Helen Elizabeth Johnson
April 13, 1926 - December 16, 2020
Obituary
VERONA - Helen Elizabeth Johnson, 94, of Verona, Wis., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. She was born on April 13, 1926, in Elkhorn, Wis., the daughter of John Rowland and Elizabeth (West) Watson. She graduated from Elkhorn High School in 1943 and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1946, where she majored in Business Education. Helen married Roy M. Johnson on July 31, 1948, at St. John in the Wilderness Episcopal Church in Elkhorn. Helen worked as a teacher at Boscobel High School and Madison West High School, and later as a guidance secretary at Madison West and LaFollette High Schools. She was a long-time member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Madison where she served in several roles over the years.
Helen is survived by her children, Janet (Steven) Peck, of Richland, Wash., Mark (Cheri) Johnson of Grayslake, Ill., and Kirk (Becka) Johnson of Verona, Wis.; grandchildren, Noah (Susie) Peck, Adam (Christina) Peck, Nathan (Julia) Peck, Samuel (Andrea) Peck, Christina Johnson, Alan Johnson, Bryan Johnson, Rachel (Craig) Montry, Benjamin (Kendra) Johnson, and Kimberly Johnson; 14 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Doris Watson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy in 2017; her brothers, Robert and James Watson; and infant sister, Lois Watson.
A private family funeral service will be held. Family and friends who wish to view services via LIVE STREAM may visit Helen’s obituary page at www.gundersonfh.com and click on the Live Webcast link at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. Burial will be at Eastside Cemetery, Stoughton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church or to a charity of the donor’s choice. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
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Ed and Jean Temby
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We are so sorry to learn of Helen, your mother's , passing. We go way back in time at St. Luke's church. Your mother was a very nice lady. We shall always remember her. Love and peace. , Ed and Jean Temby
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Lendell S Alston
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Dear Johnson Family: Please accept my heartfelt sympathy and condolences for the loss of Mrs. Helen Johnson. Helen was a dear friend and longtime member of our congregation, at ST. Luke's Episcopal Church, for as long as I can remember. I also remember your dad, Mr. Roy Johnson, and how on Sunday mornings when he and Helen brought you kids to church. My father, Lendell Alston, thought you were the nicest family. I will greatly miss your mom, because I know that she was a kind soul, who I talked to, at coffee hour, after church services on many occasions. Please accept mine and my family's deepest sympathies and condolences, to your entire family, for the loss of your mother, Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Johnson. Very Respectfully, Lendell & Jody Alston, and Family