Micheale Yvonne (Johnson) Dewey
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January 3, 1961 - June 3, 2023
Micheale Yvonne (Johnson) Dewey, surrounded by her loved ones, passed on June 3rd, 2023, at Sheridan County Health Complex in Hoxie, KS. Micheale was born on January 3, 1961, in San Jose, California to James and Ruby Johnson.
Micheale lived most of her childhood with her parents, loving the seaside life. She told stories of playing near the ocean and skateboarding around town. Her dad unfortunately passed at an early age; Micheale was only twelve. When she was fourteen, she moved to Mankato, KS to live with family where she attended high school at Mankato Jr./Sr. High. While attending she held multiple school records for track and field running events. She held those in her name until the events were transferred over from yards to meters.
She was united to Robert Walker in 1977 until 1988. They had their son John Walker, in 1979. She became a mom and received her GED all in the same year. Micheale enjoyed every minute of being a mom. She and her son Johnnie, as she called him, had a very special relationship, he being her only child.
Micheale and Robert lived in Nevada and Texas before settling back in Mankato in the 1980s. Micheale was a business owner of The R Bar M and later The Video Store, which she sold to local grocery store, Kier’s of Mankato.
She married new husband Troy Dewey on October 6th, 1988. Micheale and Troy enjoyed many times together with family and friends. Together they enjoyed gardening, fishing, and camping, classic cars and listening to music outside on cool evenings. Many summers were spent at Lovewell Lake with their close friends.
In 1989, she started as a temporary employee, working in Jewell County at the Farm Service Agency office, entering the COT Program in 1995 to become CED of Sheridan County in February of 1997. She retired from this role at an early age in January of 2021.
Micheale’s life was full of love and laughter, spending time with family, special holidays with her sisters-in-law, son John, and family. Her favorite pastime was spending time with her two grandchildren, Owen and Olivia. Her hobbies included movies, shopping, gardening, and animals of any kind. Micheale especially treasured her toy poodles Pepe, Fifi, and Coco.
Left to cherish Micheale’s life is husband Troy Dewey; son John Walker (Hoxie) and wife Kristal (Kindler); grandchildren Owen and Olivia; mother-in-law Linda Dewey and significant other Rich Reinert (Downs, KS); sisters-in-law Tracy (Dewey) Walker (Mankato, KS) and Toni Dewey-Lippold, husband Jeremy, children Drew and Jordan (Overland Park, KS); nephews Steven Walker, wife Jennifer, sons Jace, West and Rustin (Mankato, KS) and Dakota Walker, wife Emma and children Ruby and Van (Mankato, KS); as well as many other family members and friends.
Micheale was preceded in death by father and mother James and Ruby Johnson, stepfather John Shaughnessy; and her beloved pups Pepe and Fifi.
Micheale showed incredible courage and strength through her life on earth, inspiring the ones around her to always take pride in who you are and what you have accomplished. She will be dearly missed by many!
A Celebration of Life Service is planned for Friday, June 9, 2023, 11:00 a.m. at the Christ Community Church in Hoxie, Kansas. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the church. A private family inurnment will take place at a later time.
In lieu of flowers, the family is asking for memorials to be donated to the Micheale Dewy Memorial Fund.
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