MINA JOHNSON

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MINA JOHNSON (AMMETER) 1925 - 2016 Peacefully, on May 2, at Victoria General Hospital, Mina Johnson entered into eternal rest. Mina will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her family: Naomi Johnson (Ken Shewan), Laurel (Ron) Gerelus, Marni (Ernie) Penner, Geoff (Nelly de Geus) Johnson, Blair (Carolyn) Johnson, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She has one remaining sister Edith Besant (Don), of Winnipeg. Mina was predeceased by her husband Douglas, of 64 years, in 2012; her parents, John and Emma Ammeter, of Starbuck and 10 of her siblings, including three brothers and seven sisters. Mina was born in Karabulach, Georgia on May 21, 1925. She immigrated to Starbuck, Manitoba, with 73 of the Ammeter extended family. She came over the ocean by boat to Montreal and then by train to Winnipeg, at the age of four years, in July 1929. The Ammeters were dairy farmers. Mina completed her schooling in Starbuck and attended Normal School in 1942. Her first schools were at Treherne and High Bluff. She met Doug at a ball game in Starbuck, before he enlisted in the Second World War. She waited for him to return from the war. They married in 1947 and raised five children on the Johnson farm in Sanford. Mina went back to teaching in Sanford in 1965 and worked as a Resource Teacher until her retirement in 1985. During that time, Mina studied evening and weekend university courses towards her Bachelor of Education degree, which she was proud to complete. Mina had a very strong Christian faith her whole life. She belonged to Sanford United Church, the Ladies Auxiliary to Legion 171 and worked on the Sanford history book committee to its completion. Doug and Mina were founding members of the Mandan Manor in Sanford. Mina loved her plants in the house and also enjoyed shrubs, trees and flowers around her farm home in Sanford. She was very loving to her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and enjoyed having her great-granddaughter read to her. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Thomson "In the Park" Funeral Home, 1291 McGillivray Boulevard, in Winnipeg. The family would like to thank the WRHA home care staff, the staff at Lindenwood Manor and At Home Pharmacy for their wonderful care. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Sanford United Church, P.O. Box 35, Sanford, Manitoba R0G 2J0 or to Trinity Lutheran Church, 43 River Avenue, Starbuck, Manitoba R0G 2P0. THOMSON "IN THE PARK" 204-925-1120 Condolences may be sent to www.thomsoninthepark.com

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on May 05, 2016