Doris F. Johnson
January 30, 2010
Doris was born in Cuming County near West Point, NE on December 25, 1919. Her parents were Boyd and Ida (Prawitz) Flores. She grew up there, graduating from West Point High School with honors in 1937. Then she taught in rural schools in Cuming County.
On June 29, 1941 Doris was married to Stanley E. Johnson in Grace Lutheran Church in West Point. They had lived in Los Angeles, CA, then in Dodge, NE for 2½ years and Snyder, NE for 2½ years, moving to Fremont in 1952. They remained in Fremont, building their present home in 1956. Her husband Stan, retired from the Chicago Northwestern Railroad as a freight agent in 1981 after 34 years with the railroad. Doris had worked for Schweser's in downtown Fremont for 8 years.
Doris was a member of Salem Lutheran Church since 1952. She taught Sunday School and vacation Bible School there. She was active in Salem's WELCA (Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church) where she held various offices. Doris and Stan were avid square dancers, and taught square dancing for 25 years. She enjoyed playing golf, she belonged to 3 card clubs for many years, she liked reading, crocheting and knitting, and for years she sewed her own clothes as well as sewing for friends. She also was a gardener.
She was preceded in death by her husband Stan in January of 1995, by her twin sister Dorothy Hiatt, a brother Earl Flores and a sister-in-law Dorothy Flores.
Survivors: 3 sons - Roger and wife Darlene Johnson of Centennial, Colorado
Darryl and wife Patti Johnson of Scottsdale, Ariz.
Mark and wife Michele Johnson of Scottsdale, Ariz.
7 grandchildren
10 great grandchildren
brothers - Gordon Flores of Loveland, Colorado
Leigh and wife Lois Flores of Scribner
sister-in-law - Anna Louise Flores of West Point
brother-in-law - Carl Hiatt of Colorado Springs, Colorado
nieces and nephews
The funeral service will be 10 AM Wednesday (Febr. 3rd, 2010) in Salem Lutheran Church with the Rev. Michael Thomas officiating. The committal will follow in Ridge Cemetery. Memorials are suggest to Salem Lutheran Church.
Visitation at the Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, will be on Tuesday (Febr. 2nd) from 2 to 8 PM, with the family receiving friends from 6 to 8 PM. Visitation will also be at the church Wednesday morning for an hour before services.
Online condolences at www.Ludvigsenmortuary.com
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