Betty Jean Johnson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for BETTY JEAN JOHNSON, 91, will be held at 2pm Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at the Torrington United Methodist Church with Pastor Jeff Wayland officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Betty died on December 6, 2017 surrounded by her family, after a long bout with dementia. Memorials may be given to the American Diabetes Association or the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Visitation will be Tuesday at the funeral home from 3pm to 5pm. The casket will be closed at the service. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Betty was born the first of two children on August 23, 1926 in Albia, Iowa to Jennie and Viggo Rasmussen. She attended Albia High School, married Kenneth Johnson on July 7, 1946 and celebrated seventy-one years together in 2017. She and Kenneth moved around quite a bit in the early years, settling in Torrington, Wyoming in 1957. She enjoyed traveling, and saw the lower forty-eight states from the back of a motorcycle. She also enjoyed walking with her good friend Dorothy, crocheting, line dancing and reading. She had three children Terry the oldest, a daughter Theresa who lived just seven months, and another son Michael. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary since 1937 and belonged to the United Methodist Church in Torrington. Betty is survived by her husband Kenneth and sons Terry and Michael all of Torrington. She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter Theresa; and a brother DeWayne Rasmussen.

Betty Jean Johnson

August 23, 1926 - December 6, 2017