Johnson, Mary Ann (Armstrong) (1929 – 2022)

JOHNSON, ARMSTRONG, JOHNSON-WENSICK, WENSICK-JOHNSON, CARITHERS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/17/2022 at 15:11:15

Name of deceased: Mary Ann Johnson (Armstrong)

Aged: 93 yrs, 6 mo, 29 days

Residence: Elm Crest Assisted Living Facility, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Born: April 23, 1929; rural Morning Sun, Louisa County, IA

Died: Nov. 21, 2022; Elm Crest Assisted Living Facility, Harlan, Shelby County, IA

Funeral services: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022; Congregational United Church of Christ, Harlan, IA; burial was in the Harlan Cemetery, Harlan, IA

Survived by: Children, Tom (spouse, Simone Johnson-Wensink) Johnson of Harlan, I, and Ted Johnson of Harlan, IA; grandson, Townes Wensink-Johnson of Harlan, IA; brother, David (spouse, Janet) Armstrong of Elmhurst, IL; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, David Thomas and Ellen Rose (nee Carithers) Armstrong; husband of 68 years, Forrest Johnson

Education: Graduated as valedictorian of her Morning Sun graduation class of 1946. She went on to graduate from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, PA with honors in 1950 as the first woman to graduate with a major in accounting from there.

Religious affiliation: As an infant, she was baptized at the Reformed Presbyterian Church, Morning Sun, IA and joined the church at the age 12

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Forrest Johnson; July 13, 1951; Morning Sun, IA

Employment: Was the first woman in Iowa to qualify for Accounting Practitioner certification; in addition to practicing accounting, Mary Ann taught in Newton, LuVerne, and Harlan, IA, and for 17 years at Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA.

Hobbies/Interests: Collected antique glassware and enjoyed researching family history

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com