Obituary of Elaine Irene Johnson

Elaine Irene Johnson, 88, of Woodstock, CT died Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn. She was the wife of Henry W. Johnson, they were married May 28, 1949. She was born October 14, 1928 in Webster, MA, daughter of the late Jean and Ellen (Strack) Gauthier. She had made her home in Woodstock all her married life, and her youth in Oxford, MA. She worked for several years at the former B&W Footwear in Webster, MA. Elaine enjoyed gardening, knitting, puzzles, bingo, cooking, canning and helping out on the family farm. Elaine and her husband were Foster Parents in the 1970’s for over 100 children. She leaves her children and their spouses Robert and Grace Johnson, Donna and Scott Williams, LuAnne Daley all of Woodstock, her sisters Barbara Wheeler and Doris Prouty both of Webster, grandchildren, Kristina and John Nowak, Benjamin and Bethany Johnson, Jennifer Harris, Angela and Steve Nowakowski, Jason and Jennifer St. Jean, Amanda Buchanan, Ian Williams and Judith Alcivar, Brandon and Melissa Fish, Jeffrey Fish and Chelsea Whitecross, Tyler and Elizabeth Fish, great grandchildren, Thaddeus Johnson Nowak, Penelope Johnson, Samantha Withers, Allison Royer, Sebastian Harris, Madison Harris, Aiden Gagnon, Hailey Gagnon, Lilian Alcivar, Lorelai Fish, Mason Fish, Arizona Fish, Phoenix Aniello, Timothy Nowakowski, Elijah Nenichka, Laura St. Jean, great great grandchildren Gabriel Scala and Jason Royer, several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Henry W. Johnson, who passed in 2008, her son Richard Johnson (1970), her daughter and son-in-law Linda (2013) and Arthur (2010) St. Jean and her sister Joyce Wilson (2009) Burial will be private. The family would like to thank the staff of the Pierce Memorial Baptist Home in Brooklyn, for the care and kindness that was given to Elaine during her stay. Donations may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society, 825 Brook Street, I-91 Tech Ctr, Rocky Hill, CT 06067-3045. Share a memory at www.smithandwalkerfh.com