Nancy "Kerrie" Johnson

Nancy Kerr Johnson (81) a loving mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully in Murrieta, California on August 6, 2025. She was happy and smiling with her son by her side when she passed.

She went by the name Kerrie her entire life. Kerrie was born in Moffat, Scotland on April 23, 1944, to Joseph and Agnes Patterson. Her father was a veterinarian, and her mother was a teacher. As a child she grew up in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she attended St George's School for Girls. She later worked for the National Blood Transfusion Service and eventually moved to the United States in November 1966.

She worked for several years as a nanny in the Bay Area of California and worked for Intel Corporation before meeting Hugh Roger Johnson. Kerrie and Hugh married in April 1972, and in November 1974 they had a son, Brian Joseph Johnson. They spent many years living in the Bay Area of California and later moved to Temecula, CA in 1983. She worked for two wineries in town and later became a teacher.

Kerrie was a passionate reader, she loved to laugh and spend time with her friends, she enjoyed visiting new places, watching documentaries, British television, and she loved most of all, time with her family and her two beloved grandchildren. Despite some of the challenges life threw at her, Kerrie always managed to remain very positive and strong. She will be forever missed by her family and friends.

Kerrie is survived by her son, Brian Johnson, her daughter-in-law, Laela Johnson, two grandchildren, Christopher Hugh and Jillian Elizabeth, and her sister, Margaret Irvine. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings, George Patterson and Jenny Campbell.

Her ashes will be spread in a private service. Memories/tributes/photos can be posted online at: www.murrietavalleyfuneralhome.com.