Donna Johnson | 1929 - 2023
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Nov 22, 2023 | 5:34 PM / 289 views
Funeral services for Donna Johnson, 94, of Mobridge will be at 11 AM, Saturday, November 25, 2023, at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Donna passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at the Mobridge Regional Hospital.
Donna Bell Johnson was born on March 3, 1929, in Perkins County, SD to Don and Barbara (Allerdings) Van Orman. She grew up on a farm near Trail City, SD and graduated from Mobridge High School. Donna married Gordon Johnson on June 8, 1947, at the United Congregational Church in Mobridge. Gordon and Donna moved to Oregon where Gordon worked at the post office. In 1993 they moved back to Mobridge where she has since resided. While in Mobridge they also wintered in Arizona. Donna was an avid gardener. She was also a member of the Letter Carriers Auxiliary and the United Methodist Church which she was active in the women’s group.
Donna is survived by her children, Trudy Johnson of Eugene, OR, Douglas Johnson of Lake Hills, TX, and Linda (Art) Perez of Uvalde, TX, grandchildren, Heidi (Frank) Moore, Eric (Melanie) Perez, Raju Rickett, and BJ (Jessica) Perez, great grandchildren, Joshua, Shiloh, and Noah (Sarah) Moore, Holden and Kimber Perez, Holly Flores, Brookly and Ryder Perez, and Andrea Rickett, and Buffy, her faithful furry companion of 16 years.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, Gordon, two brothers, Forrest and Robert, and sister, Pearl.