SOUTH BEND — Denise Joan Johnson, 63, passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at home in her sleep.
She was born in Plymouth on Feb. 3, 1954, to Wilburn “Duz” and Darlene Engel Johnson.
Denise graduated from Rochester High School and recently attended her 45th class reunion. She was a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, and worked as a school psychologist in the South Bend Community School Corp. She was an advocate for the children she served.
She enjoyed going to Sarasota, Fla., in the winter and spending time with her mom and aunts.
Her father preceded her in death, as did a brother, David Johnson, and a niece, Alexis Hamilton.
She is survived by her mother and three brothers: Doug, Dan (Terri) and Dean, and a sister, Darla (fiancé Steve Mahoney) Johnson, and sister-in-law Brenda Johnson , all of Rochester; as well as several nieces and nephews: Spencer (Mallory) Johnson, Rochester; Collan Johnson, Fort Wayne; Glenn (Bambi) Johnson, Princeton, Texas; Brandi (Justin) Kneifel, Kouts; Ryan Johnson, Noblesville; Derek (Sarah) Johnson, Indianapolis; Tyler Stoll, Warsaw; Taylor (Austin) Beasley, Tippecanoe; Trey (Genevieve) Stoll, Warsaw; Bradley Johnson (fiancée Brandy Young), Rochester; Andrea Hamilton (fiancé Seth Kauffman), Rochester; and Arin Johnson.
There will be a celebration of life at noon Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Fulton County Historical Society.
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