Carol “Jean” Johnson, 66, of Dallas, Ore., died on Dec. 10, 2006, in a Salem Hospital.
Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Dallas. Private interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.
She was born on Dec. 11, 1939, at Prineville, the daughter of Wayne and Florence Rickman Berry. Jean attended Park Rose Elementary in Portland and graduated from Crook County High School at Prineville in 1957. She then attended and graduated from Oregon State University at Corvallis with bachelor’s degrees in education and home economics.
Jean came to Dallas in 1967. She later attended Oregon College of Education and graduated from Western Oregon State College (now Western Oregon University at Monmouth) with a master’s degree in counseling.
Jean married Kenneth Johnson on June 29, 1974, at Dallas. Jean was a counselor at Dallas High School for 18 years until her retirement in 1987.
She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma and Beta Sigma Phi and a member of The Quaint Quilters. Jean loved quilting and received many blue ribbons from both the Polk County Fair and the Oregon State Fair. She was also a member of Lady’s Charming. Jean loved attending and hosting formal tea parties. Jean was a person who touched a lot of lives in very positive ways.
Survivors include her husband, Ken, of Dallas; daughter, Jeri Houle, and her husband, Ken, of Hillsboro; son, Greg Miller, and his wife, Christina, of Seattle, Wash.; stepsons, Kyle Johnson of Kalama, Wash., and Kent Johnson of Reno, Nev.; mother, Florence Berry of Kingman, Ariz.; and grandchildren, Robbie and Kerrie Houle, and Natalie and Jacqueline Miller.
She was preceded in death by her father, Wayne Berry; and brother, Francis Wayne “Buzz” Berry.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salem Hospital Cancer Fund in Carol Jean Johnson’s name through the Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. To leave an online condolence for the family go to www.dallastribute.com.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, December 13, 2006
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor
