Ruth Ann Thomas

1919 - 2018  (98 years)

• Name	Ruth Ann Thomas
  Birth	5 Jun 1919	Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska
  Gender	Female
  Death	16 Mar 2018
  Notes	Ruth Ann Thomas Johnson BIRTH5 Jun 1919 Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska, USA DEATH16 Mar 2018 (aged 98) BURIAL Evergreen Cemetery Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, USA MEMORIAL ID188148809 · View Source Our beloved mother, Ruth Ann Johnson, born June 5, 1919 in Fairbury, Nebraska passed away March 16 at the age of 98. Ruth grew up as Ruth Ann Thomas in Hebron, Nebraska and graduated from the University of Nebraska. She taught school in Nebraska until she married her husband, George Johnson, in 1945. She was a longtime resident of Superior until her husband George’s retirement from his law practice in 1983. She moved with her husband to Tucson, Arizona where they spent their retirement years. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and great grandmother and was deeply loved and will be greatly missed. She was a joy. She greeted everyone with a welcoming hug and a beautiful smile. She was preceded in death by her husband George, her brothers Robert and Richard and her grandson Mark. She is survived by children Kay (Gary) Harvey of Woodbury, Minnesota, Tom (Margie) Johnson of Tucson, Arizona and Mike (Lynn) Johnson of Grand Island, Nebraska. She is also survived by grandchildren, great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She was a devout Presbyterian and active in the Superior Presbyterian Church. After moving to Tucson she and her husband were members of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed playing golf with her husband in Superior and Tucson. She loved playing bridge and Scrabble. She learned Spanish and volunteered to teach Spanish-speaking children English. She was active in PEO until recent years. Private family service and interment will be at a later date at Evergreen Cemetery in Superior. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 5455 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43214.
  Person ID	I02168	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Louis Ernst Thomas,   b. 5 Dec 1892, Nebraska d. 15 Mar 1961, Nebraska (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ethel Agnes McKenzie,   b. 10 Apr 1892, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska d. 16 Dec 1978, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	7 Apr 1917
  Family ID	F01197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Johnson   d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	1945
  Children	1. Kay Johnson,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   2. Tom Johnson,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]   3. Mike Johnson,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F01253	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021