Roberta Ann (Wurm) Johnson was born on July 25, 1940, in Norton, Kansas,
and departed this life at the Good Samaritan Center in Oberlin, Kansas,
at age 81.
Roberta was the elder of two daughters born to Robert G. and Merna
(Davis) Wurm. She and her younger sister Jackie were raised in Oberlin,
where Roberta spent her entire life.
Roberta was baptized at the rural St. John Lutheran Church as an
infant in 1940 and confirmed her baptismal vows as an adult in 1958.
She was a life-long member of the church and raised her daughters in the
faith.
Roberta graduated from Oberlin City School in 1954, and from Decatur
Community High School in 1958. She later attended Colby Community
College.
It was at DCHS that Roberta met her future husband, Lynn Johnson.
They were confirmed together at St. John Lutheran Church and were
married there on September 27, 1959. To this union were born two
daughters, Sherri Sue and Shelli Lou.
The family lived in Oberlin during the first ten years of their marriage, and Roberta worked at the Farmer's National Bank.
In May of 1969, the young couple had the opportunity to purchase a
farm in Harlan Township, eight miles east and eight miles north of
Oberlin. Their happiest days were spent there where they raised their
family, cattle, horses, hogs, chickens, and dogs. Roberta worked hard on
the farm, producing a large garden and canning hundreds of quarts of
vegetables and fruit.
Roberta also worked in Oberlin as her daughters grew older: as a
paraprofessional at Oberlin Elementary School and DCHS. Later she was
employed as a secretary at Sauvage Gas Company.
In 1985, Roberta and Lynn sold their farm and returned to Oberlin to
work in real estate. They formed Johnson Realty, Inc in 1990, and were
successful real estate brokers for over thirty years.
Roberta enjoyed entertaining her family and friends and loved to cook and bake.
Roberta was preceded in death by her parents; brothers-in-law,
Lowell Johnson, Lyle Johnson, Vidal Capps, and Neil Votapka and
sisters-in-law, Georgia Johnson and Alice Capps.
She is survived by her husband Lynn; daughters Sherri Ramsey and
Shelli Fortin and their husbands Terry Ramsey and Jay Fortin;
grandchildren: Josh (Lisa) Fortin, Jacob (Mika) Fortin, Bryson (Megan)
Ramsey, Bryanna Ramsey; great-grandchildren: Brody, Aubree, and Lane
Fortin, Kasen Fortin, and Olivia, Jovi, and Demi Ramsey; sister, Jackie
Votapka of Clifton and many nieces, nephews, friends, and special care
giver, Chantelle Fortin.
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