Hazel Angeline Johnson, 88, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 23, 2007, surrounded by her loved ones. Hazel was born to Charles and Jeannette Halsey on Aug. 2, 1918, at Dore, N.D. She was the oldest of seven children and lived on the family homestead across the state line in Fairview, Mont.

In 1928 Hazel moved with her family to Libby and graduated from Libby High School in the class of 1936. She completed a post-graduate geology class from Professor Asa Wood and hiked to the high lakes and glaciers to study rock formations. Hazel graduated from Kinman Business College of Spokane, Wash., in 1938.

Hazel loved to walk and identify interesting rocks. She also enjoyed bird watching and picking the first wildflowers of spring.

She was proceeded in death by husbands, Thomas Baxter, James Sanders and Wilfred Johnson; her son, Douglas Sanders; and grandson, Wayne Maki.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jeannette and Terry Maki; her three grandchildren, Michelle and Russ Hartly and family of Lake Oswego, Ore., Suzy Rios and family of Libby, and Terry Jr. and Delaine Maki and family of Baker, Fla. She has 12 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. She is also survived by brother, Ron Halsey of Libby; sister, Grace Graeber of Kingman, Ariz.; sister-in-law, Hazel Halsey of Libby; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today, June 27, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Visitation will be today from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the church Relief Society Room.