Rayne, LA - A Mass of Christian Burial for Matilda Josephine Theunissen Johnson, age 88, of Rayne will be celebrated on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 10:00 AM in St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rayne. Father Kevin Bordelon, Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will serve as celebrant, and Father Christopher Cambre, Associate Pastor of St. Joseph Catholic Church, will serve as con-celebrant. Entombment will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery No. 2 Mausoleum, Rayne.

Mrs. Johnson passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018 in her Rayne home.

Mrs. Johnson was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, where she served as a member of the Lay Carmelites. She worked in the cafeteria at Rayne Catholic Elementary School for many years. Mrs. Johnson was a wonderful cook, and her greatest joy in life was caring for and spending time with her family.

Survivors include her sons, Kenneth D. Johnson and wife, Jeannie of Rayne, Albert M. Johnson and wife, Bonnie of Rayne, and Edward J. Johnson and wife, Amy of Rayne; daughters, Helen Marie Johnson of Scott, Brenda Hooper of Rayne, and Mary Comeaux and husband, Jay of Rayne; sisters, Louise Landry of Rayne, and Hilda Haure (her twin sister) of Rayne; sixteen grandchildren; twenty-seven great-grandchidlren; one great-grandchild on the way; and two great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

Preceding Mrs. Johnson in death were her husband of 65 years, Jasper Paul Johnson; parents, Joseph D. Theunissen and Annie Meyers Theunissen; brothers, Joseph Theunissen, Hubert Theunissen, and William Theunissen; sisters, Annie Klein, Marie Dupuis, and Frances "Poochie" Benoit; infant daughter, Matilda Johnson; son-in-law, Charles Wayne Bingham; daughter-in-law, Tina Johnson Matthews; and grandson-in-law, Jed Toups.

Gossen Funeral Home, Inc.