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Catherine Berniece Johnson was born on April 4, 1945 in Koshkonog, Missouri to the late Julian and Martha (Robinson) Winchester and passed away on January 29, 2026 in Bloomfield, Missouri at the age of 80.
On December 22, 1962, Catherine Winchester and Ruben Johnson were united in marriage in Alton, Missouri and were happily married until his passing in 2011.
Catherine had been a long time resident of Bloomfield and was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving family include her children, Harold Winchester of Bloomfield, Missouri, Barbara Johnson of Dexter, Missouri and Michael Blankenship, of Dexter, Missouri, 2 sisters, Betty Hanson, of California and Ruth Harris of Van Buren, Missouri, as well as her close friends and caregivers, Cyndra Biggs and Doris Biggs.
Catherine was preceded in death by her husband Ruben, her parents, and several siblings.
No further arrangements have been made at this time.
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301 N Walnut St PO Box 96, Dexter, MO 63841

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