Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
Will/Braffitt/Johnson/Cook genealogy - Person Sheet
NameWesley L. Johnson
Birth27 Oct 1926, Sycamore, DeKalb, IL1,2
Death29 Mar 2011, DeKalb, IL1,2
Burial4 Apr 2011, Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb, IL1,2
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb, IL1, Wesley L. Johnson, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67740033
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Wesley L. Johnson, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/GH56-MCG
!REFERENCE: 2011 obituary, "Wesley L. Johnson October 27, 1926 - March 29, 2011. Wesley L. Johnson, 84 of Sycamore died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Kishwaukee Community Hospital. He was born on October 27, 1926 in Sycamore. The son of Peter and Marie (Paulsen) Johnson. He married Bernice Moore on Oct. 18, 1952 at the Salem Lutheran Church in Sycamore. At the age of 17, Wesley enlisted in the U.S. Navy, serving in WWII. He graduated from Sycamore schools and Northern Illinois Teachers College in DeKalb and graduated with a degree in Industrial Arts and Physical Education. He played football and basketball in high school and was a life-time season ticket holder at NIU. Wesley was a mason for local contractors and worked with his brother at the Frank Johnson Construction Company for many years. He also worked as a mason at NIU, where he retired after several years of service. Wesley loved to golf and was a member of the Salem Lutheran Church of Sycamore, Sycamore VFW- Post 5768, Sycamore Elks Club #1392, Sycamore Moose Lodge #1506, and Bricklayers Union- Local No. 21, serving as the recording secretary for many years. He is survived by 3 sons, Roger (Gayle) Braffett of Sycamore, Murph (Sherry) Johnson of Sycamore and Kent (Lori Hill) Johnson of Kansas City, MO; 5 grandchildren, Lynn (Steve) Bear of Denver, CO, Mark Braffett of DeKalb, Christian (Val) Freeman of Lakewood, Layla (Ryan) Bomstad of Plainfield and Keegan Johnson of Sycamore; 10 great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Pete (Char) Johnson of DeKalb and Frank (Nadine) Johnson of Astaro, FL; 3 nieces and 3 nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife in 2008; and one sister in infancy. His Funeral Service will be on April 4 at 11:00 AM at the Salem Lutheran Church, 1145 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, with Rev. Dr. Janet Hunt officiating. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 2:00-5:00 PM at the local family owned and operated, Butala Funeral Home and Crematory in Sycamore and from 10:00-11:00 AM at Salem Lutheran Church on Monday. Memorials can be made to the Salem Lutheran Church in care of the Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178. For info go to www.ButalaFuneralHomes.com or call 815-895-2833.", https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/obituary/1120702?fh_id=12326
Spouses
Birth14 Sep 1928, AR1,2
Death21 Jun 2008, Sycamore, DeKalb, IL1,2
BurialElmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb, IL1,2
Misc. Notes
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: Elmwood Cemetery, Sycamore, DeKalb, IL1, Bernice M. Johnson, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128134801
!BIRTH-DEATH-BURIAL: FamilySearch2, Bernice Moore, https://ancestors.familysearch.org/GH5D-1TC
!REFERENCE: 04-Oct-1956 Jackson Sentinel284, "Mrs. Olie Holdren returned Saturday from Rockford, Ill. where she spent a month with her daughter, Mrs. Bernice Braffet and family."
!RESIDENCE: 1956 Rockford, IL284, Bernice Braffet
!REFERENCE: 1969, Bernice Johnson
!REFERENCE: 1973 Descendants of Orsamus & Betsy (Herrington) Kidney268, page C-4
!REFERENCE: 10-Nov-1998 Daily Chronicle, DeKalb County, IL, page 5, obituary for ex-husband Robert E. "Bob" Braffett
Marriage18 Oct 1952, Sycamore, DeKalb, IL
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