Elaine I. Johnson Obituary (1935 - 2019)

Elaine I. Johnson, 84, of Bloomington, passed away at 6:16 a.m., Sunday, June 16, 2019 at her home. She and her husband are together again. Her funeral will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 20 at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with Rev. Peter Weeks officiating. Burial will be in Hudson Township Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m., Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Elaine was born March 11, 1935 in Williamsburg, IA, the daughter of Milton and Edna Latscha Schmidt. She married Emery E. Johnson on July 25, 1953 in Williamsburg, IA. He preceded her in death on April 11, 2015. She is survived by a daughter, Geri Koch of Bloomington, a son, Dennis (Susan) Johnson of Brookfield, WI; three grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren and a brother, Leo (Eva) Schmidt of Williamsburg, IA. Elaine was self employed throughout most of her working career. She enjoyed cooking, gardening and sewing. Elaine was a strong, generous, independent person who always thought of others before herself. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be dearly missed. The family would like to thank her team of doctors and OSF St. Joseph Hospice for their loving and compassionate care.