Marjorie M. Johnson

Marjorie Johnson, age 88, passed away on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Sebring, Florida. She was born in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin on February 23, 1924 to Jack and Katherine (Kivisto) Berry. She was a Business Administrator in Healthcare and a member of Resurrection Lutheran Church in Avon Park. She was a gifted artist. Her talents were in oil painting, for which she won many awards, and china painting, which she studied locally in Sebring. She joyfully painted for family and friends. Mrs. Johnson enjoyed golf and volunteered at Florida Hospital and in her church. She served as a youth group and Girl Scout leader and hosted international students. Mrs. Johnson had a spirit of hospitality toward her family and everyone she met. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She is survived by her husband, Robert G. Johnson, Sebring; Children, Katherine Plumb, Tampa, FL; Patricia Richter (John), Reading, PA; and Marion Bonnema, Hopatcong, NJ; Sister, Geraldine Hansen (Douglas), The Villages, FL; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, Robert B. Johnson. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at the Resurrection Lutheran Church in Avon Park, at 10:30 AM with the Rev. John Grodzinski officiating. Burial will be in the Sarasota National Cemetery. Contributions may be made in her memory to Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, FL 33870 or to Resurrection Lutheran Church, 324 East Main Street, Avon Park, FL 33825. Stephenson-Nelson Funeral Home Sebring, Florida www.stephensonnelsonfh.com