Violet "Vi" Johnson, 87 Thief River Falls - Violet "Vi" Johnson, 87, died Saturday, October 4, 2003 at the CNC Unit of Northwest Medical Center in Thief River Falls. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13 at Johnson-Green Funeral Chapel in Thief River Falls. Violet Johnson was born July 25, 1916 in Devils Lake, N.D., the daughter of Mathieu "Matt" and Tillie (Timboe) Haugen. She was baptized into the Methodist faith. Vi graduated Roseau High School and also graduated from Teachers Training in Warroad. She taught country school for three years and then worked at the Roseau County Treasurer's Office, where she was employed for 37 years. On March 26, 1965, Vi was united in marriage to Ernest E. Johnson in Roseau. Since 1980, she and Ernest wintered in Arizona. He died in 1987, and that fall, Vi permanently made her home in Arizona. In the spring of 2000, Vi moved to Thief River Falls, where she has since resided with her sister. She enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing cards and dancing. Survivors include step-sons, Lowell (Marsha) Johnson of Bozeman, Mont., and Duane (Ginny) Johnson of Vancouver, Wash.; several step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren; sisters, Olive Pederson of Thief River Falls and Delores Borg of Chandler, Ariz.; brother, Don (Martha) Haugen of Lake Havasu City, Ariz.; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest and her parents.

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