In Loving Memory OfFrances Bertha

Link JohnsonOctober 18, 1915

May 17, 2015

A er re rement, she lived at Golden Estates in Williston, ND, The Lodge in Sidney, MT and most recently at The Highgate Senior Living in Bozeman, MT.

She died on Sunday evening, May 17, 2015, Highgate Senior Living, in Bozeman, MT.

She is survived by: her children, Be y (Renwood) Erickson of Parkland, FL, Arlen (Pat) Johnson of Kansas City, MO, Dorothy (Greg Parsons) Johnson of Wheat Ridge, CO, and Janet (Stan) Anderson of Cartwright, ND and Bozeman, MT; 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Grace Johnson Link of Bismarck, ND; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, sisters-Theresa, Lizzie, Annie and Mary, brother Art and husband, Forrest.

She always loved sewing, croche ng and quil ng. One of her proudest accomplishments was crea ng an original quilt featuring the Johnson men neck es which was exhibited at the McKenzie County Fair where she won a blue ribbon along with receiving honors for it at various other exhibi ons. She also crocheted afghans or made quilts for each of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren as keepsakes as well as many other afghans, quilts, and baby quilts given to friends. Another of her unique talents was the baking and decora ng of wedding cakes for local brides and anniversary cakes for special celebra ons in the community.

Frances had a variety of other interests including reading, dancing (especially square dancing), playing cards and poli cs. She always had a large garden and beau ed the home and yard by raising owers, developing ower beds and plan ng trees on the farmstead. She liked traveling all over the US and Canada as well as Europe visi ng family & friends but was always happy to get back home to ND. She was a strong advocate of the family farm and was devoted to protec ng and promo ng the rural small farm way of life.

Frances Bertha Link JohnsonBorn

October 18, 1915 Charbonneau, NDDied

May 17, 2015 Bozeman, MTFuneral Services

11:00 A.M, Wednesday, May 27, 2015St. Michael and All Angels

Episcopal Church Cartwright, North Dakota

OfficiatingPastor Randy Keehn

Music Judy Lassey Karen and Kevin Boehler

Casketbearers"Her Grandchildren"

Jodi McCarty Christopher EricksonErik Johnson Scott JohnsonIan Anderson Megan Vincent

Honorary CasketbearersRenwood Erickson Patricia JohnsonGreg Parsons Stanley Anderson

IntermentYellowstone Point Cemetery

Cartwright, N DLunch will be served at the Cartwright

Community Center following graveside services You may share your remembrances and condolences

with the family at the Fulkerson Funeral Home website www.fulkersons.com

The fourcontentments

in life:mind

at peace,body

at rest,family

in harmony,all

enterpriseat ease.

Frances Bertha Link Johnson was born on October 18, 1915 to John and Anna Link at the family homestead in Randolph Township near Charbonneau, ND, the youngest of six children. She a ended elementary school at Rowe School, a one-room grades 1 - 8 rural school. She graduated from Alexander (ND) High School in 1933, comple ng high school in 3 1/2 years. Weekends were o en spent playing piano and guitar with brother Art for barn dances at neighbors in the area, so ball and swimming.

A er comple ng her educa on at Jamestown (ND) School of Business, she worked for several years as the personal secretary for Gladys Talbo Edwards at the North Dakota Farmers Union.

On March 22, 1941, she married Forrest R. Johnson of Cartwright, ND and moved to their farm home 5 miles north of Cartwright in Sioux Township where they lived un l 1999. They had 4 children: Be y, Arlen, Dorothy and Janet. They had been married for almost 62 years when Forrest died in December 2002.

Frances’s life was one of a busy farmwife with many meals prepared and transported to the work site so that the men could con nue working in the

elds. She was a long me par cipant in and ac ve supporter of the Cartwright community as a member of St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Episcopal Church Women, Cartwright Historical Society, Sunshine Homemaker’s Club, Farmers’ Union, North Dakota NPL and North Dakota Democrats. Her commitment to preserving history was evidenced by the compiling and edi ng of the Cartwright History Book for the Centennial. Family genealogy was important to Frances and resulted in her assembling and edi ng both the Johnson and Link Family history books and planning family reunions. She also served as the leader of the Cartwright Girls’ 4-H Club for many years, especially enjoying teaching sewing to the young women.