Norma Jane Johnson

Norma Jane Johnson

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Norma Jane Johnson (Shull) age 91, passed away on April 26, 2023, from complications after a massive stroke. Norma, the daughter of Charles Clarence Ernest Shull and Elizabeth Shull (Killian), was born September 11, 1931. She grew up on a farm outside WaKeeney, Kansas. Her family moved to Colby after the Cedar Bluffs Dam claimed their original homestead.

She had three brothers, Judson, Earnest, and Vernon, and one sister, Rosalie.

In 1952, Norma married Edward William Johnson, of Downs. From this union four children were born: Linda, Dawn, Michael, and Patrick, who passed away in 2020. After the death of her husband, Norma worked as a bookkeeper in Osborne and in Colby.

Norma was the best mother a child could ask for, and a good friend to many during her long life. She was always willing to share what she had and to help others. She cooked meals, baked pies, and did lawn work for the elderly and less fortunate. She was a talented seamstress who sewed and mended all her children’s clothing when they were young. She loved figuring out how something worked, and could repair and restore just about anything, from the antique shortwave radios she loved, to sewing machines, record players, bicycles, and even her car.

She is survived by her siblings Rosalie Jacobs (John) of Colby, Vernon Shull (Beaujorn) of California; sister-in-law Judy Shull of Colby; children Linda Johnson of Benson, Arizona, Dawn Jones of Wichita, and Michael Johnson of Osborne; grandchildren Awyn, Dylan (Megan), Phillip (Ashley), and Justin; great- grandchildren Oliver, Kaylee, Dakota, Nolan, and Blaire, as well as many nieces, nephews, and friends.