Mary "KATHY" Johnson

TORRINGTON, WY . . . Funeral Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated for MARY KATHLEEN "KATHY" JOHNSON, 62, at 10am on Friday, October 10, 2008 at St. Rose Catholic Church with The Rev. Fathers Kevin Koch and Michael Carr co-officiating. Burial will take place at the LaGrange Cemetery. A Wake/Rosary service will be held on Thursday evening at 7pm at St. Rose. The casket will be closed. Kathy died on October 6, 2008 at her home in LaGrange. Those who wish may direct memorial contributions to either the LaGrange Community Endowment c/o Wyoming Community Foundation or to the Davis Hospice Center of Cheyenne. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com Kathy was born on February 19, 1946 in Torrington, Wyoming the daughter of Leo and Lucile (McDonald) Applegate. She grew up and received her education at Torrington; graduating Torrington High School in 1964. Kathy went on to attend the University of Wyoming at Laramie for one year before returning to Torrington where she worked for three years for Dr. Loren B. Morgan, an opthamologist. On February 27, 1968, Kathy married Archie Johnson of LaGrange, Wyoming. The couple have resided on the Johnson Family Broken Box Ranch to this day. Kathy was an active member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Torrington; she served on the Eastern Wyoming College Foundation Board, and was a member of the Goshen County and Wyoming State Cattlewomen. She helped her sons with many 4-H projects through the years, and she loved spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband, Archie; their three sons, Andy Johnson of Phippsburg, Colorado; Matt Johnson and his wife Lisa; and Pat Johnson and his wife Marisa, all of the family ranch at LaGrange; three grandchildren, Nicholas Paxton and Haley Johnson of Phippsburg, Colorado; and Kenna Noble of LaGrange; a brother and sister-in-law, Jim and Lynn Applegate of Cheyenne, Wyoming; a sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and John Kopischke of Lincoln, Nebraska; a sister-in-law and her spouse, Nancy Jo and Rick Lusk of Alliance, Nebraska; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.