September 18, 1923 – August 12, 2019

Marjorie Ann (Gilfry) Johnson passed away peacefully on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. She was 95 years old and a resident of the TLC Ohana Hale Home in Aiea Heights on the island of Oahu. Marjorie was born on Sept. 18, 1923, in Arlington, Nebraska. She married her high school classmate and sweetheart Keith Vernon Johnson , also of Arlington, on Nov. 23, 1944. “Marjo” is survived by her husband of 74 years, Keith; daughter, Tia Johnson; son, Leif Johnson; grandchildren, Leif Eric, Nicholas Andrew, and Laura (McQuistion) Norton; great-grandson, Leif Brogan; and brother, Willard Gilfry of Erie, Pennsylvania.

Marjo had a passion for the outdoors/ocean, the arts, and the Aloha spirit. She participated in all that the islands offer in water and exercise activities. Marjo was an accomplished visual artist, working primarily in drawing, painting , textiles, and ceramics. She was also very fond of the performing arts, especially theater, ballet, musicals, and opera. She loved the works of Andrew Lloyd Weber and attended many of his performances in cities around the world.

Marjo was an avid volunteer and donated her time and talents at the Blaisdell Center Concert Hall and the Honolulu Museum for Art.

Throughout her life, Marjo enjoyed world travel and new experiences. With Keith’s career in the U.S. Navy, they frequently moved the family to naval bases across the U.S. (Including Pearl Harbor) and to foreign assignments that included London, Stockholm, and Hong Kong. In 1975, Marjo and Keith permanently landed in Honolulu, Hawaii. They continued to travel extensively, summering on the mainland and visiting their children and grandchildren across the United States and abroad. Marjo and Keith were members of the Avon Allen Methodist Church in Mt. Vernon, Washington.

No services are planned at this time.

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~