Marion G. Johnson

Johnson, Marion G. Age 102, because of God's grace, was ushered into new life on October 10, 2019. Born January 26, 1917, on a farm near Jackson, MN. Marion became a rural schoolteacher in that area for nine years. She then served The Evangelical Lutheran Church to establish churches and Sunday Schools in communities that grew after WWII. In 1953, she was called to teach in Lutheran Schools in Tanzania, Africa for 29 years until her retirement in 1982. Her retirement years were spent in Edina and Bloomington, MN. She was a longtime member of Emmaus Lutheran Church. She is survived by 23 nieces and nephews, their children and grandchildren. Memorial Service will be held 11:00AM on Monday (Oct. 21) with visitation 1 hour prior at Emmaus Lutheran Church, 8443 2nd Ave. in Bloomington. Interment Riverside Cemetery in Jackson, MN. Memorials preferred to Emmaus Lutheran Missions or World Mission Prayer League. Morris Nilsen Chapel 612-869-3226 morrisnilsen.com