June Johnson, 93, of Nortonville, KS, passed away Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Midland Hospice House of Topeka, KS.
June has been cremated and inurnment will take place at 10:00 am, Saturday, February 1, 2014 at the Nortonville cemetery. The O'Trimble funeral home of Nortonville is in charge of the arrangements.
June Babcock was born on June 22, 1920 at Nortonville, the daughter of Herman C. and Lenna C. (Bond) Babcock. She graduated from Nortonville High School in 1938 as valedictorian of her class. June then attended Milton College in Milton, WI, for two years prior to moving to Chicago where she worked for a plastics manufacturer until 1942, when she moved to Fresno, CA. While at Milton College she received her pilot's license. June married Edwin Johnson on March 20, 1942 in Fresno, and they lived there until Mr. Johnson was transferred by the military to the Cape Hatteras area on the East Coast. When Mr. Johnson was deployed overseas, June returned to Nortonville where she taught at Center School for one year. After Mr. Johnson returned home from England, they moved to Kansas City where they made their home until 1985. In 1985, they moved back to Nortonville.
Mrs. Johnson was member and Deaconess of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Nortonville and had taught Sunday School for over 40 years. In 1991, the Johnson's joined a group of volunteers who went to various churches and church camps, where they did repairs or whatever work needed to be done. They had worked in seven states but had to stop in 1994 due to health reasons for Mr. Johnson. June and Edwin were also foster parents for five years and took care of 22 children during that time.
June was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edwin (Feb. 7, 2004); daughter, Gayle Johnson.
Survivors include two sons, Russell Johnson and James Johnson; three daughters, Becky Greife, Georgeanna Johnson and Kelly Johnson; five grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.