JOHNSON, Rita M. (FRANKLYN)

FRANKLYN, JOHNSON, PIETRAKOFSKI, WILSON

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/23/2018 at 12:24:40

Obituary ~ Rita M. (Franklyn) Johnson
October 15, 1920 ~ December 02, 2010

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Sunday, December 05, 2010

MASON CITY — Rita M. Johnson, 90, of Mason City died Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, at her home.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 6, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., with Pastor Ed Bard, Hospice of North Iowa Chaplain, officiating. Visitation will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice of North Iowa or the Humane Society of North Iowa.

Rita was born on Oct. 15, 1920, in Berlin, Germany, the daughter of Leo and Claire (Pietrakofski) Franklyn. Her family moved to London, England, in 1932 where she attended Parliament Hill High School and later attended City of London College for two years. She was married to Claire “Johnny” Johnson in 1946. Together they lived in Lake Mills, and adopted a daughter, Kimberley in 1952.

She worked and lived in Lake Mills until 1972 when she moved to Mason City and started her own business, Rita’s Gifts & Flowers. It was the love and joy of her life.

She married Lee Johnson on Dec. 14, 1974, in Mason City. Rita was a strong-willed, outgoing person that was full of love and kindness for others. She will be deeply missed by all who loved and knew her.

Rita is survived by her daughter, Kimberley Wilson; five stepchildren, Theron, Edie, Edward, Mike, and Frank; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands, Johnny and Lee; stepdaughter, Susan.

Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, 641-423-0924. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2018