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Donald J. Johansen
Donald J. Johnson , 73, of Milford, formerly of Union Lake, died Feb. 3, 2002.
Mr. Johansen was a co-owner of Carefree Carports in Drayton Plains and later worked for Cadillac Carports in Lake Orion. He was a honorary member of Twin Beach County Club and past president. He was an avid golfer and tennis player, and a veteran of the United States Navy. He was a multiple myloma survivor of 11 years, along with having diabetes.
He is survived by his wife, Maxine; children, Charles Johansen, Sally Ingles, Diann (Tom) Simone, Margaret (Dave) Cremeans, Barbara Johansen and Lori (David) Johansen; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Lynch & Sons Richardson-Bird Chapel in Milford.
Memorial donations may be made to The Karmanos Cancer Institute.
B. DeEtta Johnson
B. DeEtta Johnson, 92, of Jackson, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2002 in Charlotte.
She was retired from many years of service with the Spartan Corp.
She is survived by two sons, Ronald (Bonnie) Johnson and Ora Duane “Buck” Johnson; daughter, Royetta McGilvra; daughter-in-law, Grace, the widow of Alan Dean; 11 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; three sisters, Lucille Maxson, Dorothy Ford and Glenola Riker; and brother Claude (Lois) Hey.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Roy; son, Alan; and daughter-in-law, Mairlyn.
Services will be held Monday, Oct. 21 at Wetherby Funeral Home, 402 Wildwood Ave., Jackson. Interment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Wesleyan Church, 620 Robison Road, Jackson, MI 49203.
Evelyn M. Johnson
Evelyn M. Johnson age 77 of Eaton Rapids died Saturday, June 22, 2002 in Eaton Rapids. Evelyn was born April 21, 1925 in Lansing the daughter of Loyd and Fern Harriett (Henderson) Bennett. She attended St. Peter Church and was a member of B.P.W. Michigan State Club, “SERA” State Employee Retirement Association, Eaton Rapids Medical Center Auxiliary. Evelyn was a volunteer for Mobile Meals and an avid bridge player. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Lawrence J. Kingsley; second husband, Dr. Harry P. Johnson and her grandson, Lawrence J. Kingsley II.
Surviving are her daughter, Mary Ann (David) Whidden of Grand Blanc; 2 sons, James L. (Sharon) Kingsley of Holt, Donald J. (Joanne) Kingsley of Williamston; 8 grandchildren, Timothy (Paula) Whidden, Marcia (Kevin) Bravata, Angela (Russell) Regan, Stephanie Kingsley, Nicole (Dan) Heur, Donald Kingsley II, Amy (Steven) Clark; 9 great-grandchildren, William & Danielle Kingsley, Audrey & Ryan Regan, Julia & Samual Bravata, Rachel Whidden, Ryan Heur, Jacob Kingsley; and very special fiends, Doc and Pat Hastay.
Funeral services were held Thursday, June 27, 2002 at the Shelly-Odell Funeral Home, Eaton Rapids. Interment followed at Rosehill Cemetery, Eaton Rapids. Those desiring may make contributions to either the Leukemia Society of America, American Heart Association or Eaton Rapids Medical Center Foundation in memory of Evelyn Johnson.
Robert Johnson
Robert L. Johnson, 83, of Potterville, passed away May 8, 2002.
Mr. Johnson was born Feb. 15, 1919 in Thief River Falls, Minn., the son of Alfred and Emma (Anderson) Johnson.
He was a Seaman first class in the U.S. Navy, the retired business owner of Johnson Furniture and was employed by Clark Foundation Company until his death.
He is survived by his wife, Edna; daughter Ann (Harry) Wiersma of Grand Ledge; sister, Edrian Hanley; brother, Lloyd Johnson; granddaughters, Marie Nelsen of Florida, Rebecca Boone of Mississippi and Deborah Piotrowski of New York, and four great-grandchildren.
No services are planned at this time.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Trauma Unit at Sparrow Hospital.
Arrangements were by Pray Funeral Home of Charlotte.
Ruth D. Johnson
Ruth D. Johnson, 87, of Charlotte, formerly of Linden, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002 at the home of her daughter in Charlotte. Mrs. Johnson was born Jan. 1, 1915 in Detroit, the daughter of Harry David and Mae Adeline (Kuhle) Brown, and had been a Charlotte resident for seven years, coming from Linden. She had resided in linden for 49 years prior to coming to Charlotte. While in Linden she served for many years on the Genesee County Election Board for Fenton Township. She was currently a member of Lawrence Avenue United Methodist Church in Charlotte.
She is survived by son, Paul (Deborah) Johnson of Rochester; daughters, Ruth (John) Breithart of Charlotte, Margot (Al) Gomez of Sterling Heights and Christiana Thomas of Burton; grandchildren, David and Leigh Johnson, Evan and Marisa Breithart, Kelly and Lindsay Breithart, Ashley and Andrew Thomas and Kerri Gomez.
At Mrs. Johnson’s request, cremation has taken place. Memorial services were held April 6 at Lawrence Avenue United Methodist Church in Charlotte. Memorial contributions may be made to the Hayes Green Beach Hospital Dialysis Unit, 321 E. Harris, Charlotte, MI 48813. Arrangements were by Burkhead-Green Funeral Home in Charlotte.
Vivian E. Johnson
Vivian E. (Bowles) Johnson, 87, of Charlotte, died Sunday, June 16, 2002 at Alive Hospital Care in Nashville, Tenn. After an extended illness.
Mrs. Johnson was born May 16, 1915 in Dotsonville, Tenn., the daughter of Marcus and Etta Mae (Williams) Bowles and was a long-time Charlotte-area resident. She was a retired employee of Murphy’s Store in Charlotte, had been employed by Wilcox-Gay/Recordio Corp. in Charlotte, and was a member of Gresham United Methodist Church.
She is survived by one daughter, Clara Perritt of Nashville, Tenn.; son-in-law, Jack Cooper of Eagle; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; and brother, Frank (Dorothy) Bowles of Charlotte.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Swan Johnson on Feb. 13, 1996; and daughter Regina Cooper on Oct. 30, 1994.
Funeral services were held June 20 at Burkhead-Green Funeral Chapel in Charlotte, with Rev. Jeffery Bowman officiating. Interment was at Gresham Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gresham United Methodist Church, Alive Hospital of Nashville, Tenn., or the charity of one’s choice.
Alta M. Jones
Alta Mae Jones, 80, of Lansing, died Wednesday morning, March 6, 2002 at her home.
Mrs. Jones was born July 23, 1921 in Danby Township a daughter of John Alton and Mary (Robison) Merryfield. She graduated from Grand Ledge High School, class of 1939, and worked for Wilcox Gay in Charlotte, the state of Michigan Highway Department and retired from Grand Ledge Public Schools in 1978.
She is survived by her husband of 56 years, Charles Jones; son, Don (Laurel) Jones and daughter, Pat (Steven) Bowen, both of Charlotte; granddaughter, Deborah (Brad) Rinckey and their children Blake and Ben of Eagle River, Alaska; grandsons, Dean Jones of Charlotte, Steve (Shawna) Bowen and their children Parker and Riley of Battle Creek, and Matthew (Kaisha) Bowen and their daughter Samarah of Potterville; sister, Leta Wirth of Mulliken; two brothers, Keith (Reva) Merryfield of Sunfield and Kenneth (Elaine) Merryfield of Mulliken; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were held March 9 at Barker-Leik Funeral Home, Mulliken, with Dr. Randall Rucker officiating. Interment was at Meadowbrook Cemetery in Mulliken. Pallbearers were Bert Anway, Matthew Bowen, Steve Bowen, Dean Jones, George Mellios and Richard Pearl.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Grand Ledge Church of the Nazarene Memorial Fund.
Leonteen Jones
The angel of death visited the Jones family and bore away the soul of their beloved mother, sister, grandmother and friend. Leonteen Jones passed from this life to the promise of eternal rest on Sunday, October 27, 2002 at the Ingham Medical Center. She was attended by those who were closest to her in this life. Her passing marked the end of a brief but courageous fight with cancer. Leonteen entered this life on September 24, 1930 at Sturgis, Kentucky, the fifth child of Lester Brantley and Nonie O’Neal. She was joined in Holy Matrimony to Duard “Casey” Jones on September 15, 1949. To this union was born four children: three sons and one daughter. All of whom survive, except one son who died in infancy.
Leonteen was best known for her gift of hospitality, and many of this community have been guests at her table. She never knew at stranger and never turned away the visitor who was treated as if they were the angelic visitations to Abraham. She reveled in being able to demonstrate what she knew to be the role of mother and grandmother. In a time when families seem to have lost sight of the traditional role that mother have played throughout history, she worked hard to keep that tradition alive.
Surviving are her children, Most Reverend David Jones of Excelsior Springs, MO, Rawleigh Jones and Mrs. Nonie Vsetula both of Lansing; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be celebrated at the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids on Wednesday, October 30th, at 1 p.m. The family will receive friends at the chapel during the hour before the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Innocent Orthodox Church, Excelsior Springs, MO.
