Johnson, Charlotte Ann (1925-2016)
JOHNSON, PETERSON, ANDERSON, KIRBY
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/6/2016 at 13:58:28
Charlotte Ann Johnson
July 13, 1925 - January 13, 2016Charlotte Ann Johnson, age 90, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, and formerly of Storm Lake, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, at Circle of Life - Legacy Village in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Charlotte Ann Peterson was born on July 13, 1925, to Buelah Anderson and George E. Peterson at the Swallum Hospital in Storm Lake, Iowa, where her mother worked as a nurse.
Charlotte accepted Christ as her Savior at an early age and was later baptized by immersion in the waters of Storm Lake.
She attended Scott Center School, graduated from Rembrandt High School, and also attended Buena Vista College.
On August 30, 1945, Charlotte married Wendell Johnson of Linn Grove, Iowa. On December 5, 1949, Charlotte gave birth to a daughter, Patricia Charlotte.
Raised in a devoutly Christian home, Charlotte continued to place the Lord at the center of her married life. In the late 1970s, she and Wendell, along with other believers, formed the Storm Lake Evangelical Free Church, a memory she held dear to her heart. Having made the Center Grove Evangelical Free Church her home church, she actively participated in its organizations, holding many offices including that Sunday school teacher. In addition, as a member of the Free Church Women’s Ministries (FCWM), she held offices on both the local and state levels.
Charlotte and Wendell enjoyed over fifty years of married life together. They, always, made their home a place for loved ones and friends. She took seriously the Scripture passage from Hebrews 13:2, "Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it."
Charlotte loved spending time outdoors in her flower and vegetable gardens. Indeed, she was still mowing and scooping snow until the age of 83.
After Wendell retired, they began to travel. They took several bus trips around the United States and also spent winters in Texas. Wendell passed away on April 16, 1998.
In 2009, Charlotte moved to Denison, Iowa, to be closer to Patricia and Mark. Not wanting to lose her independence after she moved into her new apartment, she was out looking for a snow shovel at the first snowfall.
In February of 2012, she moved with Mark and Patricia to Bella Vista, Arkansas, where she continued to live in her own apartment.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Buelah and George Peterson; her step-mother, Linnea Peterson; her husband, Wendell Johnson; and her brother, Alvin Peterson. Survivors include her daughter, Patricia Kirby, and her husband, Mark, of Bella Vista, Arkansas; her grandson, Joseph Kirby, of Lincoln, Nebraska; four great grandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 18, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. at Hope Evangelical Free Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Scandinavian Cemetery in Alta, Iowa. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service at the church. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Copyright © 2015, Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes
Buena Vista Obituaries maintained by LaVern Velau.
WebBBS 4.33 Genealogy Modification Package by WebJourneymen