Dorothy Eileen Johnson, 89, of Lake Tapps, died Feb. 8, 2013 after a brief battle with cancer.

She was born Aug. 14, 1923, in Saskatchewan, Canada, to Clara and Donald Buell. She worked for the J.C. Penney Company for 25 years both in Toppenish and Yakima, Wash. She was most recently married to Norman Johnson of Lake Tapps. They were married almost four years and enjoyed several travel adventures together.

She is survived by her husband and his family; her children Carolyn Crowell of Sun City, Ariz., Pamela Grasley of Buckley and Bill DeGroot of Munds Park, Ariz.; siblings Donelda Frye of Pensacola, Fla., Darlaine Seely of Alderwood Manor, Wash., and Darrell Buell of Toppenish; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. She also is survived by family members of previous spouses W. C. DeGroot, Herbert Schuh and Richard Knittle, all deceased.

A memorial service took place Feb. 22 at Rainier Hills Christian Fellowship in Buckley.

Memorial donations may be given in her honor to Samaritan’s Purse, P.O Box 3000, Boone, N.C. 28607. It is an organization she contributed to for many years.