March 29, 2024

Joneil M. Johnson

June 27, 2015

Joneil M. Johnson, 55, of Newton, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Thursday, July 2 at the Kellogg Christian Church in Kellogg. The family will greet friends with a lunch at the Kellogg American Legion following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Joneil’s name may be left at the church on Thursday or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.

Joneil, the daughter of Neil and Joyce (Deere) Hotchkin, was born Aug. 23, 1959, in Grinnell. She was united in marriage with Kenneth “Pappy” Johnson April 3, 1991, in Kellogg. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and spending time with her family. Joneil also enjoyed celebrating holidays with her family and making crafts and Christmas ornaments. She played hard and loved hard and will be greatly missed for her compassionate and giving heart. Joneil was a member of the Kellogg Christian Church.

Those left to honor Joneil’s memory include her boyfriend, Brian Grieves of Newton; her two children, Nicholas Berkenbosch of Des Moines and KC Berkenbosch of Des Moines; grandson, Dominic Armstrong of Des Moines; her mother, Joyce Hotchkin of Kellogg; brother, Rod Hotchkin of Los Angeles, Calif.; her sister, Samantha Hotchkin of Kellogg; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Neil Hotchkin in 1995; husband, Pappy Johnson in 2009; and brothers, Scott Hotchkin in 1985, and Van Hotchkin in 2006.