Delaine Margaret Johnson

Delaine Margaret Johnson, 79, of Mabel and formerly of Rushford, died Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at Green Lea Senior Living in Mabel.

Delaine was born with her twin sister, Darlene, on Jan. 5, 1935, in La Crosse, Wis., to Richard and Delora (Davidson) Johnson. They lived in Peterson and graduated from the Peterson High School and then also from the Winona State Secretarial School. She worked at Winona Box
Craft and then TRW in Rushford until her retirement. She married Harold Jacobson in 1954 and later divorced. In 1968, she married Harlan Johnson, and they lived in Rushford until 2012, when she moved to Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel.

Delaine was a member of the Rushford Lutheran Church, where she had been a Sunday school teacher, and president of Circle and Ladies Aid and also a member of the Mabel American Legion Auxiliary and the Rushford VFW Auxiliary. She enjoyed traveling with Harlan around the United States, baking and her flower garden.

Delaine is survived by two children Fay (Chuck) Olson, of Spring Grove, and Gary Davidson, of Minneapolis; three grandchildren, Heath Olson, Adam Olson, Kimberlea (Nick) Wagner; seven great-grandchildren, Justin Olson, Tyler Olson, Taiden Olson, Paige Olson, Avery Olson, Caleb
Wagner and Baylee Wagner; two sisters, Darlene Kryzer and Nina (Perlum), of Austin; and a brother, Harley (Roberta) Johnson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Harlan; her brother, Richard Jr.; and a brother-in-law, John Kryzer.

Funeral services will 2:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at the Rushford Lutheran Church in Rushford. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Mengis Funeral Home in Mabel. Interment will be in the Choice Community Cemetery in rural Mabel.