Kathryn J. "Jane" Johnson

Hastings resident Kathryn J. “Jane” Johnson, 87, passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. 

Memorial Services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, February 17, at the First Presbyterian Church in Hastings with Rev. Greg Allen-Pickett officiating. There will be no burial at this time. A book signing will be 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, February 15, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be given to the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service, go to Jane’s obituary and click the play button shown towards the bottom of the page. 

Kathryn “Jane” Johnson was born September 29, 1937, in Hastings, NE to Vance A. and Doris Anderson. She attended Hastings Public Schools and went on to the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where she graduated with a degree in music. Jane was one of the very few people who could say that she had perfect pitch and was an accomplished pianist. 

She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority while attending school in Lincoln. 

Jane married Calvin R. Johnson on August 30, 1957, and they were married for 67 years. They had two children together, Elizabeth Anne Wissing and Chris Anders Johnson both of Hastings, NE. 

Jane was involved in numerous organizations in the Hastings community. Those organizations included the First Presbyterian Church where she served as a Deacon and Elder, Chapter G PEO, Infant Welfare Club, Child Development Council, YWCA, Hastings Foundation, George Elliott Book Club, Mary Lanning Hospital Auxiliary, Healthy Beginnings and the Hastings Library. She loved her family more than anything, and she enjoyed spending quality moments with them. Cal and Jane spent a lot of time traveling around the world. She loved her time spent in Colorado in the summers, and Scottsdale in the winters, where her family would come and visit her regularly. She was very strong in her faith and was a fifth-generation member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hastings. One of her true loves was playing games, reading books, and attending the sporting events of all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jane often said how lucky she was to have known all six of her grandchildren as married adults and to have had the privilege of knowing each of the 14 great-grandchildren. 

Jane was preceded in death by her parents, Vance and Doris Anderson and sister, Barb J. Youngscap. 

Survivors: 
Husband: 
    Calvin R. Johnson 
Sister: 
    Kay E. Lee 
Children: 
    Beth Wissing (Ron Wissing) 
    Chris Johnson (Janna Johnson) 
Grandchildren: 
    Chris Wissing (Inde Wissing) 
    Matt Wissing (Jodi Wissing) 
    Nick Johnson (Kaleigh Johnson) 
    Kathryn Olson (Nathan Olson) 
    Sara Knaub (Bryce Knaub) 
    Sam Johnson (Becca Johnson) 
Great-Grandchildren: 
    Carlee Wissing 
    Cole Wissing 
    Carter Johnson 
    Braxton Knaub 
    Willow Wissing 
    Breckyn Knaub 
    Hudson Olson 
    Ryleigh Johnson 
    Madelyn Olson 
    Foster Wissing 
    Connor Johnson 
    Scotlyn Johnson 
    Natalie Johnson 
    Carson Johnson 
Several nieces, nephews, other extended family, and friends