Marilyn Emily Johnson's faithful wish to be with the Lord was peacefully granted on Sept 30, 2018.
She was the daughter of Ollie & Millie Burt, born on Dec 15, 1923 in her beloved Perry, her home for over 90 years.
Marilyn attended Perry schools where she met her "Honey," Vaughn "Dutch" Johnson. They were married 76 years ago at Perry United Methodist Church on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1942.
In 2004, Marilyn and Dutch received a resolution from the Perry Township Board of Trustees honoring their outstanding contributions to the Perry Community.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Betty (Steve) Rinyo.
Marilyn is survived by her husband, Vaughn; sons, Denny (Marie Shook) Johnson and Don (Cathie) Johnson; grandchildren, Brenda (Andy) Pierce, Russ (Tina) Johnson, Adam (Tonya) Johnson, and Marcie (Rob) Kress; great-grandchildren, Jeramy (Mandy Drake), Jessica (Andrew), Christopher, David, Lane, Grant,Tessa, Decker, Brynn, Anthony, and Dylan; great-great-grandchildren, Lauren, LaKota, Logan, Ashlee, Athena, and Carson; brothers and sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Linda and Judy.
After so many years in a wheelchair, Mom is with the Lord, dancing again.
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From time to time our love is like a sail
and when the sail begins to alternate
from tack to tack, it’s like a swallowtail
and when the swallow flies it’s like a coat;
and if the coat is yours, it has a tear
like a wide mouth and when the mouth begins
to draw the wind, it’s like a trumpeter
and when the trumpet blows, it blows like millions ...
and this, my love, when millions come and go
beyond the need of us, is like a trick;
and when the trick begins, it’s like a toe
tip-toeing on a rope, which is like luck;
and when the luck begins, it’s like a wedding,
which is like love, which is like everything.
= Alice Oswald =
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She was the daughter of Ollie & Millie Burt, born on Dec 15, 1923 in her beloved Perry, her home for over 90 years.
Marilyn attended Perry schools where she met her "Honey," Vaughn "Dutch" Johnson. They were married 76 years ago at Perry United Methodist Church on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1942.
In 2004, Marilyn and Dutch received a resolution from the Perry Township Board of Trustees honoring their outstanding contributions to the Perry Community.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Betty (Steve) Rinyo.
Marilyn is survived by her husband, Vaughn; sons, Denny (Marie Shook) Johnson and Don (Cathie) Johnson; grandchildren, Brenda (Andy) Pierce, Russ (Tina) Johnson, Adam (Tonya) Johnson, and Marcie (Rob) Kress; great-grandchildren, Jeramy (Mandy Drake), Jessica (Andrew), Christopher, David, Lane, Grant,Tessa, Decker, Brynn, Anthony, and Dylan; great-great-grandchildren, Lauren, LaKota, Logan, Ashlee, Athena, and Carson; brothers and sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Linda and Judy.
After so many years in a wheelchair, Mom is with the Lord, dancing again.
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From time to time our love is like a sail
and when the sail begins to alternate
from tack to tack, it’s like a swallowtail
and when the swallow flies it’s like a coat;
and if the coat is yours, it has a tear
like a wide mouth and when the mouth begins
to draw the wind, it’s like a trumpeter
and when the trumpet blows, it blows like millions ...
and this, my love, when millions come and go
beyond the need of us, is like a trick;
and when the trick begins, it’s like a toe
tip-toeing on a rope, which is like luck;
and when the luck begins, it’s like a wedding,
which is like love, which is like everything.
= Alice Oswald =
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Marilyn Emily Johnson's faithful wish to be with the Lord was peacefully granted on Sept 30, 2018.
She was the daughter of Ollie & Millie Burt, born on Dec 15, 1923 in her beloved Perry, her home for over 90 years.
Marilyn attended Perry schools where she met her "Honey," Vaughn "Dutch" Johnson. They were married 76 years ago at Perry United Methodist Church on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1942.
In 2004, Marilyn and Dutch received a resolution from the Perry Township Board of Trustees honoring their outstanding contributions to the Perry Community.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Betty (Steve) Rinyo.
Marilyn is survived by her husband, Vaughn; sons, Denny (Marie Shook) Johnson and Don (Cathie) Johnson; grandchildren, Brenda (Andy) Pierce, Russ (Tina) Johnson, Adam (Tonya) Johnson, and Marcie (Rob) Kress; great-grandchildren, Jeramy (Mandy Drake), Jessica (Andrew), Christopher, David, Lane, Grant,Tessa, Decker, Brynn, Anthony, and Dylan; great-great-grandchildren, Lauren, LaKota, Logan, Ashlee, Athena, and Carson; brothers and sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Linda and Judy.
After so many years in a wheelchair, Mom is with the Lord, dancing again.
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From time to time our love is like a sail
and when the sail begins to alternate
from tack to tack, it’s like a swallowtail
and when the swallow flies it’s like a coat;
and if the coat is yours, it has a tear
like a wide mouth and when the mouth begins
to draw the wind, it’s like a trumpeter
and when the trumpet blows, it blows like millions ...
and this, my love, when millions come and go
beyond the need of us, is like a trick;
and when the trick begins, it’s like a toe
tip-toeing on a rope, which is like luck;
and when the luck begins, it’s like a wedding,
which is like love, which is like everything.
= Alice Oswald =
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She was the daughter of Ollie & Millie Burt, born on Dec 15, 1923 in her beloved Perry, her home for over 90 years.
Marilyn attended Perry schools where she met her "Honey," Vaughn "Dutch" Johnson. They were married 76 years ago at Perry United Methodist Church on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1942.
In 2004, Marilyn and Dutch received a resolution from the Perry Township Board of Trustees honoring their outstanding contributions to the Perry Community.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister, Betty (Steve) Rinyo.
Marilyn is survived by her husband, Vaughn; sons, Denny (Marie Shook) Johnson and Don (Cathie) Johnson; grandchildren, Brenda (Andy) Pierce, Russ (Tina) Johnson, Adam (Tonya) Johnson, and Marcie (Rob) Kress; great-grandchildren, Jeramy (Mandy Drake), Jessica (Andrew), Christopher, David, Lane, Grant,Tessa, Decker, Brynn, Anthony, and Dylan; great-great-grandchildren, Lauren, LaKota, Logan, Ashlee, Athena, and Carson; brothers and sisters-in-law; many nieces and nephews; and special friends, Linda and Judy.
After so many years in a wheelchair, Mom is with the Lord, dancing again.
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From time to time our love is like a sail
and when the sail begins to alternate
from tack to tack, it’s like a swallowtail
and when the swallow flies it’s like a coat;
and if the coat is yours, it has a tear
like a wide mouth and when the mouth begins
to draw the wind, it’s like a trumpeter
and when the trumpet blows, it blows like millions ...
and this, my love, when millions come and go
beyond the need of us, is like a trick;
and when the trick begins, it’s like a toe
tip-toeing on a rope, which is like luck;
and when the luck begins, it’s like a wedding,
which is like love, which is like everything.
= Alice Oswald =
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