Gertrude Johnson
Gertrude “Tiny” John-
son, 97 (forever 83 1/2) a
long-time resident of
Crosby passed away
peacefully at her home on
Tuesday, May 14, 2019 in
Minot, ND.
A public visitation will
be held from 3 to 6 pm
with a prayer service at 6
pm on Friday, May 17th,
2019 at Stakston-Martin
Funeral Home in Crosby,
ND. A celebration of her
life will be held at Con-
cordia Lutheran Church,
204 Main St NE, Crosby,
ND on Saturday, May
18th, 2019 at 11am, burial
will immediately follow.
Tiny was born in Cul-
bertson, MT the daughter
of James Low and Jane F.
McLean and grew up with
her 12 siblings in Colgan,
ND. She was united in
marriage to Arnt Johnson
on September 5th, 1943.
They had 57 years of mar-
riage and were loving
parents of their two chil-
dren Lavada Crawford
and Leslie “Les” Johnson.
Tiny worked for MDU
Resources for 27 years be-
fore retiring in 1985. She
was a member of the
American Legion Post
#75, the Dakota Star
Quilters Guild and a
congregate of Concordia
Lutheran Church.
She spent a significant
amount of time outdoors
tending to the tulips,
roses, and lilies in her gar-
den. She enjoyed exercis-
ing, having coffee and
treats at the Red Rooster
Cafe, sewing, quilting,
and collecting rocks. Her
true passion was for read-
ing and painting, which
she continued to do with
her friends at the Welling-
ton Assisted Living in
Minot.
Tiny is survived by: her
daughter Lavada of Sa-
cramento, CA, her sister
Beatty Haug of Arlington,
WA, her grandchildren
Lance (Georgia) Johnson
of Burlington, ND, James
“JJ'” Johnson of Egan, MN,
Todd (Sandra) Johnson of
Crown Point, IN, and
Daniel “Dan” Johnson of
Colorado Springs, CO.
Her great-grandchildren
Heather (Tyler) Cymbaluk
of Minot, ND, Dakota
Johnson and Cory Arnt
Johnson of Egan, MN,
Danielle Johnson, Korina
Johnson, Nina Albin, and
Michael Ryan of Crown
Point, IN.
She was preceded in
death by: her husband
Arnt, son Leslie “Les”
Johnson, parents James
and Jane, siblings,
cousins, aunts and uncles.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials can be made to
the American Cancer So-
ciety or the Concordia
Lutheran Church
Cemetery Fund.
Stakston-Martin Fun-
eral Home of Crosby, ND
is in charge of arrange-
ments.