Obituary of Margaret Johnson

Margaret Johnson, age 89, former Wild Horse, CO resident, passed away January 31, 2009 in Cheyenne Wells, Colorado. Margaret was born February 24, 1919 in Sedgwick County, KS to Martin and Mary (Hines) Kraus. Margaret married Adolph Johnson on March 9, 1937 in Colorado Springs, CO. From this union one son, Stanton, and two daughters, Sandra and Pat, were born. Margaret was involved in the Wild Horse Club, she was in the Altar Society and active in the Democratic Party. She was the head cook at the Kit Carson School in the 1960s and cleaned motels in Kit Carson. She later was on Town Council in Kit Carson in the 1980s. She served as Election Judge while living in Kit Carson in the 1990s. Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, husband, siblings Walter Kraus, Marie Glenn and Katherine Lindsley. Margaret is survived by her children; Stanton (Nora Ann) Johnson of Seymour, MO, Sandra (Lee) Thomas of Phillipsburg, MO, and Pat (Steve) Grenz of Denver, CO. Also surviving are grandchildren Susan (Kirk) Haden, Peggy (Pete) Skellchock, Joan Johnson, Stuart (Karen) Johnson, Stacey (Andy) Skelton, Steve (Michelle) Mays, Greyson (Mendy) Grenz, Lauren Grenz, 15 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kit Carson, CO. Memorial Donations may be made to the Kit Carson Historical Society P.O. Box 67 Kit Carson, CO 80825 or the Cheyenne Manor 561 W. 1st North Cheyenne Wells, CO 80810. A full obituary will follow.