Dorothy Rose Power Johnson Obituary (1922

Dorothy Rose Power Johnson, a longtime resident of Pontiac, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2018. Cremation rites will be accorded. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at 2:00pm at Calvert & Martin Funeral Home in Pontiac, with her daughter Rev. Veronica Pritchard officiating. A Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in rural Pontiac, IL. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Delta Grace, PO Box 218, Sunflower, MS 38778 ( www.deltagrace.org) or The Chad Johnson Memorial Food Pantry c/o Saunemin United Methodist Church 90 North St, Saunemin, IL 61769. Her laughter and smile brought much joy to so many others. She enjoyed life, family and friends. She was a loving mother and grandmother to her 14 children, 42 grandchildren, 85 great-grandchildren, 19 great-great grandchildren, and many others who called her "Grandma." She was an avid Cubs fan, enjoyed dancing, polka music, playing Rummy and bingo. Dorothy was born on August 17, 1922 in Pontiac. She married the late Lester C. Johnson on July 5, 1937. He passed away on October 4, 1977. She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel Power and Rose Lewandowski Power, her husband, Lester C. Johnson, five children, Dewey Johnson, Jacquelyn Johnson, Donald Johnson, Deborah Hornbeck, Pamela Johnson, eight grandchildren, one great grandchild and one brother. She is survived by nine children, Linda Snow, Lester C. Johnson, Jr. (Janet), LaDonna Booth (Dan), Fred Johnson (Lynda), Roberta Stacel (Ian), and Kevin Johnson, all of Pontiac, IL, Greg (Jackie) of Midwest City, OK, Patricia Billerbeck (Steven) of Kempton, IL , Veronica Pritchard (David) Colia, MS, two sisters, Emily Carey of Pontiac, IL and Louise Russell of Carpentersville, IL.