Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Marjorie Josephine 2004
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The Greenville Daily News, March 2004


Marjorie Josephine Johnson, 90, of Fort Myers, Florida passed away March 23, 
2004 at Winkler Court Nursing Home in Fort Myers.  Marjorie was born in Ionia 
on February 4, 1914, to Arthur and Mary Schaeffer Johnson.

Marjorie was raised in the Belding area and graduated from Belding High School 
in 1932.  She then attended Michigan State University.  Marjorie later attended 
flight school and became a pilot and pilot instructor.  She became a member of 
the Women’s Auxiliary Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II where she flew 
many missions.  After the war she enlisted in the Air Force Reserve.  She 
operated the Belding Airport during and after World War II.  In the early 
1950’s Marjorie moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she owned and operated her 
own flower shop.  In 1996 she moved to Fort Myers.  

Marjorie is survived by one brother, Don Johnson of Harbor Springs.  

Graveside memorial services for Marjorie are 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph 
Cemetery, Belding.  The family is being served by Huffman-Brigham Funeral 
Chapel, Belding.


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