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Helen V. Berryman Johnson

12 Jun 1939 – 8 Nov 2018

Birth12 Jun 1939
Death8 Nov 2018
CemeteryGreeley Cemetery
Greeley , Greeley County , Nebraska , USA
Added byROK on 13 Nov 2018
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194635283

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Helen V. Johnson, 79, of Grand Island passed away Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018, at CHI Health St. Francis. Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Greeley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Bonnie Brock officiating. Burial of ashes will follow in the Greeley Cemetery. Helen was born June 12, 1939, near Greeley to James and Ella (Luethje) Berryman. Helen attended Greeley Public School and graduated in 1957. She attended Kearney State Teachers College in 1959 and 1960. She started her teaching career in Sherman County in a rural school for two years and then in Howard County for three years, and continued with her education at Kearney State, earning her bachelor’s degree in 1969. Helen went on to take extra classes during her summers to further her education. She married Harvey Johnson of Winger, Minn., on June 12, 1965. They moved to York and Helen started teaching sixth grade at McCool Junction, teaching there for 33 years. She retired in 1998. After relocating to Grand Island, she was a people greeter at the South Walmart and was a substitute teacher in the Grand Island Public Schools. She was a lifetime member of the Methodist Church and while residing in York, she taught Sunday school and Bible school for several years. Helen is survived by her husband, Harvey; a daughter, Heather (Chad) Weldon of York; a brother, James (Marci) Berryman; nieces, Kendra (James) Washington, Kiffany (Dave) Conner of Kearney and Heidi (Brian) Smutny of Lincoln; her nephew, Jim (Saiful) Berryman of Connecticut; eight great-nieces and great-nephews; and her cousins, Emma (Ron) Walker of Waverly and Sam (Missy) Keezer of York. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved siblings, LeeAnn Dulitz and EmRay Berryman; a nephew, Sean Berryman; a brother-in-law, Gene Dulitz; and special cousins, Jeanette and Sam Keezer and Ellen Roach.

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