitting, sewing, crafting, traveling and always spending time with her family. She is survived and will be greatly missed by her husband, Robert J. Wallace; four children Cathleen A. Kunz of Alton, IL, Sara M. (Dennis) Taylor of Brighton, IL; Jeffrey R. (Mary) Wallace of Kalispell, MT, and Gregory M. Wallace of Missoula, MT; eight grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents; two brothers; two sisters; her daughter-in-law Paula (Cadwallader) Wallace; and son-in-law Edward Kunz. Memorials in Johanna’s name may be made to the Intermountain Children’s Home, 500 S. Lamborn St., Helena, MT 59601.