Gloria Elizabeth Johnson, 74, Luverne, died Monday, May 20, 2002, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne.
Services were Wednesday, May 26, at Dingmann Funeral Chapel in Luverne. The Rev. Bart Fletcher officiated. Burial was in Luverne Memorial Gardens, rural Luverne.
Gloria Hensger was born to Herman E. and Elizabeth (Hunter) Hensger on March 29, 1928, in Haledon, N.J. She graduated from Central High in Haledon. She worked at a telephone company in Patterson, N.J., from 1945 to 1953.
She married Arland M. Johnson on Nov. 7, 1953, at East Brooke Methodist Church in Haledon. After their marriage the couple moved to St. James where they lived until 1959 when they moved to Luverne. She became a resident of Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center on Aug. 13, 2001.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of United Methodist Church in Luverne where she taught Sunday School and served as president of United Methodist Women. She was also a member of Pink Ladies of Luverne Community Hospital. She was an avid Twins fan and enjoyed knitting.
Survivors include her son, Dave Johnson, Luverne.
Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Arland, on Nov. 28, 1992.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.