Peggy Jo (Aamodt) Boone-Johnson Obituary
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of Peggy Jo (Aamodt) Boone-Johnson (Sioux Falls, South Dakota), who passed away on March 3, 2024, at the age of 62, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message, or photos to the family on the memorial page of Peggy Jo (Aamodt) Boone-Johnson to pay them a last tribute.
A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, March 9th 2024 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Heartland Funeral Home (1801 Frontier Street, Brandon, South Dakota 57005).
Peggy Jo Boone-Johnson, 62, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, unexpectedly passed away on March 3, 2024 after a short battle with cancer.
Peggy Jo Aamodt, Born in Devils Lake, North Dakota to parents Kenneth and Vivian Aamodt. As a young child Peggy and her family moved to Sioux Falls, SD in 1965 where she lived her life.
Peggy grew up with her 4 sisters and their relationship with each other was what you imagined a typical sisterhood with siblings would be. They loved roller skating together, playing outside with neighborhood kids until the street lights came on, sometimes even after. She was a night owl and liked to sleep in late. Loved life and having fun. She was baptized and a confirmed Lutheran. Even though she didn’t attend church, she always had her faith.
Peggy met Kenny Boone in her last years of High School and married March 23rd, 1986. They had 4 children and separated after a traumatic family event in early 1990’s. Kenny later passed away in 2018.
Peggy met Bobby Adams a number of years later and they were engaged to marry, but he lost his battle to cancer in 1999.
Peggy met John Johnson in 2000 and married in 2003. After separating in 2017, they remained companions for life.
She had a vibrant personality, always lightening the mood with her humor and unique snort. Peggy was known for her sarcasm, wit, generosity and loved big. She was always putting others before herself, giving and helping others who had less even if it meant putting herself in a difficult position. She was not a planner and most of the time, flew by the seat of her pants but always the best of any moment, never letting on that things were as bad as they were. Peggy had a sixth sense for understanding people and cherished spending time with her loved ones.
She attended Washington High School in Sioux Falls and later pursued studies in criminal justice. Peggy had a successful career in customer service and any position she had always focused on helping others.
She spent her time doing many of the things she loved including late-night car rides, thrifting, dancing, listening to music, storm chasing, and spending time with her family. She enjoyed pulling the handle; Keno being her favorite, playing bingo, an occasional shot of Tequila, late night coffee dates, was a collector many things, crossword puzzles, sudoku and incredibly passionate about caring for animals.
Peggy is survived by her children David (Jess) Aamodt, Aliza (Nathan) Goebel, Crystal Boone, and Daniel Boone. She is also survived by her sisters Sandy (Albert) Vandamn and Kay Lonning, as well as grandchildren, Celeste, Jaden, Tameren, Rai, Kiera, Keegan, Tenleigh, Jeremiah, Kessler and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Peggy was preceded in death by her grandparents John and Lenora Korstad, Andreas and Gina Aamodt, parents Kenneth and Vivian Aamodt, and sisters Diane (Maurice) Anderson and Shirley (David) Manus.
