- Date Of Birth: April 6, 1919
- Date Of Death: April 2, 2015
- State: Illinois
Esther L. (Erickson) Johnson, 95, of Ottawa, died April 2, 2015 at OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center.
Esther was born on April 6, 1919 in Brookfield Township, Rural Marseilles to Oscar and Ella (Thompson) Erickson. She married Floyd G. Johnson on July 9, 1938 in Clinton, IA. Esther was the co-owner of Johnson Machine Works, for 71 years. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church, in Ottawa, Faith Lutheran Women of Faith, and Ottawa Women’s Club. Esther was also a nurse’s aide at the Ryburn King Hospital in Ottawa, from 1965 to 1975.
She is survived by 2 children, Diane (Stan) Dale, of Marseilles and Keith (Julie) Johnson, of Ottawa, 2 grandchildren, Mark (Juli) Dale and Angie (Tony) McEvoy, 6 great grandchildren, Josh, Luke, Joe, and Gracie Dale and Sam and Allison McEvoy. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd, on January 5, 1999, 4 brothers, Carmie, Marvin, Lester, and Ray Erickson and a sister, Evelyn Penoyer. Pallbearers will be Mark Dale, Tony McEvoy, Mick Stevens, Tim Tershowski, Barney Erickson, Gary Erickson, and Karl Lengfelder.
