Earlene Johnson

Earlene Ann Johnson of Savonburg, whose death on Wednesday and visitation and funeral services were reported in Thursday’s Register, was born Dec. 21, 1931, in Chanute, the daughter of Earl and Verna Danielson Munson. Following graduation from Elsmore High School in 1949, Earlene married Harold LaVerne Johnson on May 7, 1950. He preceded her in death on June 9, 2008.

Earlene was a full-time homemaker, but during her life was also a bookkeeper at Elsmore Grain Company and HiBo Truck Bed Manufacturing at Stark and was the clerk for the City of Savonburg for a number of years. 

She was baptized, confirmed and married in Friends Home Lutheran Church, Savonburg. During her lifetime membership at Friends Home, Earlene served many years as the Sunday school music director and choir member. She assisted her mother several years as choir director, taking over the choir leader duties when her mother retired. She served as the church organist for more than 35 years. She also belonged to Women of ELCA (WELCA).

Earlene was an accomplished seamstress and cake maker. For both of her daughters’ weddings she made the bridesmaid dresses, wedding gowns and wedding cakes. She loved cooking and baking meals for her children’s and grandchildren’s weddings, graduations, baptisms and confirmations.

Birthdays were special celebrations to Earlene. She never missed calling every family member to sing “Happy Birthday,” and each child, spouse and grandchild received a birthday cake along with a card.

Survivors include two daughters, Janice Fewins and her husband, Jim, Redfield, and Pam Johnson and her husband, Ron, Osage City; one son, Gene and his wife, Cynthia, Moran; eight grandchildren, Jennifer Yoder and her husband, Bart, Louisburg, Jonathan Fewins and his wife Lisa, Shawnee, Joanna Fewins and Stephen Koranda, Lawrence, Janelle Allee and her husband, Rhett, Iola, Stacey Johnson and Josh Adamson, Wichita, Wesley Johnson, Moran, Kylie Ericson and her husband, Chris, Osage City, and Kellie Johnson, New York City, N.Y.; nine great-grandchildren, Brayden and Madelyn Yoder, Andrew, William and Patrick Fewins, Zachary, Thomas and Daniel Allee and Tayler and Gavin Ericson; a sister, Sharon Stover and her husband, Frank, Altoona, her sister-in-law, Barbara Worthington, St. Paul, and her brother-in-law, Leon and his wife, FloAnn Johnson, Savonburg. 

In addition to her husband and parents, Earlene was preceded in death by an infant brother, Earl Eugene Munson, and in-laws Mervin and Beverly Ard and Raymond Worthington.

Memorial contributions to the Diabetes Association or Friends Home Lutheran Church may be sent in care of Feuerborn Family Funeral Home, 344 N. Cedar, Moran, KS 66755. Condolences for the family may be left online at www.feuerbornfuneral.com.