Esther M. Johnson

Esther M. Johnson, 100, of Le Mars, formerly of Sioux City, died January 24th, 2021.  A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Crescent Park United Methodist Church.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church.  Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Esther was born on March 14, 1920 the daughter of Fred and Hazel (Searcy) Reuschling in Colorado. She came to Sioux City, Iowa with her family in 1927. She attended Crescent Park Grade School, North Junior and graduated from Central High in 1937.

On February 7th, 1942, Esther married Byrnes Johnson at Crescent Park Church in Sioux City, Iowa. To this marriage came three sons, Allen B. Johnson, Wayne Lee Johnson and Bruce Leland Johnson.

Esther worked at Woolworth's Dime Store, Johnson Biscuit Company and then for 15 years at the IGA Grocery Store in Crescent Park. She also worked at Holy Spirit Retirement Home and volunteered at the D.A.V. - Disabled American Veterans Thrift Store in Riverside for 30 years. She and her husband Byrnes were also custodians at Crescent Park UM Church for several years, caring for the lawn and snow removal as well as cleaning the church.

Esther was a member of American Legion Auxiliary 64, D.A.V. Auxiliary 54 and a member of Crescent Park UM Church for 79 years.

She is survived by her son, Allen Johnson and his wife, Beverly, daughters-in-law, Cindy Johnson, and Bonnie Johnson; 6 grandchildren, Suzanne and Jeff Bousquet, Lisa and Mark Brazzell, Doug and Julie Johnson, Craig and Nichole Johnson, Jeff Johnson and fiancé, Kelly Towns, and Jeremy and Tammy Johnson; 8 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Byrnes; sons, Bruce Johnson and Wayne Johnson; daughter-in-law, Corrine Johnson; brothers, Frank Reuschling and his wife, Bertie Reuschling, Howard Reuschling and his wife, Dianne Reuschling, and Virgil Reuschling and his wife, Terry Reuschling; granddaughter, Melissa Johnson; and two great-granddaughters, Danielle Brazzell and Lexie Johnson.