Anna Jean “A.J.” Hanson Johnson
1923 - 2013
Early Life: Anna Jean "A.J." was born August 1, 1923, to John Wesley and Rosalia "Rose" Bleth Hanson at St. Joseph Hospital in Minot, North Dakota. A.J. had two older brothers. Her early schooling was in the Minot school system. When A.J. was 16 years old, the family moved to Missoula, Montana. There, she finished high school and entered the University of Montana in the fall of 1941.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: The war brought many changes to campus. There were fewer students and they were 99 percent female. Her older brother, Wes, a student at the School of Mines, enlisted in the United Army Air Corps. He was a navigator and was shot down in a B-17 in January 1943. He remains MIA. Her brother, Bruce, a law student at UM, entered the United States Air Force. In April 1944, he was shot down over northern Italy and was a guest of the German government at the POW camp Stalag Luft No. 3 until his release by Patton's 3rd Army. Anna Jean earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945 and her Master of Arts in 1947. She was employed by the university as a psychometrician. In 1951, she was employed by the Electrical Shop in Missoula as a secretary and bookkeeper, where she worked for 22 years. On March 6, 1954, Anna Jean married Lyle I. Johnson. They enjoyed fishing and bird hunting in the Bitterroot and in the Flathead area. They also enjoyed working on their cabin at Indian Bay on Rocky Point on the Flathead Lake. A.J. and her husband enjoyed traveling many places around the world and spending vacation time on the Hawaiian Islands. In 1972, Anna Jean and her husband moved to Flathead Lake, where they enjoyed working on their home, gardening and golfing. Due to her husband's illness, they sold their lake home in 1991 and moved to Bay View Drive in Polson, Montana, where they continued to enjoy friends and golfing. Anna Jean was a lifelong member of the University of Montana Alumni Association and a Psych-Chi Honorary. She was a previous member of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Sigma Kappa Sorority and Sect of the Women's Golfing Association of Polson for seven years. She was also a member of the Polson Community Church. Anna Jean was known as "Grandmother A.J." to many Polson schoolchildren. She was a foster grandmother volunteer for eight years in Carla Farnstrom's classroom at both Cherry Valley and Linderman schools, where she touched many children's lives and enjoyed them very much. Mrs. Mary Lindell, A.J.'s Polson daughter, will always miss A.J.'s great moral support and love. A.J. will be missed greatly by her weekly bridge club friends and her family of progressive rummy friends. Her style, honesty, intelligence, quick wit and integrity will be missed by all who knew her. Anna Jean "A.J." Hanson Johnson died Monday, February 11, 2013, at her home in Polson, Montana, of natural causes.
Family Message: "She is now sleeping in the house of the Lord... Memorials may be sent to the Lake County Humane Society, Lake County Foster Grandparent Program or the North Lake County Public Library."
Survived By: Nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By:
Service: None, at A.J.'s request
Final Rest: Cremation
Original Obituary Published By:
© Missoulian | Missoula, Montana | 19 February 2013
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1923 - 2013
Early Life: Anna Jean "A.J." was born August 1, 1923, to John Wesley and Rosalia "Rose" Bleth Hanson at St. Joseph Hospital in Minot, North Dakota. A.J. had two older brothers. Her early schooling was in the Minot school system. When A.J. was 16 years old, the family moved to Missoula, Montana. There, she finished high school and entered the University of Montana in the fall of 1941.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: The war brought many changes to campus. There were fewer students and they were 99 percent female. Her older brother, Wes, a student at the School of Mines, enlisted in the United Army Air Corps. He was a navigator and was shot down in a B-17 in January 1943. He remains MIA. Her brother, Bruce, a law student at UM, entered the United States Air Force. In April 1944, he was shot down over northern Italy and was a guest of the German government at the POW camp Stalag Luft No. 3 until his release by Patton's 3rd Army. Anna Jean earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945 and her Master of Arts in 1947. She was employed by the university as a psychometrician. In 1951, she was employed by the Electrical Shop in Missoula as a secretary and bookkeeper, where she worked for 22 years. On March 6, 1954, Anna Jean married Lyle I. Johnson. They enjoyed fishing and bird hunting in the Bitterroot and in the Flathead area. They also enjoyed working on their cabin at Indian Bay on Rocky Point on the Flathead Lake. A.J. and her husband enjoyed traveling many places around the world and spending vacation time on the Hawaiian Islands. In 1972, Anna Jean and her husband moved to Flathead Lake, where they enjoyed working on their home, gardening and golfing. Due to her husband's illness, they sold their lake home in 1991 and moved to Bay View Drive in Polson, Montana, where they continued to enjoy friends and golfing. Anna Jean was a lifelong member of the University of Montana Alumni Association and a Psych-Chi Honorary. She was a previous member of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Sigma Kappa Sorority and Sect of the Women's Golfing Association of Polson for seven years. She was also a member of the Polson Community Church. Anna Jean was known as "Grandmother A.J." to many Polson schoolchildren. She was a foster grandmother volunteer for eight years in Carla Farnstrom's classroom at both Cherry Valley and Linderman schools, where she touched many children's lives and enjoyed them very much. Mrs. Mary Lindell, A.J.'s Polson daughter, will always miss A.J.'s great moral support and love. A.J. will be missed greatly by her weekly bridge club friends and her family of progressive rummy friends. Her style, honesty, intelligence, quick wit and integrity will be missed by all who knew her. Anna Jean "A.J." Hanson Johnson died Monday, February 11, 2013, at her home in Polson, Montana, of natural causes.
Family Message: "She is now sleeping in the house of the Lord... Memorials may be sent to the Lake County Humane Society, Lake County Foster Grandparent Program or the North Lake County Public Library."
Survived By: Nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By:
Service: None, at A.J.'s request
Final Rest: Cremation
Original Obituary Published By:
© Missoulian | Missoula, Montana | 19 February 2013
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Anna Jean “A.J.” Hanson Johnson
1923 - 2013
Early Life: Anna Jean "A.J." was born August 1, 1923, to John Wesley and Rosalia "Rose" Bleth Hanson at St. Joseph Hospital in Minot, North Dakota. A.J. had two older brothers. Her early schooling was in the Minot school system. When A.J. was 16 years old, the family moved to Missoula, Montana. There, she finished high school and entered the University of Montana in the fall of 1941.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: The war brought many changes to campus. There were fewer students and they were 99 percent female. Her older brother, Wes, a student at the School of Mines, enlisted in the United Army Air Corps. He was a navigator and was shot down in a B-17 in January 1943. He remains MIA. Her brother, Bruce, a law student at UM, entered the United States Air Force. In April 1944, he was shot down over northern Italy and was a guest of the German government at the POW camp Stalag Luft No. 3 until his release by Patton's 3rd Army. Anna Jean earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945 and her Master of Arts in 1947. She was employed by the university as a psychometrician. In 1951, she was employed by the Electrical Shop in Missoula as a secretary and bookkeeper, where she worked for 22 years. On March 6, 1954, Anna Jean married Lyle I. Johnson. They enjoyed fishing and bird hunting in the Bitterroot and in the Flathead area. They also enjoyed working on their cabin at Indian Bay on Rocky Point on the Flathead Lake. A.J. and her husband enjoyed traveling many places around the world and spending vacation time on the Hawaiian Islands. In 1972, Anna Jean and her husband moved to Flathead Lake, where they enjoyed working on their home, gardening and golfing. Due to her husband's illness, they sold their lake home in 1991 and moved to Bay View Drive in Polson, Montana, where they continued to enjoy friends and golfing. Anna Jean was a lifelong member of the University of Montana Alumni Association and a Psych-Chi Honorary. She was a previous member of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Sigma Kappa Sorority and Sect of the Women's Golfing Association of Polson for seven years. She was also a member of the Polson Community Church. Anna Jean was known as "Grandmother A.J." to many Polson schoolchildren. She was a foster grandmother volunteer for eight years in Carla Farnstrom's classroom at both Cherry Valley and Linderman schools, where she touched many children's lives and enjoyed them very much. Mrs. Mary Lindell, A.J.'s Polson daughter, will always miss A.J.'s great moral support and love. A.J. will be missed greatly by her weekly bridge club friends and her family of progressive rummy friends. Her style, honesty, intelligence, quick wit and integrity will be missed by all who knew her. Anna Jean "A.J." Hanson Johnson died Monday, February 11, 2013, at her home in Polson, Montana, of natural causes.
Family Message: "She is now sleeping in the house of the Lord... Memorials may be sent to the Lake County Humane Society, Lake County Foster Grandparent Program or the North Lake County Public Library."
Survived By: Nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By:
Service: None, at A.J.'s request
Final Rest: Cremation
Original Obituary Published By:
© Missoulian | Missoula, Montana | 19 February 2013
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1923 - 2013
Early Life: Anna Jean "A.J." was born August 1, 1923, to John Wesley and Rosalia "Rose" Bleth Hanson at St. Joseph Hospital in Minot, North Dakota. A.J. had two older brothers. Her early schooling was in the Minot school system. When A.J. was 16 years old, the family moved to Missoula, Montana. There, she finished high school and entered the University of Montana in the fall of 1941.
Life’s Work | Service | Interests: The war brought many changes to campus. There were fewer students and they were 99 percent female. Her older brother, Wes, a student at the School of Mines, enlisted in the United Army Air Corps. He was a navigator and was shot down in a B-17 in January 1943. He remains MIA. Her brother, Bruce, a law student at UM, entered the United States Air Force. In April 1944, he was shot down over northern Italy and was a guest of the German government at the POW camp Stalag Luft No. 3 until his release by Patton's 3rd Army. Anna Jean earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945 and her Master of Arts in 1947. She was employed by the university as a psychometrician. In 1951, she was employed by the Electrical Shop in Missoula as a secretary and bookkeeper, where she worked for 22 years. On March 6, 1954, Anna Jean married Lyle I. Johnson. They enjoyed fishing and bird hunting in the Bitterroot and in the Flathead area. They also enjoyed working on their cabin at Indian Bay on Rocky Point on the Flathead Lake. A.J. and her husband enjoyed traveling many places around the world and spending vacation time on the Hawaiian Islands. In 1972, Anna Jean and her husband moved to Flathead Lake, where they enjoyed working on their home, gardening and golfing. Due to her husband's illness, they sold their lake home in 1991 and moved to Bay View Drive in Polson, Montana, where they continued to enjoy friends and golfing. Anna Jean was a lifelong member of the University of Montana Alumni Association and a Psych-Chi Honorary. She was a previous member of Eastern Star, Daughters of the Nile, Sigma Kappa Sorority and Sect of the Women's Golfing Association of Polson for seven years. She was also a member of the Polson Community Church. Anna Jean was known as "Grandmother A.J." to many Polson schoolchildren. She was a foster grandmother volunteer for eight years in Carla Farnstrom's classroom at both Cherry Valley and Linderman schools, where she touched many children's lives and enjoyed them very much. Mrs. Mary Lindell, A.J.'s Polson daughter, will always miss A.J.'s great moral support and love. A.J. will be missed greatly by her weekly bridge club friends and her family of progressive rummy friends. Her style, honesty, intelligence, quick wit and integrity will be missed by all who knew her. Anna Jean "A.J." Hanson Johnson died Monday, February 11, 2013, at her home in Polson, Montana, of natural causes.
Family Message: "She is now sleeping in the house of the Lord... Memorials may be sent to the Lake County Humane Society, Lake County Foster Grandparent Program or the North Lake County Public Library."
Survived By: Nieces and nephews.
Preceded In Death By:
Service: None, at A.J.'s request
Final Rest: Cremation
Original Obituary Published By:
© Missoulian | Missoula, Montana | 19 February 2013
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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