Lois S. Johnson
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SYRACUSE – Lois S. Johnson, 84, of
Goshen, Ind., passed away at 3:40 p.m.
on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at The
Maples Healthcare in Goshen.
She was born on July 21, 1935, in
Elkhart, Ind., to William Bruce and
Wilma Rockstroh Sellers.
She graduated in 1953 from Elkhart
High School, in 1956 from Ball State
University in Muncie, Ind., and then received her master’s
degree in special education from Ball State. She was married
on Aug. 21, 1955, at Trinity Methodist Church in
Elkhart to Paul E. Johnson, who preceded her on June 27,
2018. She retired from Muncie Community Schools after
34½ years and formerly taught at Morrison Mock
Elementary School in Muncie. She lived most of her life in
the Muncie/Selma area and lived in the North Webster
area from 2006 to 2014 before moving to Goshen.
She was a member of Hazelwood Christian Church in
Muncie, Sigma Kappa Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority, RSVP
Home Economics Club and the YWCA in Muncie. She did
volunteer work and served on the Cerebral Palsy Board
for many years.
She is survived by daughter, Kathleen (David) Ziege, of
Granger; son, Randall (Nita) Johnson, of Milford; three
grandchildren: Mat (Tamara) Johnson, Craig (Malea)
Johnson, and Amy (Austin) Masters; two great-grandchildren,
Kayla and Isabelle; and brother, Dean (Sandra)
Sellers, of White Pigeon, Mich.
She was preceded in death by her parents and husband.
Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday,
Aug. 17 at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S.
Huntington St., Syracuse, Ind. Funeral services will follow
at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the funeral home with Pastor
John Schrock of the Harbor Light Hospice officiating.
Burial will follow in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery near
Milford.
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Memorials to Motivate Your Minds, 2023 E. Highland
Ave., Muncie, IN 47303; or Harbor Light Hospice, 1608 E.
Day Road, Mishawaka, IN 46545.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Lois
Johnson, please visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
