Betty M. Johnson

GARNER – Betty M. Johnson, 92, of Garner died Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Concord Care Center in Garner.

Funeral services will be held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel in Garner with Rev. Ed Bard, Hospice Chaplain officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Mason City.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the funeral chapel.

Betty Maxine Johnson, the daughter of Fred and Dirgie (Wessels) Quandt, was born April 7, 1923 in Lady Smith, WI. At the age of two, she moved with her family to Meservey where she graduated from high school in 1940. On July 13, 1940 she was married to LaVern Johnson in Bethany, Missouri. The couple lived in Hampton, Meservey, and Ventura before moving to Garner in 1956. Betty was self-employed operating her own interior painting and wallpapering business. She enjoyed gardening, trips to Lake Superior with LaVern, spending time outdoors and animals, especially, her squirrels.

She is survived by two sisters-in-law, Lila Ruth Johnson and Merle Johnson; and many nieces and nephews.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; husband, LaVern on February 8, 1998; and a sister, Goldie Goldberg.