Janet Mary Johnson, age 89 of Lemmon, passed away at the West River Regional Hospital in Hettinger, ND on October 2, 2009.


Janet was born on November 18, 1919 in Washau, Montana to William R. Williams and Janett C. (Little) Williams. She married Melvin A. Johnson on March 24, 1946. She was the mother of 3 sons, John, Andrew, and Dale; and one daughter Verna. She and Melvin adopted two of their grandchildren later in life, Richard and Jenet. She had 12 more grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.


Janet and Melvin lived in many places, but most of their lives together were in Yakima, Washington where they operated an apartment building, and later ran a daycare from there home.


Her husband Melvin passed away on December 19, 2002. Janet continued to live in Yakima until June of 2006 when she moved to Lemmon, SD to be near her son Dale and his family. The last year of her life she resided at Five Counties Nursing Home in Lemmon.


Survivors include her three sons, John Johnson and wife Linda; Andrew (Drew) Johnson and wife Sheila; Dale Johnson and wife Kathy; one daughter, Verna Johnson; two adopted grandchildren, Jenet Johnson and Richard Johnson, 11 other grandchildren – John, Susan, Kathy, Trisha, Drewann, Andrew, Anthony, Robert, Barbara, Casey, and Tracy and numerous great grandchildren.


She was preceded in death by her husband Melvin, her parents, one sister Verna, 2 brothers who died at birth, her special mother-in-law Hildur, one grandson Alan Andrew Johnson.


Honorary Pallbearers are of her grandchildren.


The funeral service will be held at the Valley Hills Funeral Home in Yakima, WA with burial in the West Hills Memorial Park.