Helen R. Johnson Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Helen R. Johnson of Oregon, Illinois, who passed away at the age of 93, on September 1, 2023. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Irvin Gocken and Jane Gocken (Schier); and her sisters, Marian Gocken and Kay Altenburg. She is survived by: her husband Frank "Reed" Johnson; her sister Lorena Robinson of LaSalle, IL; her daughters, Sandy Joyce of Palatine, IL, Lori Cromie (Steven) of Elgin, IL and Linda Magnuson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; her grandchildren, Jennifer Magnuson Biewen, Nate Magnuson, Kyle Magnuson, Tara Joyce Schobert, Tim Joyce, Colin Cromie and Brendan Cromie; and her great grandchildren, Grady Biewen, Molly Biewen, Payton Schobert, Henry Schobert, Tucker Magnuson and Jazmyn Dawson. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
During the pandemic, Skip and her friends would gather for coffee and conversation at a picnic table near the Oregon Dam, thus forming the "Dam Coffee Club".
A memorial fund is established in Skip's name for the American Cancer Society and the Serenity Hospice and Home.
