Betty Mae Johnson

Betty Mae Johnson, 89, a resident of Prairie Hills, Tipton, formerly of Mechanicsville, passed away Thursday, September 23, 2010 in Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Betty's visitation and viewing will be from 1:00 until 3:00 p.m., Sunday at Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices, Mount Vernon Chapel. Betty's funeral will be 11:00 a.m., Monday at the chapel, by Celebrant Mary Morgan. Betty is to be buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Mechanicsville, after a light lunch. Survivors include, Colleen (Chuck) Svoboda, Charles (Betty Jean) Johnson, Carla (David) Barnhart, and Cletus (Alberta) Johnson all of Mechanicsville. Grandchildren, Terri Jo Lawless, Kellie (Tom) Steffenson, Vance Zimmer, Tina (Bob) Hanks, Brad Barnhart, Justin Mullan, John Bemer, Marc (Erica Jacobs) Barnhart, and Catrina Johnson. Great-grandchildren, Brooke Zimmer, Tate & Trey Steffenson, Aaron Zimmer, Tanner Mullan, Taylor Ciha, Trent & Trevor Hanks, and Luke Lawless, Bryce & Natalie Bemer, and Allison & Kennedy Barnhart. Also surviving is a great-great-grandson Charlie Bloom, sister Allene (Louis) Turner, Cedar Rapids, and many nieces and nephews. Betty Mae was preceded in death by her husband Ervin, he died in 1975, parents George & Bessie Robinson Fisher, siblings, Bertha Reid, Eldora Driscoll, Alice Driscoll, Mary Fisher, Marge Varva and Georgie Fisher. Also preceding Betty was her son-in-law John Bemer, grandson Mitch Mullan, and grandson-in-law David Lawless. Betty was born on the Fisher family near Mechanicsville, April 12, 1921 and graduated from Mechanicsville High School in 1940. She married Ervin Johnson, of Bloomfield, January 7, 1946 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Mechanicsville where she was a member of the church. Betty and her husband farmed near Mechanicsville and had a large dairy herd. Betty was a devoted and loving mother. She was also a homebody. She enjoyed making afghans, giving them to her special friends and making lap robes for nursing homes. She resided the past five years at Prairie Hills, Tipton, where she made many friends with the residents and staff. She will be missed by all. Memorials may be donated to Mechanicsville Fire & Ambulance Volunteers or the Mechanicsville Parks & Recreational Board. On line condolences, www.morganfuneralchoices.com