Ruby Johnson

Ruby Lenora Johnson, 84, Bismarck, died November 7, 2007, at Triumph Hospital in Mandan. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 11:00 AM at First Lutheran Church in Bismarck with Rev. Allen Wagner officiating. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery in Washburn. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 4:00 - 8:00 PM at Eastgate Funeral Service in Bismarck where a prayer service will be held at 4:00 PM. Visitation will continue on Monday one hour prior to the service at the church. Ruby Falck was born in Washburn, ND, on July 30, 1923, the first daughter of Arthur and Bernice Falck. She was raised on a farm east of Washburn with one brother and two sisters. She attended school in Steele and graduated from Washburn High School. She attended Capitol Commercial College for one year and then worked at the Bank of North Dakota. Ruby spent 23 years as a secretary for Equitable Life Insurance Company in Bismarck. She married Ervin Johnson in Washburn in 1945 and they lived on the Johnson family farm for one year. Their first son, Darwin, was born during that year. The family then moved to Bismarck where three more children were born, Carol, Karen, and Duane. Ruby and Ervin enjoyed many retirement years going to flea markets and auctions selling their handmade picture frames and gray weathered wood items. Ruby enjoyed Tole painting, scrap booking, and bowling. Recently, Ruby spent most of her leisure time watching cooking and game shows on TV and reading novels. She was a voracious reader and belonged to many book clubs. Ruby was a highly organized leader who many people depended on. She compiled and wrote a lengthy book depicting the Evjen family history. She worked as an officer in many organizations, especially at First Lutheran Church where she was a member since 1947. Ruby volunteered many years for Boy and Girl Scout activities, Meals on Wheels, and audited the books for the Food Pantry. Ruby was involved in many women?s auxiliaries including the Legion, DAV, and Postal Workers. She had strong family values and enjoyed yearly family reunions and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Carol and Paul McMahon of Bismarck and Karen and David Knoop of Bismarck; her sons and daughters-in-law, Darwin and Ondreja Johnson of Bismarck and Duane and Laura Johnson of Bismarck; her sisters, Doris Wilson of Clifton, CO, and Florence Bob Clark of Lamar, MO; her brother-in-law, Arlan Johnson of Washburn, ND; her sisters-in-law, Mildred Johnson of Bismarck and Jackie Dzidek of Salem, OR; her grandchildren, Zachary Rebecca Knoop, Jennifer Knoop, Corey Christy Johnson, Danielle James Havens, Dale Amber Johnson, and Nick Shannon Johnson; and her great-grandchildren, Sage and Shandi Havens, Ahna and Layton Knoop, Sydney Johnson, and Aurora and Aidan Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ervin; her parents; her brother, Richard; her brothers-in-law, Everett Johnson, Eldred Johnson, Vernon Johnson, and Art Wilson; and her sister-in-law, Audrey Johnson.

Ruby Johnson

July 30, 1923 - November 7, 2007