Barbara Jean (Shaut) Johnson

Barbara J. Johnson
March 4, 1934 - Jan. 21, 2017

Barbara Jean Johnson, 82, of Farmington, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington with her husband and children at her side. She was born March 4, 1934, in Lodi, N.Y., the daughter of Mary Ann and Adalth H. Shaut.

Barbara graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Oshkosh, Wisconsin in 1955. She worked as a registered nurse at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison, Wis. and at the state hospital in Waupun, Wis. She and Jerold were married on April 7, 1957.
From 1957 until 1962, Barbara and Jerold lived in Marshfield, Wis., where Jerold worked for the Marshfield News-Herald. They lived in Douglas, Ariz. from 1962 until 1967, where Jerold worked for the Douglas Daily Dispatch.
In 1967, Barbara, Jerold and family settled in Farmington. Jerold worked for the Farmington Daily Times until his retirement in 1990.
Barbara will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and sister who always was concerned with the well-being and care of others.

Barbara is survived by her husband, Jerold, of Farmington; sons, Mark, also of Farmington, Stanley, of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Joel, of Farmington; daughter, Laura Kelly and her husband Wade, of Loveland, Colo.; and brother, William Shaut and his wife Georgia, of Carrollton, Texas.

A visitation for Barbara will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home Chapel, 103 East Ute St. in Farmington. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 25 at the Brewer Lee and Larkin Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Brent Heddin from Desert Heights Church officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens, 6917 East Main St. in Farmington. Pallbearers are Mark A. Johnson, Stanley J. Johnson, Laura J. Kelly, and Don Blackburn. Honorary pallbearers are Joel R. Johnson and Jerold Johnson.

Barbara's care is entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute St. in Farmington, 505-325-8688. Those who wish to express their condolences may do so at serenityandcompany.com.