Bernice M. Johnson

Bernice Denmeyer Johnson, age 90, of Rocky Hill, CT, formally of Swampscott, MA, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, following a brief illness. She was born on December 22, 1921 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Carl and Ida Denmeyer. She graduated from High School in Chicago and then worked for the telephone company as an operator. She married Karl Johnson on January 9, 1945 at First Lutheran Church in Lynn, MA. Following marriage, Bernice was a devoted wife and homemaker raising her two children, Nancy and Steve in a loving home in Swampscott. She was a great seamstress and made many of her children's clothes. She also loved to cook. She and Karl spent months each year making gifts for their children and their grandchildren. She was a long-time member of First Lutheran Church in Lynn, MA and then at Bethany Lutheran Church in Cromwell, CT. Bernice was predeceased by her husband of 62 years. She is survived her children, Nancy Wogman and her husband, the Rev. Lawrence Wogman of West Ossipee, NH and Stephen Johnson, of Cromwell, CT; her grandchildren Kristen Baron and her husband Jonathan Baron of Trumbull, CT, Peter Wogman and his wife, Stephine Wogman of New Haven, CT and Andrew Wogman of West Hartford; her great-grandchildren, Rachel and Kylah Baron and Isaiah Wogman; and her sister-in-law, Agnes Johnson. She is further survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her parents, Carl and Ida Denmeyer and 6 brothers and sisters. A Graveside Ceremony will be held on April 27 at noon at the Swampscott Cemetery. The officiator will be The Rev. Lawrence Wogman, her son-in-law and interim pastor of the First Christian Church of Freedom, NH. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court Street, Cromwell, CT or to Mosaic, Inc., 100 Sebethe Dr. #A2, Cromwell, CT 06416.