Alberta Pearl Johnson

Alberta Pearl Johnson, 90, passed away on Thursday, October 9, 2008 in Sandpoint, ID. Funeral services will be conducted at 11;00 am, Wednesday, October 15th, in Coffelt’s Funeral Chapel. Pastors Barry Johnson and Chuck Wigton will be officiating with interment to follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park. Alberta was born on April 9, 1918 in Yuma, Colorado. She attended school in Alliance, NE and moved to Cocolalla, ID in 1937. On Oct. 31, 1938 she and Marvin Johnson were married in Cocolalla, ID. For many years she drove a contracted school bus, the Cocolalla Loop Route. She helped establish Johnson’s Sandy Beach Resort on Lake Cocolalla in 1959. She worked in the resort, operating the convenience store. She also helped with the family tree farm, and kept the books for the family business. In retirement she, and Marvin, enjoyed traveling throughout Canada and the United States. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, her flowers and her vegetable garden. She is survived by her husband, of almost 70 years, Marvin Johnson, her 3 children Lois (and Mason) Chapin, Leland (and Vickie) Johnson, and Kathleen Johnson all in Cocolalla. She is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren, and 2 great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Memorials may be made to the New Song Bible Church Building Fund or to a charity of ones choice.