Diane Harrison Johnson, 81

Diane Harrison Johnson died Oct. 26, 2022, at the age of 81.

Diane was born July 4, 1941, to Barry G. and Eva Mae Harrison in Los Angeles, Calif. When she was a toddler, her family moved to Okanogan, Wash., then to Brewster, Wash., where the family made their permanent home for many years. She attended all 12 years of school in Brewster, and upon graduating, she attended the Western Business College of Commerce in Wenatchee, Wash. Diane then moved to Seattle and went to work for the telephone company as a file clerk/typist, later becoming the secretary for the supervisor of the mailroom.

In 1960, she married Garold L. Wallace and had one son, Craig. The marriage ended in divorce in 1966. She then met and married Theodore C. (Ted/Butch) Johnson from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. They had one son, Clay. She moved around with her husband for about five years. Then, when Craig was school-age, the family made their home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Throughout her life, Diane was primarily a homemaker, but would at times work outside of the home. Some of the jobs she held were for J.C. Penney’s as a sales clerk, for Forest Service at the tree farm, as a Mary Kay Consultant and as a waitress. Before marrying Ted, she lived and worked in Wenatchee, where she worked for Safeway as a checker and as a waitress for the Chieftain Restaurant. As a young person growing up in a small town, there wasn’t much work available, so she thinned apples during summer vacations and then picked apples, pears and cherries. In 1975, Diane became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses and her main objective became sharing her beliefs with others.

She enjoyed playing cards, putting together jigsaw puzzles and framing them as pictures, knitting scarves for friends and family, traveling (especially cruises), reading, fishing when she could catch something and spending lots of time with the grandchildren.

Diane is survived by her sons Craig L. Wallace (Jamie Wallace) of Wenatchee and Clay B. Johnson (Ruby Johnson) of Post Falls; grandchildren Jim, Briawna and Jess Fornery, Sylena and Joshua Johnson, Bailee Lowen-Gahringer, Gavin Gahringer and Brooke Loewen; five great-grandchildren; brothers Glenn and (Sue Harrison) and Larry (Theresa Harrison) and her sister-in-law Diane (James Dodson) of Edmonds, Wash. Many nieces and nephews. Also, aunts, uncles and cousins in Missouri and Washington.

To see Diane's online Memorial and to leave a message for the family please visit www.englishfuneralchapel.com.