- Date Of Birth: April 9, 1929
- Date Of Death: June 11, 2014
- State: Indiana
Pauline J. Johnson, 85, of New Carlisle, IN, passed away at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at I.U. Health La Porte Hospital in La Porte, IN, following a brief illness.
She was born on April 9, 1929 to the late Walter J. and Stella (Dudeck) Kantorowski in Edwardsburg, MI, and has lived in New Carlisle since 1951. Along with her parents; she was preceded in death by her step-mother, Hattie Wojtysiak; and several sisters and step-sisters; brothers and step-brothers.
Pauline and her husband, Elmer were the owners of the former Johnson Country Food Mart in Hudson Lake, IN. She also had a booth at the Farmer’s Market in South Bend with her father, and then later with her husband, Elmer. Pauline graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in South Bend, IN in 1947.
On May 5, 1951, as Pauline J. Kantorowski, she married Elmer J. Johnson at St. John Kanty Catholic Church in Rolling Prairie, IN. He died on June 8, 1991.
She is survived by her two daughters, Sharon Johnson of New Carlisle, IN; Mercedes “Mimi” (Brian) Herwehe of La Porte, IN; one son, Matthew Johnson of New Carlisle, IN; two grandchildren, Brent and Scott Herwehe, both of La Porte, IN; one brother, George (Barb) Kantorowski of Zephyrhills, FL; two step-sisters, Irene and Joan; and one step-brother, John.
Pauline was a member of St. John Kanty Parish in Rolling Prairie, IN. She enjoyed doing crafts and puzzles; and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and friends at the Farmer’s Market in South Bend, IN.
