Julia M. Johnson, 106, of Champaign, died at 2:25 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Country Health Care, Gifford.
Entombment will be in Mt. Hope Mausoleum, Champaign.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Julia was born September 23, 1914 in Sidney, the daughter of Malcolm and Mary Mitchell Neer. She married Ethard Johnson in 1933. He preceded her in death in 1981.
Survivors include one son, Lester (Cindy) Johnson of Champaign and one grandson, Alan (Brenda) Johnson of Mattoon.
She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Julia owned and operated Johnson's Grocery Store in Urbana for many years.
She traveled the world extensively and had been on every continent. Her adventures to Africa to ride a hot air balloon and to the Grand Canyon where she white water rafted while in her 80's. She loved music and one of her favorite activities was attending Jazz festivals.
Entombment will be in Mt. Hope Mausoleum, Champaign.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Julia was born September 23, 1914 in Sidney, the daughter of Malcolm and Mary Mitchell Neer. She married Ethard Johnson in 1933. He preceded her in death in 1981.
Survivors include one son, Lester (Cindy) Johnson of Champaign and one grandson, Alan (Brenda) Johnson of Mattoon.
She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Julia owned and operated Johnson's Grocery Store in Urbana for many years.
She traveled the world extensively and had been on every continent. Her adventures to Africa to ride a hot air balloon and to the Grand Canyon where she white water rafted while in her 80's. She loved music and one of her favorite activities was attending Jazz festivals.
Julia M. Johnson, 106, of Champaign, died at 2:25 p.m. on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at Country Health Care, Gifford.
Entombment will be in Mt. Hope Mausoleum, Champaign.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Julia was born September 23, 1914 in Sidney, the daughter of Malcolm and Mary Mitchell Neer. She married Ethard Johnson in 1933. He preceded her in death in 1981.
Survivors include one son, Lester (Cindy) Johnson of Champaign and one grandson, Alan (Brenda) Johnson of Mattoon.
She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Julia owned and operated Johnson's Grocery Store in Urbana for many years.
She traveled the world extensively and had been on every continent. Her adventures to Africa to ride a hot air balloon and to the Grand Canyon where she white water rafted while in her 80's. She loved music and one of her favorite activities was attending Jazz festivals.
Entombment will be in Mt. Hope Mausoleum, Champaign.
The family will receive friends from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Julia was born September 23, 1914 in Sidney, the daughter of Malcolm and Mary Mitchell Neer. She married Ethard Johnson in 1933. He preceded her in death in 1981.
Survivors include one son, Lester (Cindy) Johnson of Champaign and one grandson, Alan (Brenda) Johnson of Mattoon.
She was preceded in death by two brothers.
Julia owned and operated Johnson's Grocery Store in Urbana for many years.
She traveled the world extensively and had been on every continent. Her adventures to Africa to ride a hot air balloon and to the Grand Canyon where she white water rafted while in her 80's. She loved music and one of her favorite activities was attending Jazz festivals.
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