Velma

Lohmann

Velma (Gehring) Lohmann, age 89, of Lake Mills, WI, originally from Waseca, MN, passed away on September 7, 2023, of natural causes.

Velma lived in Grand Rapids MI from 1976 to 2015.  For most of the years, Velma was better known to students, fellow colleagues and education staff as Mrs. Lohmann.  She began her many years in education in Minnesota, Iowa and then in Michigan, having retired in 1995.  Her work continued in retirement working for several colleges and Universities such as the University of Chicago, IL, Research Triangle Institute in Raleigh-Durham, NC and Westat Inc. in Rockville, MA.

This work entailed Educational Research as well research in other areas.  For many years she was active at the administrative level with Special Olympics and fundraising for St. Jude's Hospital.  Velma also did volunteer in the field of education, working with staff and students in local school districts.

In 2015, Velma moved to Lake Mills to watch her only great-grandchild, Brayden Junkers, grow up. She readily attended countless concerts, birthday parties, holidays and sporting events.

Velma was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Emilie Gehring, her daughter Cynthia (Lohmann) Junkers and the following siblings: brothers, Emery, Orville, Virgil, Marlin, Lyle; sisters, Luverne Krueger, Edna Korman, & Shirley Thissen.

She is survived by the following family members: her son Russ Lohmann and his wife Karen Lohmann, her only grandson Jerimiah Junkers and his wife Katie Wilke Junkers and their son Brayden Junkers and her siblings: brothers, Ron, Jerry and Ken; sister Norma Stone.

Per Velma's wishes, there will be no funeral ceremony, and in her honor please make a donation to your local place of higher learning to celebrate her love of education.

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