Johanna Schmidlen

Johanna Schmidlen, 86, of Roswell, NM died Sunday, June 1, 2014. She was born June 8, 1927 in Astoria, Oregon to John and Olga Albertsen. Johanna spent her younger years in the Northwest until she met her husband, Don Schmidlen deceased and began living the Air Force life. Johanna and Don retired to El Paso, TX and finally settled in Surprise, AZ. Johanna is survived by her three children, Linda Arnold Buckner of Peoria, AZ, Michael Carla Schmidlen of Peoria, AZ and Jeff Denise Schmidlen of Roswell, NM grandchildren Christy Williams, Matt Schmidlen, Andrew Schmidlen, Jeffrey Donald Schmidlen, Jr., Nikki Schmidlen, Jordan Schmidlen, Vanessa Pietrantoni and Christopher Pietrantoni and several greatgrandchildren, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She enjoyed making a comfortable home for Don and herself, their church activities and friendships.

A visitation will be held from 3 to 5 pm, Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Ballard Funeral Home.

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