Obituary for Patricia Ann (Pat) Johnson

Age 85 of Brooklyn Center, passed away May 7, 2016. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Harvey; children, Lisa (Mike) Turnquist, Mark (Laurie) Johnson, and Julie (Tim) Erickson; 4 grandchildren, Caston (Anna) Johnson, Sara (Kevin) Klein, Scott Turnquist, and Collin Johnson; and many relatives and friends.

Pat was born in Norway, Michigan on April 22, 1931 to Anna and Enfred Carlson. She graduated from Norway High School in 1949. Pat moved to Chicago where she worked for Stuart Pharmaceuticals. She met her husband, Harvey, at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in Chicago. They were married on September 14, 1957 and moved to Minneapolis later that year.

Pat stayed home to raise her three children and was active in their studies and extra-curricular activities. She sang in the church choir for over 30 years, was involved in a Sewing Club with a group of girlfriends for almost 50 years and enjoyed traveling with her family. The highlight of her travels included a trip to Sweden in 2000 to her mother’s hometown of Sandviken, Sweden with her two daughters.

A special thanks to the staff at Marnatha Care Center who cared for Pat, and have become part of our family.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents, Enfred and Anna Carlson, infant sister Carol, and brother Robert (Buck) Carlson.