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Jeanette Johnson

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Jeanette Johnson, 91-year-old resident of Swanville, MN, entered eternal glory Thursday evening, March 17, 2016, at St. Gabriel’s Hospital in Little Falls, MN. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Swanville, MN with Rev. Kevin Zellers officiating. Burial took place in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery in Swanville, MN.
Jeanette was born on July 20, 1924, to Fredrick and Gertrude (Olson) Nelson. She attended school in Swanville and graduated in 1942. On September 26, 1944, Jeanette was united in marriage to PFC Byron Johnson at the Swanville East Congregational Church. The couple moved to Minneapolis in order for Byron to attend school. During this time, they were blessed with their first born, James (Jimmy) Willard. In 1948, they moved back to Swanville. Carol Diane came along in 1949. In 1955, Robert (Bobby) Dale was born, thus completing their family. Jeanette was the homemaker, disciplinarian, and part of the neighborhood watch dog group; keeping an eye on the many neighborhood kids. In 1969, she started the Swan Ceramic and Gift Shop and owned it until she retired in 1994.
Left to cherish her memory are sons, Jim (Judy) Johnson of Prior Lake, MN; Bob, (Lyn) Johnson of Albuquerque, NM; daughter, Carol Johnson of Swanville, MN; granddaughters, Jennifer (Josh) Tormoen of Richfield, MN; and Erica Johnson of Prior Lake, MN; great-grandchildren, Lindsey Melchior, and Jake and Zack Tormoen; nephews, Tom, Eric, Neil, Ned, and Jeffrey Johnson; nieces, Becky (Greg) Galligan, Corrinne (Ron) Moron, and Jeannine Gothard; brother-in-law, Lee Johnson; and many more family members and numerous friends.
We will all miss her very much.
Welcoming Jeanette into Heaven are her parents, Fredrick and Gertrude; husband, Byron E. Johnson; sister and brother-in-law, Betty and Irving Johnson; brother-in-law, Willard B. Johnson; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Jane Johnson.
Pallbearers will be Jeanette’s great-nephews, Dylan Galligan, Billy Johnson, Brian Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Tony Johnson, Scot Johnson, Jesse Johnson, and Rick Lenore.