Janice Rae Johnson passed away peacefully on Feb. 2, 2022, at Oakland Heights Nursing Home in Oakland, surrounded by her loving family.
Janice Rae (Erickson) Johnson was born April 3, 1937, to Arthur and Marion (Peterson) Erickson. She attended District 33, Cuming County grade K through 8th and West Point High School. She graduated from Wayne State College in 1958 with a degree in Elementary Education and Music. She taught one year at Oakland Elementary then dedicated her life to making a home for her family.
On Aug. 3, 1958, she married Franklin W. Johnson. They were married 60 years. Janice was the proud mother of four children: Mark, Marsha, Craig and Curtis. Janice and Frank lived at Rural Route 1, Craig, where they farmed until 2013 when they moved to their house in Oakland.
Janice was an active member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oakland. She enjoyed quilting, reading, traveling and most of all her family and friends. She was active in Eastern Star and belonged to the neighborhood card club for over 60 years. Janice and Frank traveled extensively in their 5th wheel travel trailer spending over 25 years wintering in Arizona.
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents and her grandson Jacob Johnson.
She is survived by sons: Mark (Jill) of Oakland, Craig (Becky) of Cortland, Curtis (Krisa) of Elkhorn; daughter, Marsha (Jeff) Ketcham of Omaha; 11 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; and many dear friends.
Janice’s greatest love was her family, and all of her children were proud to call her mom.
Memorial services will take place Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, 10:30 a.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oakland with memorial visitation one hour prior to services at the church
Private family burial at Westside Cemetery, rural Oakland
Memorials directed to Westside Cemetery and First Evangelical Lutheran Church.
