Obituary of Janice Kathleen Fay Johnson

Janice Kathleen Fay “Jan” Johnson, 84, passed away peacefully on April 17, 2013. She was born on December 26, 1928 to Nelson and Mary Fay in Centralia, Washington. She grew up in Adna, Washington, and attended Adna High School where she graduated valedictorian of her class. She graduated from Central Washington College, earning her degree in elementary education. While at Central, she met her future husband. Jan married James A. “Jim” Johnson on September 22, 1950. Jan taught elementary school in Renton, before Jim’s career moved them to New York City. They soon moved back to the Seattle area where they raised their family. Jan was a loving and nurturing mother and grandmother. She was a devoted homemaker and supported Jim in his long career with the Boeing Company. In 1972, they accepted a two-year foreign assignment in the Dominican Republic. They retired in 1985 and built a home on Capital City Golf Course in Olympia. She was an avid golfer and was a member of the Capital City Golf Course Women’s Club. She also loved to garden, sew, travel, read and play bridge. Jan and Jim combined their passion for golf and love of travel, golfing throughout the United States as well as many counties around the world. Jim preceded Jan in death in 1994. Surviving Jan are her two daughters, Kristine (Tom) Nagle, Yakima, and Katherine (Mark) Schmitt, Olympia; one son, Jeffry Johnson, Las Vegas; six grandchildren, Erik (Lena) Stoddard, Kristin (Dermot) Doherty, Lee Nagle, Courtney (Mahrak) Marzban, Kelsey Johnson, and Mallory Johnson; three great grandsons, Noah and Eli Stoddard and Finn Nagle-Glasscock; two sisters, Joyce Anderson, Montesano, and Mary Lee Donovan, Phoenix; two brothers, James (Carolyn) Fay and Robert (Nancy) Fay of Adna; and numerous nieces and nephews. Jan will be laid to rest next to Jim during a private family service at the historic Claquato Cemetery in Adna, Washington. The family extends a special thank you to the staff at the Hampton Alzheimer’s Special Care Center for their gentle and respectful care the past three years. The family suggests memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Association. Please leave memories of Jan or condolences for her family in the Guestbook below.