Vionne “Vi” Edell Johnson of Chelsea, Michigan, age 94, passed away Monday, August 18, at Chelsea Retirement Community.
Vionne was born in 1930 as the youngest child of a Scandinavian farm family in Granite Falls, MN – the much-loved daughter of Emil Carl and Hulda Nelson.
In December of 1951, Vionne married her high school sweetheart and trombone rival, Kenneth E. Johnson. Fifty-nine years of marriage and corporate moves took them to Minneapolis, New Jersey, Iowa, Northern Minnesota, Kansas, Maine, and finally here in Chelsea. With each move, Ken and Vi would become active members in their local churches, making enduring friendships along the way. Vionne was an elementary school teacher, a homemaker, a Deacon of the Presbyterian Church, and most recently a member of the Huron River Methodist Church of Dexter.
A memorial service will be held Thursday, October 16, 1:00 pm, at the Huron River Methodist Church, 7643 Huron River Drive, Dexter, MI. Visitation from Noon – 1:00 pm.
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