Ann Edmiston Johnson

1940 - 2025

Ann Edmiston Johnson
11/12/1940 - 12/23/2025
Ann Johnson of Inverness, CA passed away peacefully in her sleep at home on November 23, 2025. Born in San Francisco on November 12, 1940 to Evelyn Murray Edmiston and Joe Reynolds Edmiston, Ann enjoyed growing up in the City. She attended Katherine Delmar Burke School and the University of California at Berkeley, both schools of which were near and dear to her heart throughout her lifetime.
After graduating as a Kappa Alpha Theta and History Major at Cal, she worked as an accounting administrator at Itel Corporation, where she met the love of her life, Doug Johnson. Ann was a regular docent at the De Young Fine Arts Museum and served as Chair of the Burke's Alumni Board. Later in life, she took pride in her commitment to the Scholarship Committee of the Inverness Garden Club, as well as her involvement on the Board of the Margoes Foundation.
Ann had an intellectual and a sporty side to her personality. She loved watching the stock market and appreciated the camaraderie and inspiration she found through her Fort Knocks Investment Club which was composed of like-minded women. She also loved tennis and the social aspect of the game. Ann joined the California Tennis Club in SF as a Junior member at age fifteen and cherished her 70 years of membership. The love for tennis was a common thread for Ann and Doug as they both became very involved as players and volunteers for the Inverness Tennis Club.
After 60 years of city life, Ann thoroughly enjoyed the community that she and Doug built together in Inverness. She loved tending bar with Doug at the Inverness Yacht Club, organizing social events, and serving as a member of the Youth Sailing Committee. Ann also loved gardening, hiking, bicycling, traveling, and the SF Giants. She was always up for an adventure and will be remembered as a kind, thoughtful, dignified lady.
Preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Doug Johnson, Ann is survived by her daughter, Holly Ann Williamson, son-in-law, Yale Williamson, and granddaughter, Sage Williamson. A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring in Inverness. For those who wish to honor her memory, donations can be made to the West Marin Scholarship Program or to the IYC Youth Sailing Program.
Assisted by Monte's Chapel of the Hills, San Anselmo.