Martha Johnson

1925 - 2025

Martha "Marty" Johnson passed away peacefully on October 26, in Bend, Oregon, just weeks after family gathered for a weekend celebration of her 100th birthday and remarkable life.
Born in September of 1925, Marty grew up in the small farming community of Gibson City, Illinois, where she was raised alongside her three sisters during the Great Depression. She later attended school in Chicago before heading west to Phoenix, Arizona, in 1948. There she became a skilled legal secretary and met Richard Johnson, whom she married in 1952.
Arizona became the place Marty called home and where she discovered her greatest passion-golf. She often credited the sport with keeping her young and vibrant well into her later years. Marty proudly played until the age of 96 and delighted in recounting tales of her two holes-in-one and besting her husband's handicap-even though he was the one who drew her into the sport. Her love for golf was matched only by her sharp wit and playful sense of humor, which remained with her throughout her life.
Marty was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years. She will be dearly missed by her daughters, Lee Ann Johnson (Chris Gossard) and Anita Elledge (Karl), along with two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.