JoAnn (Bush)

Former Hastings resident, JoAnn Johnson, 71, of Silvercrest Assisted Living Community, Omaha, Nebraska, died Monday, March 17, 2003 at her home.

Services will be Thursday, March 20, 2003; 9:30 A.M. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Holstein, Nebraska with Rev. Carl H. Rehwaldt officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Churchyard Cemetery, Holstein, Nebraska. Prayer service Friday, March 21, 2003; 3:00 P.M. at Silvercrest Assisted Living Community, 108th & Q, Omaha, Nebraska.

JoAnn Johnson was born August 16, 1931 in Holyoke, Colorado to Archie F. & Leona M. (Hahn) Bush. She moved to Hastings, Nebraska & graduated from Hastings High School and attended Hastings College. On February 25, 1951, she married Robert F. Johnson at First Christian Church in Hastings. She was a long time member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Holstein, where she was superintendent of Sunday School and active in Ladies Aide & DORCAS Society. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Holstein. From 1964 -1971, she and her husband lived in Boulder, Colorado where JoAnn was Sunday School Administrator at Mt. Zion Lutheran Church. In 1971, they moved back to the farm in the Ayr/Roseland area. They moved to Hastings in 1988. For 10 years, she worked in housekeeping at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital. From 1995-2000, they were custodians and members of Faith Lutheran Church in Hastings. In 2000, they moved to Omaha, Nebraska to be nearer to their children. She was currently a member of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Gretna, Nebraska.

JoAnn Johnson was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Dr. Robert A. Bush.

Survivors include,
Husband: Robert F. Johnson - Omaha, NE
Sons & Daughters-in-law: Joel & Teresa Johnson - Benson, AZ
Jonathan & Sheila Johnson - Lake Orion, MI
Daughters & Sons-in-law: Tami & Bruce Trausch - Concordia, MO
Robyn & David Michal - Springfield, NE
12 Grandchildren

Memorial may be given to Lutheran Family Social Services-Omaha, NE; St. Paul Lutheran Church - Holstein, NE; Silvercrest Assisted Living Community-108th & Q, Omaha, NE

VISITATION:
Tue. 3-18-03; 5pm-9pm BVFH
Wed. 3-19-03; 9am-9pm BVFH with family present 6-8pm
Thur. 3-20-03; 1 hr. prior to service at the church