Kay L. Johnson, 64, of Marinette, WI passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at home. She was born on March 29, 1952, to the late LeVerne and Dorothy (Lauback) Johnson in Milwaukee, WI.
Kay graduated from Milwaukee County General Hospital School of Nursing in 1973; she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration-Hospital Administration in 1986, and went on to obtain her Certification in Hyperbaric Medicine in 1987. Kay excelled in her field, becoming an advocate for health care and an educator in her field.
She served her country as a 2nd Lieutenant Army Nurse. She had worked at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, Ga., where she was one of the three RNs selected to open the first hyperbaric facility in Georgia. She shared responsibility for the design, base inventory, policies and procedures and safety compliances. She later worked at the Atlanta Hyperbaric Unit and was responsible for the original set up of the hyperbaric unit.
She had married Billy "Ray" Blocker Jr. and later divorced but remained very close. She rescued lives of many on a cruise ship by taking control of passengers with the help of her then husband, Ray.
She enjoyed tracing her family history back to the McShane Clan in Northern Ireland and of her mother's side Lauback family of Budingen, Hessen, Germany, educating others, volunteering for the Red Cross, boating, fishing, swimming and traveling. She loved nature, especially songbirds and her cats. She attended First United Methodist Church of Menominee where she loved singing in the choir and where she met her dear friend, Diane Larsen.
Kay is survived by her sister, Barbara (Ted) Majewski of Milwaukee, WI;
brother, Richard Johnson;
many nieces and nephews;
her beloved friends Billy "Ray" Blocker Jr. of Alpharetta Ga.; Diane Larsen of Menominee, MI; and Michelle Boucher of Stephenson, MI;
her cat, Lily; and the Arms of Angels Care providers who became family over the years especially, Sarra Dekeyser and Angela Laack.
She was preceded in death by her parents and cat, Greyson.
Graveside services with military honors will be provided at Forest Home Cemetery on Friday, June 16, at noon.
©Thielen Funeral Home is assisting the family.
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Kay graduated from Milwaukee County General Hospital School of Nursing in 1973; she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration-Hospital Administration in 1986, and went on to obtain her Certification in Hyperbaric Medicine in 1987. Kay excelled in her field, becoming an advocate for health care and an educator in her field.
She served her country as a 2nd Lieutenant Army Nurse. She had worked at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, Ga., where she was one of the three RNs selected to open the first hyperbaric facility in Georgia. She shared responsibility for the design, base inventory, policies and procedures and safety compliances. She later worked at the Atlanta Hyperbaric Unit and was responsible for the original set up of the hyperbaric unit.
She had married Billy "Ray" Blocker Jr. and later divorced but remained very close. She rescued lives of many on a cruise ship by taking control of passengers with the help of her then husband, Ray.
She enjoyed tracing her family history back to the McShane Clan in Northern Ireland and of her mother's side Lauback family of Budingen, Hessen, Germany, educating others, volunteering for the Red Cross, boating, fishing, swimming and traveling. She loved nature, especially songbirds and her cats. She attended First United Methodist Church of Menominee where she loved singing in the choir and where she met her dear friend, Diane Larsen.
Kay is survived by her sister, Barbara (Ted) Majewski of Milwaukee, WI;
brother, Richard Johnson;
many nieces and nephews;
her beloved friends Billy "Ray" Blocker Jr. of Alpharetta Ga.; Diane Larsen of Menominee, MI; and Michelle Boucher of Stephenson, MI;
her cat, Lily; and the Arms of Angels Care providers who became family over the years especially, Sarra Dekeyser and Angela Laack.
She was preceded in death by her parents and cat, Greyson.
Graveside services with military honors will be provided at Forest Home Cemetery on Friday, June 16, at noon.
©Thielen Funeral Home is assisting the family.
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Kay L. Johnson, 64, of Marinette, WI passed away on Sunday, June 11, 2017, at home. She was born on March 29, 1952, to the late LeVerne and Dorothy (Lauback) Johnson in Milwaukee, WI.
Kay graduated from Milwaukee County General Hospital School of Nursing in 1973; she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration-Hospital Administration in 1986, and went on to obtain her Certification in Hyperbaric Medicine in 1987. Kay excelled in her field, becoming an advocate for health care and an educator in her field.
She served her country as a 2nd Lieutenant Army Nurse. She had worked at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, Ga., where she was one of the three RNs selected to open the first hyperbaric facility in Georgia. She shared responsibility for the design, base inventory, policies and procedures and safety compliances. She later worked at the Atlanta Hyperbaric Unit and was responsible for the original set up of the hyperbaric unit.
She had married Billy "Ray" Blocker Jr. and later divorced but remained very close. She rescued lives of many on a cruise ship by taking control of passengers with the help of her then husband, Ray.
She enjoyed tracing her family history back to the McShane Clan in Northern Ireland and of her mother's side Lauback family of Budingen, Hessen, Germany, educating others, volunteering for the Red Cross, boating, fishing, swimming and traveling. She loved nature, especially songbirds and her cats. She attended First United Methodist Church of Menominee where she loved singing in the choir and where she met her dear friend, Diane Larsen.
Kay is survived by her sister, Barbara (Ted) Majewski of Milwaukee, WI;
brother, Richard Johnson;
many nieces and nephews;
her beloved friends Billy "Ray" Blocker Jr. of Alpharetta Ga.; Diane Larsen of Menominee, MI; and Michelle Boucher of Stephenson, MI;
her cat, Lily; and the Arms of Angels Care providers who became family over the years especially, Sarra Dekeyser and Angela Laack.
She was preceded in death by her parents and cat, Greyson.
Graveside services with military honors will be provided at Forest Home Cemetery on Friday, June 16, at noon.
©Thielen Funeral Home is assisting the family.
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Kay graduated from Milwaukee County General Hospital School of Nursing in 1973; she earned her Bachelor of Business Administration-Hospital Administration in 1986, and went on to obtain her Certification in Hyperbaric Medicine in 1987. Kay excelled in her field, becoming an advocate for health care and an educator in her field.
She served her country as a 2nd Lieutenant Army Nurse. She had worked at Georgia Baptist Medical Center in Atlanta, Ga., where she was one of the three RNs selected to open the first hyperbaric facility in Georgia. She shared responsibility for the design, base inventory, policies and procedures and safety compliances. She later worked at the Atlanta Hyperbaric Unit and was responsible for the original set up of the hyperbaric unit.
She had married Billy "Ray" Blocker Jr. and later divorced but remained very close. She rescued lives of many on a cruise ship by taking control of passengers with the help of her then husband, Ray.
She enjoyed tracing her family history back to the McShane Clan in Northern Ireland and of her mother's side Lauback family of Budingen, Hessen, Germany, educating others, volunteering for the Red Cross, boating, fishing, swimming and traveling. She loved nature, especially songbirds and her cats. She attended First United Methodist Church of Menominee where she loved singing in the choir and where she met her dear friend, Diane Larsen.
Kay is survived by her sister, Barbara (Ted) Majewski of Milwaukee, WI;
brother, Richard Johnson;
many nieces and nephews;
her beloved friends Billy "Ray" Blocker Jr. of Alpharetta Ga.; Diane Larsen of Menominee, MI; and Michelle Boucher of Stephenson, MI;
her cat, Lily; and the Arms of Angels Care providers who became family over the years especially, Sarra Dekeyser and Angela Laack.
She was preceded in death by her parents and cat, Greyson.
Graveside services with military honors will be provided at Forest Home Cemetery on Friday, June 16, at noon.
©Thielen Funeral Home is assisting the family.
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