Darlene Joyce Johnson
October 15, 2008
By Administrator
Darlene Joyce Johnson, of Issaquah, died Oct. 5 at Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue after courageously fighting complications from an infection. She was 83.
Joyce Johnson
Darlene was born Feb. 9, 1925, in Russell, Minn., to Vic and Gail Johnson.
In 1943, the day after graduating from high school, Darlene moved to Kirkland to join her parents, who had already relocated. She worked for the 13th Naval District at the Lake Washington Shipyards, and on weekends, loved to dance at Bert Lingren’s Dance Hall in Kenmore. There, she met Robert Johnson, and after a 14-month engagement, they married Nov. 7, 1947.
They moved to Ballard, then to a North Beach neighborhood, and raised two boys, Randy and Gary. Bob and Darlene were married 47 years. Bob preceded her in death April 4, 1994. For the past four years, Darlene has lived at Providence Point, where she had many friends and was close to family.
Darlene loved being around people and was a gracious, talented homemaker. She loved to cook and entertain, and was happiest during holidays, especially Christmas. She attended Pine Lake Covenant Church. She had a wonderful sense of humor, was thoughtful and kind, always doing things for others, and had an incredible love for life. She was the core of the family and kept up on everyone’s comings and goings, figuring out and looking forward to the next time we could all get together.
She was preceded in death by brothers Arlo and Maurice Johnson. She is survived by her sister Gloria Williams, of Ashby, Minn.; brothers Bobby Johnson, of Brush Prairie, and Rodney Johnson of Redmond; children Gary (Eleanor) and Randy (Buffy); and four grandchildren.
Darlene leaves us with an example of how to live and be grateful for each new day with a positive attitude and strong faith. She will be dearly missed, but is lonely no longer. We will love her always.
Send remembrances to Pine Lake Covenant Church, 1715 228th Ave. S.E., Sammamish, WA 98075-9589; or Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, c/o Contributions, JF-200, P.O. Box 19024, Seattle, WA 98109.
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