Jeanne A. Johnson Obituary (1928 - 2015)

Scarborough- Jeanne A. Johnson, 86, passed away peacefully at her home Wednesday, January 28th, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in White River Junction, Vermont, on August 20, 1928, a daughter of Armand and Lucille (Henderson) Fournier. Jeanne was the oldest of five children. She graduated from St. Patricks High School in Watertown, MA in 1946. Jeanne worked at Newton Savings Bank, becoming the executive assistant to the President. On May 21, 1950, Jeanne married Glenn C. Johnson and together they raised four children, while residing in Newton and Belmont, MA. In addition to raising her children, Jeanne was the bookkeeper for Glenn Johnson Son for over forty years. In 1972, they relocated their family to Scarborough. Once in Maine, Jeanne learned the game of bridge. This passion brought many hours of enjoyment and friendship to Jeanne and all the bridge ladies. Jeanne is predeceased by her husband and their son, Robert Johnson. She is also predeceased by her sister, Ann Cullen and husband, Edward; brothers Donald Fournier and Joseph Fournier and wife, Virginia. She is survived by her children: Judith Kenney and husband William of East Falmouth, MA; David Johnson of South Portland; Linda Freeman and husband Maxwell of Scarborough; Patricia Dow and husband James of Scarborough. Jeanne leaves one brother, John Fournier and his wife Lorraine of Lexington, MA and sister-in-law, Dorothy Fournier of Dover, NH. Jeanne also leaves many special nieces and nephews- who visited Aunty often. Jeannes world revolved around her family and the added blessings of her seventeen grandchildren who loved and adored their Nana: Kimberly Beaudoin (Mark) of Old Orchard Beach; Glenn Johnson of Hiram; Lindsay Johnson of Massachusetts; Scott Murray (Julie), Sarah Jensen (Andrew), Stephanie Murray, Samantha Jennings (Morgan) of Massachusetts, Steven Murray of Alabama; Stewart Murray (Serena) of Gray; Sean Murray (Katie) of New Hampshire; Spencer Murray of New York; Margaret Freeman (Kevin) and Morgan Dow of Scarborough; Melissa Dow of South Portland; Patricia Freeman, of Massachusetts; Alexandra Freeman of New Hampshire and Carolyn Freeman (Eric) of Windham. Nana became Super Nana with the arrival of eight great grandchildren- Kayleigh, Eldon, Eliot, August, Everest, Adalynn, Lucy and Hannah. Super Nana expressed great joy upon learning that three more great-grand babies are due in 2015! The family would like to thank VNA Hospice, Life Stages and Deb for their loving care of our mom over the past five months. We are forever grateful that your dedication allowed our mom to stay home until she went home. Family and friends will gather for visitation on Thursday, February 5, 2015, from 3:00-7:00 pm at Conroy-Tully Crawford South Portland Chapel, 1024 Broadway, South Portland. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Friday, February 6, 2015, at 11:00 am, at Saint Maximilian Kolbe Church, 150 Black Point Rd., Scarborough. Burial will take place at a future date at Calvary Cemetery, Waltham, Massachusetts. Online condolences may be expressed at www.ctcrawford.com. In lieu of flowers, donations in Jeannes memory may be sent to: VNA Home Health-Hospice 50 Foden Road South Portland, Maine 04106 Or The Maine Alzhiemers Association 383 US Route One #2C Scarborough, ME 04074