Obituary of Selma A. Johnson

Selma A. Johnson, age 98, of Cromwell Village, Cromwell, CT, formerly of Woodstock, died January 20, 2006. She was born in Woodstock, on June 5, 1907 the daughter of the late Alfred and Henny (Strandberg) Johnson. She was a graduate of Woodstock Academy and Middlesex Hospital School of Nursing. She was a Registered Nurse employed at Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam for several years before attending the Bible Institute of Pennsylvania. Selma worked as a missionary nurse in the Kentucky mountains with Faith Hill Mission for twenty two years and then with Kentucky Mountain Mission for a number of years. She retired to Woodstock and lived with her sisters. In 1988 she moved to the Covenant Retirement Village. She was a long time member of the Woodstock Evangelical Covenant Church. She is survived by two sisters, Anna Johnson; Elsa Johnson of Cromwell; a brother, Axel Johnson and his wife Olga of Pomfret Center; three nephews and two nieces. She was predeceased by two sisters, Helen Johnson; Esther Norman. A Memorial Service will be held Tuesday, January 24th at 2:00 pm at the Evangelical Covenant Church, 24 Child Hill Road, Woodstock. Burial will be private in Elmvale Cemetery in Woodstock. Donations may be made in her memory to the Evangelical Covenant Church. Arrangements by Smith & Walker Funeral Home, Putnam. To share a memory with the family, “Light a Candle” at www.smithandwalkerfh.com.