Joan H. Johnson

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Joan Johnson, age 95, of Princeton, passed away Oct. 23, 2024, at Sterling Pointe Senior Living in Princeton. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, at St. Edward’s Catholic Church, Christ Our Light Parish in Princeton. The Rev. Kevin Anderson will officiate, and burial will take place at St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery in Duelm. There will be a visitation from 10-11 a.m. at the church Wednesday. Service with dignity provided by the Foley Funeral Home.

Joan Helen Johnson was born Feb. 2, 1929, in St. George Township, Benton County, to Joseph and Mary (Fouguette) Dierkes. She married Gary Johnson Nov. 4, 1967, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Minneapolis. She lived in Minneapolis and worked for Honeywell for years. Joanie was a farm girl at heart and loved farm life. In her spare time, she genuinely enjoyed making wine and creating many batches that were shared with family and friends. Her favorite was dandelion wine. One of her fondest memories was picking the dandelions with her sisters. Her greatest joys were the visits from her family members, playing cards and telling stories of days gone by.  She was a devoted Catholic and loved praying the Holy Rosary. She will be missed by her many nieces and nephews but welcomed in to heaven by her family. She was a long time member of St. Edward’s Catholic Church.

She is survived by many nieces and nephews.  She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Mary; husband, Gary; and brothers and sisters, Vena Zierden, Magdelen Dierkes, Rita Mulqueen, Fidelis Dierkes, Dan, Sylvester ‘Jack’, Maurice, Severyn and Raphael.

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