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- Bio: From: Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
- Margaret Jean Johnson - 87
5/1/1923 - 1/14/2011
- Turner-Eighner Funeral Home Somonauk - Margaret Jean Johnson, 87, died peacefully at her Somonauk home on January 14, 2011. Born May 1, 1923, she was the third child of Harley and Esther (Hadlock) Herzog. Following graduation from Somonauk High in the class of ‘41, she entered the St. Joseph Hospital (Aurora) School of Nursing. She left her RN studies to marry Duane D. Johnson of Leland on July 11, 1942.
- The couple farmed near Leland until 1961 when they moved to Somonauk where Duane had established Somonauk Insurance and Realty, a business still active, headed by son Michael. During the 60's and 70's Duane and Jean founded Hi Tide Recreation near the family farm. Mrs. Johnson was the onsite manager of the campground, swimming lake, and teen-age beach dance venue.
- The woman most knew as Jean bustled through life with an energy that blessed her family, her community and many civic organizations.
- Whether it was WSCS and Sunday School, not to mention the turkey supper at Leland Methodist Church – on to Sunshine Band, fundraising for the church addition at Somonauk's Union Congregational – Jean took her faith seriously and actively. During their retirement winters in Mesa, Arizona, Jean taught Sunday School at Our Savior's Lutheran Church and volunteered at the Lutheran Thrift Shop.
- She served on the Boards of the Somonauk Library and the Sandwich Hospital, helping to found the Sandwich Antiques Market as a benefit for the hospital. For any benefit dinner in Somonauk, she would bake pies or cookies, and even into her 80's, she would work such events with vigor.
- A favorite saying, passed on to her children and grandchildren was "Can't never did anything." She undertook tasks, interest, and activities with purpose and willingness.
- She leaves to her family and friends, legacies: always a book or a crossword puzzle or a game to keep the mind active; a love of nature that included bird watching and hiking and visiting state and national parks; a commitment that translated into action for church and community.
- Marriage and family were the focus of her life. She was married to Duane for 67 years until his death in 2009. They were the parents of Michael D. (Ruth) of Leland; Susan K. (Paul) Larson of Leland; Cynthia J. (Bill) Henrikson of Peoria; and Patricia Ann (John) Groves of Bloomington. Grandchildren are Jeremiah, Sarah and Jessie Johnson; Kevin and Andrew Larson; Seth Henrikson and Emily Cotton; Jay Anderson, Joshua Marcum, Suzanne Ashworth, and Rachel Marcum. There are 17 great grandchildren.
- She will rest in Little Indian Creek Cemetery, across the road from what was "Great Grandpa Johnson's" farm in 1942. She and Duane lived their first year of married life on that farm. The marker for their grave is a granite rock engraved with the words "Sweethearts forever."
- Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 17, 2011 at Union Congregation Church with Rev. Kirk Moore and Rev. Bob Dell officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Turner-Eighner Funeral Home in Somonauk. Memorials may be made to the Union Congregational Church of Somonauk, the Somonauk Public Library, or Little Indian Creek Cemetery Association. For more information or to sign the online guest book go to www.EighnerFuneralHomes.com.
- Turner-Eighner Funeral Home
- 13160 Rt. 34 W. Somonauk, IL 815-498-2363
- Visitation:
Visitation will be from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 16, 2011 at Turner-Eighner Funeral Home in Somonauk
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1923 - 2011 (87 år)
