Monday, November 14, 2022

BOONE AREA DEATHS

     Courter (Court) (Big C) Burkamper, 50, Boone. Born in Muscatine. Muscatine HS. Married high school sweetheart, Jennifer Richter. The couple moved to Waterloo for college and in 2000, moved to Boone. Worked for 20 years as an Agricultural Chemist at Becker Underwood/BASF. In 2019, opened his "dream gym," The Strength Shop. Court was the life of the party with infectious energy. He loved music, was a foodie of sorts and had a deep love for his family, friends, all animals and his jeep. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer, two children, Jaelynn and Caden, and his father-in-law, Bill Richter of Boone. Services in Boone.

     Carolyn Kathryn O'Neil Johnson, 79, Ogden. Born in New York. St. Vincent Ferrer HS-61. Earned an associate degree from Monticello Junior College. Earned a teaching degree from Drake University. Married Daryl Johnson in 1964 in Ogden. The couple resided in Boone, then Des Moines, then Paton and finally, Ogden. Was a mother and homemaker but later began substitute teaching and then instructed her own class room at East Greene. Going back to school, she earned her Master of Arts Degree in Special Education. Proud of her New York heritage, she also loved sewing, visiting her parents lake property in New Hampshire and Girls Night Out. She retired in 2013. Survivors include her husband, Daryl, of Ogden and five adult children, including Erick (Laura) Johnson of Ogden. Services in Ogden.

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