Elsie Marie Johnson

FOREST CITY - Elsie Marie Johnson, age 94 of Forest City, died Monday, April 28, 2008 at her home at Forest Plaza in Forest City.



Funeral service will be Friday, May 2, 2008 at 10:30 AM at the United Methodist Church in Forest City with Pastor Jerald Swanberg officiating. Burial will be at Madison Township Cemetery in rural Forest City.



Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, May 1st from 5 to 7 PM and an hour prior to service at the church.





Elsie Marie Johnson, the daughter of Jens and Anna Andersen, was born on July 23, 1913 in Crystal Township, between Forest City and Crystal Lake. She graduated from Crystal Lake High School in 1931. On June 14, 1932, she was united in marriage to William Johnson at her parentís home. The couple began farming near Hayfield in 1940 and in 1959 moved to a farm west of Forest City. They retired to Forest City in 1979.





Marie was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church, a charter member of the UMW and Circles and held offices in these organizations for many years. She was active in many other clubs and worked tirelessly for the Kum Along Klub and the Senior Citizens Center before it was built.





She loved the Lord and people. She touched many peopleís lives with her love. Marie was an avid reader and loved to bake and garden.





She is survived by two sons, Robert and wife Martha of Forest City and Gary and friend Barbara McKinnon of Orlando, FL; two beloved granddaughters ñ Lisa Marie Johnson and her husband Michael Haley and their son William Bryce Haley, all of Summerville, SC and Christina Ann Johnson and her fiancÈe Brad Bolte and their son Conner Michael Johnson-Bolte, all of Kissimmee, FL. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.





Marie was preceded in death by her parents, her husband William, seven brothers and twin brothers who died in infancy.