Mary S. Johnson, 89, of Curwensville died Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 at Colonial Courtyard, Clearfield. She was born Nov. 22, 1926, a daughter of the late S. Alfred and S. (Evans) Smeal.
She had been employed with Bell Telephone Co. in Curwensville, Clearfield and Altoona until retiring after 30 years of service.
She was a talented seamstress and gardener; she also enjoyed ceramics, quilting and traveling. In fact, after her retirement, she had the opportunity to travel throughout most of the United States and many European destinations.
She had been affiliated with the Curwensville United Methodist Church.
Her family wishes to extend their gratitude and thanks to the staff at Colonial Courtyard for the care and compassion that was shown to Mrs. Johnson.
She is survived her devoted best friend, Chet Bailor of Curwensville; two children, Barbara Mann and her husband, Gregory of Westminster, Md., and John Johnson and his wife, Judy of Valparaiso, Ind.; five grandchildren, Andrew Mann of Baltimore, Md., Dan Mann of Westminster, Md., Whitney Johnson of Chicago, Ill., Nicholas Johnson and his wife, Tiffany of Valparaiso, Ind., and Alexis Johnson of Washington, D.C.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Johnson, in 1970. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Brad Mann and a brother, Thomas Smeal.
Funeral services will be held at 12 p.m. Thursday at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield. Burial will be in the Crown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde.
Friends will be received from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to charity of one’s choice.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.beardsleyfuneralhome.com.