Submitted by: Dan Rich

Mary L. Johnson

Feb. 20, 1926 - June 4, 2008

South Bend Tribune 6/6/2008
NORTH LIBERTY - Mary L. Johnson, 82, of North Liberty, passed away at 12:51 a.m. Wednesday, June 4 in Memorial Hospital, South Bend, after an extended illness. Mrs. Johnson was born on Feb. 20,1926, in South Bend and resided in the Michiana area her lifetime. On December 8, 1944, in Mishawaka, IN, as Mary L. Silvers, she married Daniel N. Johnson who preceded her in death on February 9, 2004. Mary is survived by two daughters, Janet K. (Steven) Yeary of Brooklet, GA and Marie L. (William) Manczunski of South Bend; A sister, Shirley Lynas of South Bend; also four grandchildren, James M. Pinkerton of South Bend, Lisa (Jim) Caldwell of Bowling Green, KY, Amie M. (Todd) Colt of South Bend and Michael P. (Jessica) Vardaman of South Bend; and four great-grandchildren, Zachary Caldwell, Juli, Katie and Kayla Colt, all of whom Mary loved and cherished. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her loving husband; and a sister, Doris Hilcox. Mary was a homemaker who loved and cherished her family as they did her. She will be sadly missed by her family and all who had the opportunity to know this wonderful lady. She loved cooking and baking for her family. She was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene of Mishawaka, for several years before they closed in 2004. She then began to worship at Sumption Prairie United Methodist Church. Mary served the Lord well and was a true Christian. While in the hospital prior to her passing, she told her family that she wanted to go home and check on her cat, "Oliver" whom she loved dearly. She was Past President of the Greene Township. PTA

Visitation hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today, June 6, in Hanley & Sons "Southwest Chapel" Funeral Home located at West Ireland Road/ Indiana 23 South Bend. Funeral services will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 7, at Sumption Prairie United Methodist Church. Friends may call in the church one hour prior to service time. Pastor Jan Dimick will officiate and burial will follow at Sumption Prairie Cemetery. The family requests that all memorial contributions be made to the Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Ct. South Bend, IN. 46637 or to the American Red Cross. The HANLEY & Sons "Southwest Chapel" Funeral Home handled arrangements and extends its deepest sympathy and heartfelt prayers to the family of Mary Johnson.