Geraldine "Gerry" Johnson

Geraldine "Gerry" M. Johnson, age 76, of Savanna, Illinois, died Thursday, March 06, 2008, at the FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 pm Sunday, March 9,2008 at the Mount Carroll Church of God with Pastor Rick Zickefoose officiating. Visitation will be held from 12:30 – 2:00pm Sunday prior to the Service at Church. Burial will be in Lower York Cemetery, Thomson, Illinois, on Monday. Memorials may be directed to the family.

Geraldine M. Putman was born September 30, 1931, in Camanche, Iowa, the daughter of Carl Raymond and Martha H. (Petersen) Putman. She attended school in Camanche. On August 22, 1947, Gerry married Lloyd W. Johnson at the Little Brown Church, Nashua, Iowa.

Gerry worked for twenty years at the Moose Lodge in Savanna and had also worked at the Church of God, Mt. Carroll. She enjoyed reading and working with puzzles. Gerry was an avid Chicago Cubs Fan. Most of all she loved and enjoyed her family.

Gerry will be dearly missed by a son, John (Ann) Johnson of Thomson; four daughters, Linda (Steve) Sippel of Thomson; Mary (Dick) Smith of Shannon, Connie (Butch) Lease of Savanna and Roxanne (David) Kness of Chadwick; nine grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren; a brother, Ron (Phyllis) Putman of Mt. Dora, Florida and a sister, Betty (Lauren) Mumm of Chandler, Arizona.

Gerry was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Lloyd, four brothers, three sisters, a daughter, and a grandson.