Lucille Johnson Obituary

Johnson, Lucille "Brownie" Mother of Joan Anderson Growe, former Minnesota Secretary of State. Passed away Sept. 30, 2006. Born Lucille Mary Brown in Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. The daughter of Sandy and Augusta Brown. She moved with her family to Minneapolis at the age of two. She graduated from South High School in Minneapolis and completed Nurses training at Eitel Hospital as a registered nurse in 1933. Lucille, known by all her friends as "Brownie", married Arthur Anderson in November 1933. They resided in Minneapolis and St. Louis Park, Minnesota until 1945 when they moved to Buffalo. Arthur, who passed away in November 1986, owned and operated the Gamble store in Buffalo until his retirement in 1969. Brownie married Walter Johnson in May 1990. Walter died in January 2002. "Brownie" was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Steve Brown and her sister, Ellen Steelman. Her sister, Ruth Myse in Fredericksburg, Virginia survives her. Also survived by her daughter, Joan Growe; son, Bill Anderson; grandchildren, Michael Growe, Colleen Growe, David Growe, Patrick Growe, Christine Anderson and Arthur Anderson and her great-grandchildren, Sofia Trigo, Sydney Growe, Katie Growe, Rachel Growe, Daniel Growe and Gabrielle Growe. Mass of Christian Burial 10:30 AM TODAY, Church of St. Francis in Buffalo. Serving the family... The Peterson Chapel Buffalo
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.