Wannie M. Johnson, of Park Rapids, MN, passed peacefully on March 5, 2021 in Riverside, CA.
Wannie was born in Woodville, WI on March 30, 1931. She grew up in River Falls, WI and graduated from River Falls High School in 1948. She married Dean Robert Johnson on November 19, 1952 in Pasadena, CA. Wannie graduated from Wisconsin State University - River Falls in 1955 with an Elementary Education degree and later earned her Master’s Degree in Southern CA. She was a dedicated kindergarten teacher for 32 years in San Bernardino, CA.
Dean and Wannie’s greatest joy was to build a home on Little Sand Lake in 1967. They spent many summers traveling back and forth between San Bernardino, CA and Park Rapids, MN while they were still teaching. They retired to Park Rapids in 1987 and enjoyed golfing, fishing, entertaining family and friends, and traveling extensively. They spent winters south in many places, but liked living in Canyon Lake, TX in later years. After Dean passed in 2007, Wan