Johnny Weber Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Johnny Weber, 67, of Ames, Iowa formerly of Boone, passed away on Sunday morning, January 10, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Johnny was born on January 13, 1948 in Council Bluffs, Iowa the son of John William and Doris (Sundeen) Weber. Along with his older sister, Sandra, the family returned to Boone, Iowa in the late 1950’s due to his father’s railroad job and to be close to Doris’s sister and husband, Emma and Bud McBirnie. It was during his school years that Johnny’s love for and talent in art surfaced. He designed and executed an educational motif mural on the side of the Boone High School building. He also designed and executed a railroad mural on the north side of Eckstein’s Jewelry store in downtown Boone. After high school graduation in 1966, Johnny entered the Air Force as a medic. Honorably discharged in 1971, Johnny returned to central Iowa and attended DMACC - Boone Campus graduating with an Associate of Arts Degree. In 1973, he married Kathleen Marie Ryan. They had a son, Daniel A. Weber. Johnny supported himself with his art work, by working at Nelson’s Do It Store framing pictures, and as a silk screen artist for Collegiate Manufacturing in Ames; both before and after being stationed in Turkey for the Air Force. Eckstein’s Jewelry Store sold many limited edition Kate Shelley and Northwestern Railroad collector plates, all designed by Johnny B. Weber, which is the way he signed his art. Railroad, agricultural and wildlife themes were the subjects of his unique high contrast art work. His parents; aunt and uncle, Emma and Bud McBirnie; his sister, Sandra Weber Clark; and his former wife Kathy preceded him in death. Survivors include his son Daniel Weber of Los Angeles, California; a brother-in-law Larry Clark; and nieces and nephews, Amy, Jeff, Jamie, Joseph and Jason Clark. A Celebration of Life memorial gathering with interment in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone will be held at a later date. In memory of Johnny, memorial contributions may be left to the family.

Johnny Weber

January 13, 1948 - January 10, 2016

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