Judith Ann Johnson

Judith "Judy" Ann Johnson (née Seidl) passed away on December 22, 2024 at the age of 99. Judy was born June 15, 1925 in Menominee, MI to parents Fred and Anna Seidl. Fred managed the local dam and power plant in Menominee County, MI and Anna was a home maker and later was a housekeeper/cook for a prominent family. One of three siblings, Judy graduated from Stephenson High School and then attended nursing training at Augustana Hospital in Chicago, IL. On April 21, 1945, she married Evdorus J. M. Larson in Chicago as he was finishing military service in the Naval Air Corps. He completed undergraduate degrees in both education (biology) and music (choral conducting) and taught choir and biology at high schools in the suburban Minneapolis area and conducted church choirs in several area congregations. Judy and Evy had three children, Katherine, Linda, and Beth Ann. As the children grew older, Judy worked at the North Memorial Hospital as a Unit Clerk. Evy passed away in March of 1970. Shortly thereafter, Judy became a medical assistant for an internal medicine practice in Minneapolis, a position she held for almost 40 years. In 1977, Judy married Lester G. Johnson of Edina, who had been Administrator of the Swedish Hospital in Minneapolis. Judy and Les summered in Edina and spent the cold winter months in Phoenix until Les' death in 1986. After his passing, Judy purchased a town home in Edina where she lived until 2021. Judy was confirmed at Gethsemane Lutheran Church (at the time in the Augustana Synod) in Wallace, MI, and was a member of several churches in suburban Minneapolis including, Gethsemane Lutheran, Oak Knoll Lutheran and Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran. She became a member of Wooddale in the late 1980s. She lived out her faith in Jesus Christ all of her life. Judy volunteered in the Missions ministry at Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie where she managed the correspondence of the missionaries in many different countries supported by the people of Wooddale. She enjoyed the stories of what God was doing around the world. Judy is preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Anna; brothers, Marshall and Thomas; and husbands, Evdorus and Lester. She is survived by daughters, Katy Larson of Boise, ID, Linda Holst (David) of Indianapolis, IN, and Beth Larson of Grantsburg, WI; grandchildren, Megan Holst Herring (David) of Indianapolis, IN, Andrew Holst of Houston, TX, Bronwyn Holst Spaeth (Brian) of Annandale, VA, and Brandon Tjaden of St. Cloud, MN; great-grandchildren, Timothy, Oliver, Naomi, and Colin Herring, and Joanna and Dylan Spaeth; sisters-in-law, Evodia (née Larson) Linner of Bloomington, MN, and Luci Seidl of Green Bay, WI; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial Service to be held near the 100th anniversary of her birth, June 14, 2025, at 10:30 AM, at Washburn-McReavy Edina Chapel, 5000 W 50th St, Edina, MN 55436. Visitation half an hour prior. Interment at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis. Memorials preferred to Missions: Wooddale Church. https://wooddale.org/giving/

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Judith Ann Johnson

June 15, 1925 - December 22, 2024

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Judith Ann Johnson

June 15, 1925 - December 22, 2024

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