JONA JOHNSON (PAULSON)

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JONA JOHNSON (nee PAULSON) April 26, 1926 - March 11, 2013 Jona passed away at home on March 11, 2013 surrounded by her loving and supportive family. Jona was born and raised in Glenboro, Manitoba, where she and her husband, Ben, farmed and raised four daughters. She was trained as a teacher and taught for some years around Manitoba and Alberta before marrying in 1953, and starting her family. She was active in 4-H and curling, and enjoyed knitting and baking. They moved to the Comox Valley in August of 1974. Jona was a long-time member of the Evergreen Centre, where she enjoyed tube painting and playing bridge, and she was known for her Icelandic brown bread. She sang with the Clef Hangers and the Sweet Adelines. She always enjoyed watching curling and baseball, cheering on the Blue Jays. Jona is predeceased by her husband, Ben. She is survived by her sister, Freda Paulson, her daughters Louise Johnson (David Netterville), Cindy Sutherland (Dave), Peggy Johnson (Danny Clair), and Judy Johnson (Sean Mooney), her grandchildren, Dylan, Nicholas, and Moriah Sutherland, and Gala and Lena Stewart, and several nieces and nephews. Although she lived almost half her life on the west coast, she remained a prairie girl at heart. A Graveside Service will be held near her childhood home at Skalholt Cemetery on Saturday August 10, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Following the interment, a reception will be held in the Glenboro C.E. Building. Everyone is welcome. Memorial donations may be made in Jona's memory to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, 824-18th St., Unit 3, Brandon, MB R7A 5B7. On line condolences can be made by visiting www.willmorchapel.com Jamieson's Funeral Services of Glenboro in care of arrangements. 1-204-827-2480

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 08, 2013