Elizabeth Mae "Liz" Johnson

Elizabeth Mae “Liz” Johnson passed from this life to the arms of her Savior on Friday, July 18, 2025, at the age of 97 years, 3 months, and 17 days, at Brookefield Park in St. Paul. She was a loving mom, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at the Sandstrom Cemetery near Bertrand. The Rev. Todd Marcy will officiate. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2025, at Peters Funeral Home in St. Paul, with a 6:30 p.m. time of sharing.

Memorials are suggested to the Howard County Medical Center Foundation or the Sandstrom Cemetery.

Elizabeth Mae was born on April 1, 1928, to Evert and Mabel (Wallander) Isaacson at their home north of Loomis, Nebraska. She was the middle child of three—older brother Delford and younger brother Dale. She attended elementary school at Westmark School and graduated from Bertrand High School with the Class of 1945. She received her normal teacher training in high school and began teaching in 1945 at Snowball School. She continued teaching for 10 years in rural Phelps County schools.

Elizabeth married Millard Johnson on May 29, 1955, at the Westmark Church. They made their home in northern Phelps County. To this union, two children were born: Nancy Beth in 1957 and Arlan Dean in 1963. She was a devoted housewife and worked several years for the R-3 and R-4 school districts.

In 2005, the Johnsons sold their acreage and moved to Holdrege.

Millard passed away on July 2, 2011. In 2015, Elizabeth moved to Brookefield Park Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in St. Paul, where she remained until her passing.

Elizabeth was a member of the Holcomb Evangelical Free Church of rural Holdrege. Her love for Jesus was utmost in her life.

She enjoyed her grandkids’ activities, coffee with friends, word puzzles, gardening, and cooking.

She leaves to mourn her passing: her children and their spouses, Nancy and Stan Allen of Omaha, and Arlan and Kori Johnson of St. Paul; six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and cousins, nieces, and nephews.

In addition to her husband, Millard, she was preceded in death by her parents; one granddaughter; and her brothers and their spouses, Delford and Betty Isaacson, and Dale and Ella Mae Isaacson.