Marjorie 'Ferne' Johnson

Marjorie Ferne (Kitt) Johnson was born on August 2, 1921 to Clyde and Sally (Baehm) Kitt in Yakima, WA and was raised on their fruit ranch in Cowiche, WA. She received her education at St. Joseph's Academy in Yakima. In 1944 she married Harold C. Johnson at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield. The couple raised their family in Springfield where Harold owned his own business - Springfield Heating and Plumbing. Ferne (the name she went by) and husband Boogie bought their dream cottage on Green Lake in Spicer, MN where they had 56 years of wonderful memories, many good friends were acquired, fishing was great and they never came home with an empty stringer. During the winters they traveled to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Alaska and Mexico to name a few. They enjoyed wintering in Arizona and visiting their children in Las Vegas, California, Denver, Colorado Springs and Washington State. Ferne and Boogie taught their 5 children the joy of traveling and visiting families out west where they enjoyed many memories with relatives and special army friends who will always stay close in their hearts. She loved her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed spending as much time as she could with them. Ferne made people happy with her quick wit and charm, which she kept until the end. She was a special person to all who knew and loved her. She will be greatly missed; everyone was her sweetheart. Ferne died on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at the New Ulm Medical Center at the age of 92 years. She is survived by her children- Roxette Denne of Las Vegas, NV, Terry (Marjie) Johnson of Spicer, MN, Sally (Bob) Meyer of Springfield, and Ron Che Che Johnson of Thousand Oaks, CA; 13 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and sister Geraldine Pearson of Washington. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband Harold in 2001; daughter Sandee James in January of 2014; and daughter-in-law Eileen Johnson in 2013. Rest in Peace Mom - You were the best. First Visitation 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sunday, June 1, 2014 Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield Chapel 407 N. Jackson Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Second Visitation 9:30 am - 10:30 am Monday, June 2, 2014 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Springfield, MN 112 West Van Dusen Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Service Information 10:30 am Monday, June 2, 2014 St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Springfield, MN 112 West Van Dusen Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087 Interment Information St. Raphael's Catholic Cemetery Address not given Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087