Janet Loree (Dewald) Johnson was born January 31, 1941 in Great Bend, Kansas. She was the daughter of Victor and Alice (Schenkel) Dewald.

On June 23, 1963, Janet married Donald Johnson in Bazine, Kansas. They later divorced.

Janet was a graduate of the Bazine Grade and High Schools. She also graduated from Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. She was a member of the Bazine United Methodist Church, and a member of the Sigma Alpha Iota Music Sorority. She was a church organist and pianist for many years. She occasionally gave concerts, and played for many funerals and weddings, of all church faiths. She worked in Topeka, Kansas for Crosby’s, Sears Department Stores, and the State of Kansas. She also had employment at the Hough Piano and Organ Company in Salina, Kansas, as a teacher of group and private piano, with training by the Wurlitzer Co. She was employed as a resident assistant at the Wheatview Apartments in Ness City.

Janet is survived by numerous cousins and their families, and a special friend, Melissa Miller. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral service will be on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at Fitzgerald Funeral Home followed by burial in Bazine Cemetery. Fitzgerald Funeral Home will be open for viewing on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 from 9:00 A.M. until 9:00 P.M.

Memorial Contributions may be given to the Bazine United Methodist Church or Wheatview Apartments.