| Mary Jean Johnson was born
to D. Roy and Elizabeth “Beth” (Cooper) Way on April 11,
1927, in San Diego, California. She passed away April
4, 2014, in the home she loved and lived in for over 50
years. On March 4, 1949 she married Russell V.
Johnson, the love of her life, in Bancroft, NE. They
lived most of their lives in Omaha, Nebraska. Mary Jean
was Head of the Music Department at Tech High School in
the Omaha School District for many years.
Mary Jean Johnson loved her family, had a passion for
music and found pleasure in a lively game of “May I?”
She always had an exceptional eye for decorating and
fashion.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband,
Russell V. Johnson, a son, Dennis C. Johnson, a
granddaughter, Caitlyn E. Johnson, and brother’s in-law
Ken Lage, Frank Strupp, Joe Vacanti and Jim Johnson.
Survivors include her children: David and Barbara
Johnson, O’Fallon, IL; Douglas and Debi Johnson,
Henderson, NV; Jill Benz, Omaha, NE and her fiancée
Michael Alexander, Scottsdale, AZ; and Richard and
Patricia Johnson, Johnston, IA. One brother and two
sisters: Dave and Larie Way, Fremont, NE; Elizabeth
(Sis) Lage, Peoria, AZ; and Rhea (Tootie) Strupp,
Madison, WI; sister-in-law: Imogene Vacanti, Omaha,
NE. Mary Jean also was Grandmother to 10 grandchildren
and great grandmother to 6 great grandchildren.
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, April
12, 2014, 1:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in
Decatur
OPEN HOUSE: at Mary Jean's home in
Omaha, Friday, April 11, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
BURIAL: Hillcrest Cemetery, Decatur,
Nebraska
MEMORIALS: To the family with
memorials to be directed at a later date towards a
project in Decatur. |
