Emma Wagner Johnson

Emma Wagner Johnson, of Reno, Nevada passed away on Monday, January 10, 2011 in Reno. She was 79 years old. Mrs. Johnson was born and raised in Philadelphia where she graduated from Mastbaum High School. She was a long time resident of Burlington, New Jersey before moving to Reno, NV. Mrs. Johnson was employed with Philco as a tracer of schematic drawings for many years. She enjoyed dancing, swimming, bowling, drawing and painting. She was preceded in death by her parents, Thomas and Emma Morley; her brothers Al, Thomas, George and Edward Morley; and her husbands Edward P. Wagner and Gunnar Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was the loving mother of four children, Carol (Joe) Lopez of Reno, NV, Nancy (Wilbur) McCoy of Ewing, NJ, Gary Wagner of Morrisville and Linda (Mike) Munter of Burlington, NJ. She was a devoted grandmother of Amy (Rojer) Markesen, T.J. (Stevi) McCoy, Megan McCoy, Greg, Heidi and Tiffany Volz and the great grandmother of 4. She was the stepmother of Richard Johnson, Debra Chesko, Tina Gipadova, Eric Johnson, Beth Kern, and Edward Johnson. She will also be sadly missed by her close friend Donna Szul. Family and friends are invited to attend her memorial gathering on Saturday from 9:00 until 10:00 a.m. at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home, Inc., 2200 Trenton Rd., Levittown where her memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Beechwood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 1 Union St., Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 or the American Cancer Society, 1851 Old Cuthbert Rd., Cherry Hill, NJ 08034.