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BORN

1921

DIED

2016

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CLOSED-Schmaedeke Funeral Home

10701 S. Harlem Avenue

Worth, Illinois

Erma Johnson Obituary

Johnson, Erma K. (nee Ludvigsen) Age 94. Beloved wife of the late Howard "Howie" Johnson; loving mother of Gail (Charles) Henson, Howard (the late Carolyn) Johnson and Mary (Ralph) Beckman; cherished grandmother of 9; great-grandmother of 25; great-great-grandmother of 2. Erma was a longtime member of Faith Lutheran Church, the Danish Lodge DBIA #35; she loved her family, gardening and birds. Family and friends will gather Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Schmaedeke Funeral Home, 10701 S. Harlem Ave., Worth. Funeral Tuesday, June 21, 2016, Lying in State from 9:00 a.m. to time of Service 10:00 a.m. at Faith Lutheran Church, 9701 S. Melvina, Oak Lawn, IL. Interment Oak Hill Cemetery. Service information 708-448-6000 or schmaedekefuneralhome.com



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Published by Chicago Sun-Times on Jun. 19, 2016.

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Memorial Events
for Erma Johnson

Jun

20

Memorial Gathering

3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

CLOSED-Schmaedeke Funeral Home

10701 S. Harlem Avenue, Worth, IL 60482

Jun

21

Lying in State

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Faith Lutheran Church

9701 S. Melvina, Oak Lawn, IL

Jun

21

Funeral

9:00 a.m.

IL

Jun

21

Service

10:00 a.m.

Faith Lutheran Church

IL

Funeral services provided by:

CLOSED-Schmaedeke Funeral Home

10701 S. Harlem Avenue, Worth, IL 60482

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