She was born the daughter of Martin and Minnie Gustafson Johnson. She attended Aledo schools and Moline Business College. Arlene J. Johnson married Harold Kendall Sept. 25, 1949, in Aledo.
She was employed as a bookkeeper by Dean Business Service and as an accounting clerk by Deere & Co. She was an active member of Christ United Methodist Church, East Moline, Illinois.
Her greatest joys were surrounding her family with love, being a homemaker and serving delicious dinners. She was also an expert seamstress, having made her own wedding gown and many outfits for her children and grandchildren. Motor-home trips with grandchildren and winters in Florida were among her treasured memories.
Survivors include her husband, Harold; son, Paul; daughter, Karen; grandchildren, Jenifer, Bryan, Katrina, Christopher and James; great-grandchild, Zachary; brothers, Merle (Bette) Johnson, Aledo, and Maurice (Mary) Johnson, Wichita, Kan.; sisters, Marena Swenson, Chicago, Anita Johnson, Durham, N.C., and Ina Aplington, Peoria, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Donald Johnson, Geneseo, and Rollin Johnson, Aledo.
She was born the daughter of Martin and Minnie Gustafson Johnson. She attended Aledo schools and Moline Business College. Arlene J. Johnson married Harold Kendall Sept. 25, 1949, in Aledo.
She was employed as a bookkeeper by Dean Business Service and as an accounting clerk by Deere & Co. She was an active member of Christ United Methodist Church, East Moline, Illinois.
Her greatest joys were surrounding her family with love, being a homemaker and serving delicious dinners. She was also an expert seamstress, having made her own wedding gown and many outfits for her children and grandchildren. Motor-home trips with grandchildren and winters in Florida were among her treasured memories.
Survivors include her husband, Harold; son, Paul; daughter, Karen; grandchildren, Jenifer, Bryan, Katrina, Christopher and James; great-grandchild, Zachary; brothers, Merle (Bette) Johnson, Aledo, and Maurice (Mary) Johnson, Wichita, Kan.; sisters, Marena Swenson, Chicago, Anita Johnson, Durham, N.C., and Ina Aplington, Peoria, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Donald Johnson, Geneseo, and Rollin Johnson, Aledo.
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