Irene Elizabeth Johnson

September 14, 2015, wife of the late Richard L. Johnson DDS; dear mother of Mary, Dr. Peter (Karen) of

Raleigh, NC, Patrick (Annamarie), Monica (Richard) Sleap of Winston Salem, NC, Margaret (Carey) Fleming of Leland,

NC, Madonna Johnson of Dallas, TX, Kelly (David) Jacobius of Pfafftown, NC, and the late Molly Ann Johnson;

dear grandmother of Caroline, Thomas, Elizabeth Johnson, Christopher (Jessica) McShane, Kevin (Lindsey)

Johnson, Jennifer (Shang) Carter, Brian Fleming, Brittany (Brian) Caston, Allie and Joshua Jacobius, and the late

Katherine Sleap; survived by three great-grandchildren, five nephews and one niece. Friends may call Thursday,

October 15th from 4-8 PM at the DENGLER, ROBERTS, PERNA FUNERAL HOME, 3070 Delaware Ave., Kenmore,

where prayers will be offered Friday at 8:45 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. John the Baptist R.C. Church

Friday, October 16th at 9:30. if desired donations may be made to The Winston-Salem Foundation, 751 W. 4th Street, Suite 200, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 Include "Katie Sleap Memorial Fund" in the memo line of check or Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401 Online condolences at www.denglerrobertspernafuneral.com

Irene Kelly Johnson, a nurse during World War II, died Sept. 14 in Leland, N.C. She was 94.

Mrs. Johnson was born in Jamestown, and joined the U.S. Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She was stationed in the Philippines, where she received the Asiatic Pacific Theatre Medal and the World War II Victory Ribbon.

After the war, Mrs. Johnson earned a certification in physical therapy at Columbia University, and went to work for the New York State Health Department in Hornell.

She met her future husband, dentist Richard Johnson, there and they moved to Kenmore, where she went to work in his dental practice.

Mrs. Johnson was living in the Town of Tonawanda at the time of her death.

She was preceded in death by Mr. Johnson; infant daughter Molly Ann, and grandaughter Katherine Sleap.

Survivors include five daughters, Mary Johnson, Monica Sleap, Margaret Fleming, M. Kelly Jacobius, and Madonna Johnson; two sons, Peter and Patrick; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 9:30 a.m. Friday in St. John the Baptist Church, 1085 Englewood Ave., Tonawanda.