Barbara Ellen (Black) Johnson (1928 - 2020)

Born 3 Mar 1928 in Trumbull, Adams, Nebraska, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Stanley Wostenberg Schroeder — married 15 Jun 1948 in Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States

Died 11 Apr 2020 at age 92 in Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Barbara was born in 1928.

Obituary

Barbara Johnson passed away peacefully on April 11, 2020, at the age of 92 while residing at Presbyterian Manor in Salina, Kansas.

Barb was born March 3, 1928, at the home of her maternal grandmother in Trumbull, Nebraska. She was the daughter of Kenneth Black and Doris Perry Black. Her early years were spent in the Trumbull area. The family later moved to Caldwell, Idaho. She attended school in Caldwell and received an associate degree in education.

In June of 1948, Barb married Dr. Stanley Schroeder, a young veterinarian. They resided in Imperial, Nebraska for many years. They had four daughters and one young son (Scott) who died at the age of two.

Following her divorce from Stan, Barb went back to college at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. After several years of hard work and diligence completed her degree in elementary education. She worked during the school year in Imperial as an educational assistant. Upon graduation, she took a teaching job in Superior, Nebraska at the local elementary school. She married Vernon Johnson in January of 1984, and they spent many happy years together.

Next to family, she loved spending time with friends. In Imperial, she was in Sewing Club, which was a group of moms who met regularly to support each other and have fun. Barb loved it when friends would drop by for a cup of coffee and a chat. During her daughters’ younger years, she patiently helped with many 4-H projects, club meetings and county fair exhibits. She was also very supportive of her daughters’ friends always finding a way to make a meal stretch to feed as many as needed and making sure there were plenty of ingredients for making cookies. In Superior, she and Vernon enjoyed playing golf, frequent trips to Lindsborg, Kansas, gardening and Bird Watchers’ Club. They were active members of the Presbyterian Church.

Barb had a huge passion for music. She sang in church choirs in Imperial and Superior, directed Junior Choir and entertained at various venues with the Farmerettes singing group in Superior. She was also a founding member of POM POMS (Promoters of Music) and made sure her daughters learned to enjoy and appreciate music. Whenever she heard music, she would sing along – always choosing to sing harmony. Her very last breath came while listening to “Amazing Grace.”

Survivors include her four daughters, Sue Ann Lang (Terry) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Mary Siegler (Nelson) of Boulder, Colorado, Kameha Schwan (Kutarr) of Watsonville, California and Linda Rohrer (Ben) of Salina, Kansas. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Heather Lang of Bloomington, Minnesota, Sera Jordan of Denver, Colorado, Gretchen Lang, Robin Lang and Betsy Lang of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Tanner Rohrer (Sierra) of Lawrence, Kansas and Madeline Rohrer (fiancé Bryce) of Kansas City, Kansas; and two great-grandchildren, Tyson and Eleanor Jacobsen of Bloomington, Minnesota.

Sources

• Unsourced data from Family Tree Maker import in 1996.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/216976451/barbara-johnson: accessed 10 April 2023), memorial page for Barbara Schroeder Johnson (3 Mar 1928–11 Apr 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 216976451, citing Mount Hope Cemetery, Imperial, Chase County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by CradleToGrave (contributor 49089036).