DeLoris L. Johnson

DeLoris L. Dee Johnson, 83 of Barnesville, Minnesota died Monday in the Barnesville Good Samaritan Society. Dee, daughter of Julius and Emma (Nelson) Anderson, was born May 11, 1925 in Fargo. She lived with her family in rural Moorhead where she grew to womanhood. She attended Oak Mound School in rural Kragnes and later Moorhead High School where she graduated in 1942. She attended Interstate Business College of Fargo where she studied secretarial skills and business. She married Donald Barth in 1947. They made their home in rural Sabin where she worked for the Fargo National Bank from 1943-1948 and the First National Bank, Moorhead from 1962 " 1971. She married Conrad LeRoy Lee Johnson on February 21, 1970 in Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Barnesville. They made their home in Barnesville where they raised their family. Dee joined the First National Bank of Barnesville in 1971 where she served as an officer and member of the Board of Directors until her retirement in 1988. They continued to live in Barnesville and for many years wintered in South Padre Island, Texas. Dee became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society " Barnesville in February of this year. Lee died in March. Dee continued to live at the Good Samaritan Society until the time of her death. She was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Barnesville and the Rachel Circle. She was also a member of the V.F.W Auxiliary and the American Auxiliary both of Barnesville. Dee loved her summers on Pelican Lake and her winters on South Padre Island. She and Lee enjoyed many great Canadian fishing trips with friends. She also enjoyed their friends at their Friday night gatherings. Above all, Dee loved her role as wife and mother, and her family was everything to her. Dee is survived by two sons and two daughters, Tom (Linda) Barth of Moorhead, Linda (Jeff) Uhl of St. Cloud, Conrad (Tammy) Johnson of Fargo and Lisa (Arlyn) Scherbenske of Steele, North Dakota; 12 grandchildren, Brandon (Ryanna) Barth of Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, Josh (Melanie) Barth of Fargo, Christy (Aric) Ryland of Hudson, Wisconsin, Amanda Uhl of Belleville, Illinois, Aaron Uhl of Springfield, Missouri, Lezlie (Eric) Thompson of Fargo, Tony Johnson of Mound, Minnesota, Ashley Johnson of Devils Lake, North Dakota, Lindsey Scherbenske of Manhattan, Kansas, Jon Scherbenske of Fargo, Julia Scherbenske and Cole Scherbenske both at home in Steele. She is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Daunte Smith, Piper Barth, Maya Ryland and Aiden Ryland; many beloved nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and two sisters-in-law, Irene Anderson of Arizona and Hazel Anderson of Fargo. She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband Lee; two sisters, Loraine Haack and Mabel Wambach; Five brothers, Arnold, Melvin, Harold, John and one brother who died in infancy. Visitation: Today from 4 " 8 in Dobmeier Funeral Home, Barnesville and two hours before the service on Thursday, at the church. Prayer Service: Today at 7:00 pm in the Funeral Home. Funeral Service: Thursday at 11:00 in Our Saviors Lutheran Church, Barnesville. Interment: City Cemetery, Barnesville, Minnesota. www.dobmeierfuneralhome.com