Margie R. Johnson, 95, of Ottawa, passed away on Monday, May 22, 2023 at home, surrounded by her family.
A private graveside service will be held at Oakwood Memorial Park. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa.
Margie was born on November 3, 1927 in Cornell, IL to Arthur and Emma (Morris) Morgan. She was a graduate of Ryburn Memorial School of Nursing and worked as a Registered Nurse. Margie also worked at Libbey-Owens Ford and Pleasant View. She married Kenneth J. Johnson on May 24, 1953 at the First United Methodist Church in Ottawa. He passed away on December 15, 1994. Margie was a member of the First United Methodist Church and the No Township Home Extension. She had many hobbies, and enjoyed knitting and sewing.
She is survived by a son, Kim (Laurie Bradach) Johnson of Ottawa; a daughter, Gayle (Paul) Vaccarello of Batavia; a grandson, Morgan E. Johnson of Alexandria, VA; a sister-in-law, Delores Johnson of Waterville, OH; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister Joyce (Dale) Rabe, two brothers, David (Helen) Morgan and another brother, in infancy, brother-in-law, Gerald Johnson, and sister-in-law, Phyllis Bevington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family to be designated later.
Margie has been laid to rest in the Garden of Psalms at Oakwood Memorial Park.