Phyllis Johnson

Phyllis Jean Blanche Romsdahl was born on September4, 1930 to Alfred and Blanche (Anderson) Romsdahl of rural St. James. She was educated at ISD #50 and graduated from St. James High School in 1948. She married Robert L. Johnson on February 20, 1948 in Clear Lake, Iowa. They lived in California and several places in Minnesota before settling in Slayton. They later moved to rural Ormsby and retired in St. James. Phyllis worked for Nu-Way as a bookkeeper from 1965 until her retirement. She was very active in church activities and was a founding member of Hosanna Free Lutheran Church in St. James. In addition to her faith, Phyllis's family and grandchildren were the joy of her life. Her hobbies were many and included cooking and entertaining, ceramics, doll making, quilting, and crossword puzzles. Phyllis Johnson passed away on October 11, 2006 at the Madelia Community Hospital in Madelia, MN at the age of 76 years. She is survived by her husband, Robert Bob Johnson of St. James, her 3 daughters Leah (Bryan) Johnson of Rochester, MN, LuAnn (Tom) Peterson of Trimont, MN and Lisa (Frank) Labby of Leesville, Louisiana. Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren, sisters, Charlotte Moe of San Clarita, CA, LeVone Toedt of St. James, Betty Belcher of Oak Park, CA, and brother James (Charlotte) Romsdahl of rural Ormsby. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Vernon Romsdahl, sisters Lorraine Kuehl and Janice York and a daughter Leslie.