Diana Louise Johnson

Diana Louise Johnson went to be with her Father in Heaven on October 1, 2018.She was born in Great Falls on May 26, 1940 to Edward and Marie Peterson.She met the love of her life, Fred Johnson at age 14.They married at age 17 on January 10, 1958 in Fort Benton and raised four children in the sand hills of Great Falls.They were married for 61 beautiful years and Diana was Fred’s “Hunk of gold”. Diane was a hard worker, and always on the move, always lending a helping hand.She was a housewife, mother and caretaker and then an employee of Benefis from 1986 to 2006.She was a PT secretary, receiving several awards and certificates for her hard work and dedication to her job.After retiring she became a fulltime grandma, great-grandma, and great-great grandma. When Diane wasn’t busy juggling grandchildren, cleaning others homes out of the kindness of her heart or sweating it out for hours in front of her laminating machine, she was volunteering at St. Vincent de Paul, cleaning and straightening, working her usual magic.She relished giving to others and would adopt families during Christmas time.She also taught swimming to special needs children. She love travel and adventures, taking numerous trips to Disney Land and Hawaii with her grandchildren.She love to bake; there was always a sheet cake in the oven, pie dough being rolled out or the smell of bread baking; that was grandma’s perfume.She loved feeding anyone who came to visit and was at the ready with the Chicken Lipton and the grilled cheese sandwiches.Her biggest hobby was helping others; she lit up at the invitation to help anyone in need. Diane is survived here by her husband, Fred Johnson; daughter Teresa (Tony) Johnson, Butch (Kate) Johnson, Kelly (Jackie) Johnson, and Allen (Patty) Johnson; sister Bonnie Haman; brother Larry (Roxie) Peterson; grandchildren, Bobbie Jo (Jeff), Jeremy (Shayne), Jamie, Erin (Brent), Caleb (Mindy), Emily (Tyler) , Melissa, Ashley (Ryan), and Allison; great-grandchildren Cayden, Thain, Kennadi, Emma, Allysa, Briggs, Carter, Parker, Bridger, Noah, Brooklyn, Taylor, Cole, Harlyn, Madelyn, Paisley, Oliver, Emmett, Mattilyn, Morgan, Keller, Kinley, Chance, Louie, and Brielle; great-great-grandchild Reagan. She was preceded in death by her parents; Edward and Mari Peterson; sister Patty Meyer; and brother Clifford Peterson. The family would like to send a warm thank you to the wonderful doctors, nurses, and Chaplin of the Benefis ICU for their hard work, compassion and dedication to our wonderful Wife, Mom, Grandma, Sister, Aunt and Friend.We are forever grateful. She was our rock, with no one to replace her; we must all pull together in an effort to replace the unfailing love and endless laughter that God provided us through this beautiful woman we are so lucky to have known.We must call on each other more, lean on each other more, and share with each other more…never giving up on each other.If we could all be as bold, as brave and filled with love as this wonderful woman, then this world would be a much brighter place.And so we promise, with all of our hearts to uphold all of the things that you were no doubt sent to teach us.We promise to take your place holding up the day sun and the night starts.