Services for Patricia Julia Johnson
Patricia Julia Johnson died on October 5, 2024, in North Branch MN at the age of 102. Pat was born July 10, 1922, in Nevis, MN to August and Katherine Longman Lindow. She was the youngest of six children.
She attended school in Nevis, graduated in 1940, then attended business school in Detroit Lakes. After being employed in St. Paul, she came to Clearbrook and worked at the First State Bank from 1942 to 1948. She married Lowell Johnson in 1947. They made their home and raised their four children in Clearbrook.
Pat was the Clearbrook City Clerk from 1970 to 1986. She was an active volunteer in various local organizations, and she was a proud member of the American Legion Auxiliary for 74 years. Other volunteering activities included the Good Samaritan Home, Civic Club and Garden Club. Pat was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bagley.
She also enjoyed gardening, bowling (until age 85), playing cards (especially with her bridge club), golfing, casino trips, knitting, the Clearwater Lake cabin, and traveling (thousands of miles in the motorhome with Lowell).
Pat was preceded in death by her husband Lowell (2002), two infant children, siblings - Louise, William, Catherine, Ruth and Thomas.
She is survived by her son- Bill (Judy) of Vadnais Heights; daughter - Betty (David) Ambers of North Branch; daughter -Barb (Glen) Juntti of Minnetonka; and son - Alan of Somers of Montana; grandchildren -Scott and Ross Juntt, Kelli Ambers Perrault, Casey Ambers Thiel, and Travis and Amanda Johnson. Great grandchildren Wyatt and Alton Perrault, Lauren and Owen Thiel, Chase, Collin and Charlee Juntti, Kira Juntti, Aubrey and Joslyn Johnson, Amanda’s Baby Boy Schmidt; numerous nieces and nephews.
Special thanks to all who cared for Pat in the past 3 years.
Services – Memorial Gathering will be on Saturday, October 19, 2024, starting at 11:00 am with lunch to follow at the Cease Family Funeral Home in Bagley. Interment (with Lowell) at Silver Creek Cemetery in Clearbrook will be held at 1:45pm
Arrangements –Cease Funeral Home, Bagley and Grandstrand Funeral Home, North Branch