Donna A. (Hawkins) Johnson, age 85, passed away on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at her apartment a Centennial Villa in Annandale, MN.
Donna was born September 24, 1935 in Bena, MN to Fred Hawkins and Isabelle (Cauchy) Hawkins and grew up in the Deer River and Grand Rapids, MN area as her family moved.
In September 1961, Donna was united in marriage to Loren R. Johnson in Grand Rapids, MN and created an instant family with Lorenâs son, Gregory, and daughter, Cynthia, and her son, Rodney whom Loren adopted as his own. During the early years of their marriage, Lorenâs employer transferred him to different MN cities, a different state and even a different country. They lived in Grand Rapids, Duluth, Austin, Anchorage, AK, Kingston Jamaica, and back to Austin in 1970 where they remained for over 50 years. Donna loved telling stories about their experiences in Alaska and especially Jamaica where their son, Daniel, was born.