ANNETTE (ZOERB) JOHNSON
Annette Z. Johnson, age 89, a long-time local resident and teacher of elementary music in Scottsville, died on Thursday morning, Aug. 23, 2007, in the Episcopal Church Home in Rochester. The cause of death was complications from cancer of the larynx.
Annette Julia Zoerb was born on Dec. 10, 1917, in Two Rivers, the daughter of Arthur and Antoinette Zoerb. She attended public schools in Two Rivers before graduating with a degree in music education from Milwaukee State Teachers College. Her first teaching jobs in the late 1930s were in Lake Geneva, and the rough-and-ready logging town of Merrill in the northern Wisconsin timber lands.
She married John L. Johnson in 1941, and they eventually moved to Decatur, Ill., where she taught in area schools and directed various church choirs. The couple moved to Scottsville in 1963, and divorced in 1971.
Mrs. Johnson began teaching at T.J. Connor Elementary School in the mid 1960's and was known for exposing her students of all ages to the rich breadth of the world's musical traditions. "Her classes really learned about and to love classical music," recalled her friend and fellow musician, Donna Terepka. "She played recordings of all periods of music for them, and they loved some of the Beethoven symphonies. They wanted to hear more, so she instituted 'Lunch with Ludwig,' and kids could bring their lunches into the music room and she would play music for them, but she did not stop with Beethoven. "They learned about different styles from Bach to Gershwin to Scott Joplin," she said. Mrs. Johnson taught at the school for 18 years.
A native of Wisconsin, Mrs. Johnson was a musician in her own right, often performing with a precise contralto voice that could deliver classical works as well as Broadway show tunes. Joining other teachers from Scottsville schools, she performed in "The Music Man" and "Guys and Dolls" in the annual faculty musicals during the 1970s. Her particular love and musical strength, though, was choral works, both as a conductor and singer. She served many years as the choir director at Scottsville's Union Presbyterian Church, and often attended summer workshops conducted by noted directors, Fred Waring and Robert Shaw. One of Mrs. Johnson's lasting tonal legacies is the carillon music played from the top of the Scottsville Public Library, where she was an active member of the board.
A large party had been organized to celebrate her 80th birthday. She insisted the only gift she wanted was to have the carillon restored. Attendees and other friends contributed more than $1,500 and the recorded bells now ring every evening.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
A memorial service in Annette's memory will be announced at a later date. Interment will be made at the Pioneers Rest Cemetery. J.H. Cameron Funeral Home, Scottsville, N.Y., is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 28, 2007
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Annette Z. Johnson, age 89, a long-time local resident and teacher of elementary music in Scottsville, died on Thursday morning, Aug. 23, 2007, in the Episcopal Church Home in Rochester. The cause of death was complications from cancer of the larynx.
Annette Julia Zoerb was born on Dec. 10, 1917, in Two Rivers, the daughter of Arthur and Antoinette Zoerb. She attended public schools in Two Rivers before graduating with a degree in music education from Milwaukee State Teachers College. Her first teaching jobs in the late 1930s were in Lake Geneva, and the rough-and-ready logging town of Merrill in the northern Wisconsin timber lands.
She married John L. Johnson in 1941, and they eventually moved to Decatur, Ill., where she taught in area schools and directed various church choirs. The couple moved to Scottsville in 1963, and divorced in 1971.
Mrs. Johnson began teaching at T.J. Connor Elementary School in the mid 1960's and was known for exposing her students of all ages to the rich breadth of the world's musical traditions. "Her classes really learned about and to love classical music," recalled her friend and fellow musician, Donna Terepka. "She played recordings of all periods of music for them, and they loved some of the Beethoven symphonies. They wanted to hear more, so she instituted 'Lunch with Ludwig,' and kids could bring their lunches into the music room and she would play music for them, but she did not stop with Beethoven. "They learned about different styles from Bach to Gershwin to Scott Joplin," she said. Mrs. Johnson taught at the school for 18 years.
A native of Wisconsin, Mrs. Johnson was a musician in her own right, often performing with a precise contralto voice that could deliver classical works as well as Broadway show tunes. Joining other teachers from Scottsville schools, she performed in "The Music Man" and "Guys and Dolls" in the annual faculty musicals during the 1970s. Her particular love and musical strength, though, was choral works, both as a conductor and singer. She served many years as the choir director at Scottsville's Union Presbyterian Church, and often attended summer workshops conducted by noted directors, Fred Waring and Robert Shaw. One of Mrs. Johnson's lasting tonal legacies is the carillon music played from the top of the Scottsville Public Library, where she was an active member of the board.
A large party had been organized to celebrate her 80th birthday. She insisted the only gift she wanted was to have the carillon restored. Attendees and other friends contributed more than $1,500 and the recorded bells now ring every evening.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
A memorial service in Annette's memory will be announced at a later date. Interment will be made at the Pioneers Rest Cemetery. J.H. Cameron Funeral Home, Scottsville, N.Y., is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 28, 2007
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ANNETTE (ZOERB) JOHNSON
Annette Z. Johnson, age 89, a long-time local resident and teacher of elementary music in Scottsville, died on Thursday morning, Aug. 23, 2007, in the Episcopal Church Home in Rochester. The cause of death was complications from cancer of the larynx.
Annette Julia Zoerb was born on Dec. 10, 1917, in Two Rivers, the daughter of Arthur and Antoinette Zoerb. She attended public schools in Two Rivers before graduating with a degree in music education from Milwaukee State Teachers College. Her first teaching jobs in the late 1930s were in Lake Geneva, and the rough-and-ready logging town of Merrill in the northern Wisconsin timber lands.
She married John L. Johnson in 1941, and they eventually moved to Decatur, Ill., where she taught in area schools and directed various church choirs. The couple moved to Scottsville in 1963, and divorced in 1971.
Mrs. Johnson began teaching at T.J. Connor Elementary School in the mid 1960's and was known for exposing her students of all ages to the rich breadth of the world's musical traditions. "Her classes really learned about and to love classical music," recalled her friend and fellow musician, Donna Terepka. "She played recordings of all periods of music for them, and they loved some of the Beethoven symphonies. They wanted to hear more, so she instituted 'Lunch with Ludwig,' and kids could bring their lunches into the music room and she would play music for them, but she did not stop with Beethoven. "They learned about different styles from Bach to Gershwin to Scott Joplin," she said. Mrs. Johnson taught at the school for 18 years.
A native of Wisconsin, Mrs. Johnson was a musician in her own right, often performing with a precise contralto voice that could deliver classical works as well as Broadway show tunes. Joining other teachers from Scottsville schools, she performed in "The Music Man" and "Guys and Dolls" in the annual faculty musicals during the 1970s. Her particular love and musical strength, though, was choral works, both as a conductor and singer. She served many years as the choir director at Scottsville's Union Presbyterian Church, and often attended summer workshops conducted by noted directors, Fred Waring and Robert Shaw. One of Mrs. Johnson's lasting tonal legacies is the carillon music played from the top of the Scottsville Public Library, where she was an active member of the board.
A large party had been organized to celebrate her 80th birthday. She insisted the only gift she wanted was to have the carillon restored. Attendees and other friends contributed more than $1,500 and the recorded bells now ring every evening.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
A memorial service in Annette's memory will be announced at a later date. Interment will be made at the Pioneers Rest Cemetery. J.H. Cameron Funeral Home, Scottsville, N.Y., is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 28, 2007
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Annette Z. Johnson, age 89, a long-time local resident and teacher of elementary music in Scottsville, died on Thursday morning, Aug. 23, 2007, in the Episcopal Church Home in Rochester. The cause of death was complications from cancer of the larynx.
Annette Julia Zoerb was born on Dec. 10, 1917, in Two Rivers, the daughter of Arthur and Antoinette Zoerb. She attended public schools in Two Rivers before graduating with a degree in music education from Milwaukee State Teachers College. Her first teaching jobs in the late 1930s were in Lake Geneva, and the rough-and-ready logging town of Merrill in the northern Wisconsin timber lands.
She married John L. Johnson in 1941, and they eventually moved to Decatur, Ill., where she taught in area schools and directed various church choirs. The couple moved to Scottsville in 1963, and divorced in 1971.
Mrs. Johnson began teaching at T.J. Connor Elementary School in the mid 1960's and was known for exposing her students of all ages to the rich breadth of the world's musical traditions. "Her classes really learned about and to love classical music," recalled her friend and fellow musician, Donna Terepka. "She played recordings of all periods of music for them, and they loved some of the Beethoven symphonies. They wanted to hear more, so she instituted 'Lunch with Ludwig,' and kids could bring their lunches into the music room and she would play music for them, but she did not stop with Beethoven. "They learned about different styles from Bach to Gershwin to Scott Joplin," she said. Mrs. Johnson taught at the school for 18 years.
A native of Wisconsin, Mrs. Johnson was a musician in her own right, often performing with a precise contralto voice that could deliver classical works as well as Broadway show tunes. Joining other teachers from Scottsville schools, she performed in "The Music Man" and "Guys and Dolls" in the annual faculty musicals during the 1970s. Her particular love and musical strength, though, was choral works, both as a conductor and singer. She served many years as the choir director at Scottsville's Union Presbyterian Church, and often attended summer workshops conducted by noted directors, Fred Waring and Robert Shaw. One of Mrs. Johnson's lasting tonal legacies is the carillon music played from the top of the Scottsville Public Library, where she was an active member of the board.
A large party had been organized to celebrate her 80th birthday. She insisted the only gift she wanted was to have the carillon restored. Attendees and other friends contributed more than $1,500 and the recorded bells now ring every evening.
(Survivors omitted for privacy.)
A memorial service in Annette's memory will be announced at a later date. Interment will be made at the Pioneers Rest Cemetery. J.H. Cameron Funeral Home, Scottsville, N.Y., is assisting the family with arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, Aug. 28, 2007
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