October 24, 1922 - July 30, 2017
Eunice E. Johnson, age 94, of St. Louis Park, formerly of Richfield. Born Oct. 24, 1922 at Sylvan Lake, Alb., Canada to Bernhard and Lillie Guldseth. Eunice passed away peacefully on July 30, 2017. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and a retired church school teacher who was believer baptized at age 80. She had been battling Parkinson's disease for over 15 years. She grew up in the 1920's and 1930's, the daughter, ( one of seven children ), of strict but loving parents. She lived through the Great Depression and served as Rosie the Riveter at a Boeing plant in Seattle, Washington during WWII making B-17s ! Eunice was taught from a young age by her Norwegian Lutheran Pastor Father, to love and serve God, her family and others, and that's exactly what she died! She gave her life away loving and serving others. She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Russell Johnson, her parents and siblings Ruth and Dorothy. Survived by children, Jean Ann (Dave) Johnston; Joyce (John) Hedrix and Phillip H. Johnson; grandchildren, Jason (Anna), Julie (Brad), Jeffrey, Davey (Rachel) Johnston and Boo (Tom) Segersin; great-grandchildren, Jayden, Isaiah, Lily and Gracie; siblings, Paul Guldseth, Lois Steinbrecher, Rhoda Schaffer and James Guldseth; nieces and nephews.
Memorials are suggested to Good News for Israel.
Funeral Service
Saturday, August 19, 2017
12:00 Noon
Oak Grove Lutheran Church
7045 Lyndale Avenue S.
Richfield, MN 55423
Visitation
Saturday, August 19, 2017
11:30 - 12:00 Noon
Oak Grove Lutheran Church
7045 Lyndale Avenue S.
Richfield, MN 55423
Interment
Saturday, August 19, 2017
Old Trondhjem Lutheran Church Cemetery
8501 Garfield Avenue
Lonsdale, MN