Rita B. Johnson

Rita B. Johnson

Rita Johnson Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Dec. 24 to Dec. 28, 2015.
Johnson Rita B. Johnson (nee Fetter), 74, passed away peacefully at home on December 15, 2015. She succumbed to complications from cancer after enduring a 40-plus year struggle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born June 26,1941 in Bexley, Ohio to Clarence and Mary Fetter. Rita graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in 1959 and became a hairdresser, owning Vogue Beauty Salon in Groveport. After taking time out to raise her children, she owned and operated "Techni-Graphics" for 15 years until retiring in 1997. Rita is survived by her son, Bill (Bonnie Yoho) Johnson; daughters, Margie and Cathy Johnson; her siblings, Carolyn (Joe) Paese, Tom (Betty) Fetter, Alan (Shirley) Fetter; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Anthony Fetter and sisters Martha Finneran, Mary Catherine Fetter, Judy Via. A Memorial Service is to be held at St. Joseph's Cemetery, 6440 S. High St., Lockbourne, OH 43137, on March 12, 2016 at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to www.ewtn.com or to Our Lady of Peace, 20 E. Dominion Blvd., Columbus, OH 43214. Arrangements entrusted to Ohio Cremation & Memorial Society/RODMAN-SNYDER MEMORIAL CENTER.

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