Louise Haynie Johnson

This beautiful, bountiful earth was Louise’s home away from home for 99 years. She passed away April 13, 2022. 

Louise was born on July 26, 1923 in Manassa, Colorado, to Leonard Marion Haynie and Hazel Gertrude Mortensen Haynie, a loving, faithful couple and devoted to God, to each other and to their family and friends.

She graduated from schools in Alamosa, Colorado. She was one of four children, two brothers, Elwood and Delph, and one sister, LaRue. Her siblings all served in the military during World War II.

Louise attended Utah State University (Agricultural College, then) in Logan and graduated with a degree in Social Work and minors in Music and Secretarial Science.  She also attended Adams State Teachers College in Alamosa and later San Francisco State University.

She was sealed to Russell Tingey Johnson by Apostle Harold B. Lee following World War II on June 26, 1946, in the Salt Lake Temple. Russ served in the U.S. Marine Corps for more than three years in the South Pacific and China. They had four children, a daughter, Tamara, and three sons, Russell Scott (Margaret Bates), Rand Haynie (Lynn Nations) and Brett Clark (Lygia Butterfield) Johnson. Tamara passed away in December 2014 from the effects of Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Louise was the proud grandmother of 11 and great-grandmother of 31.

An accomplished musician, Louise directed youth and adult choirs and choruses, and accompanied soloists and groups on piano and organ throughout her life. She also taught early-morning seminary in California, and served as stake missionary for 28 months. She also served as president of stake and ward Relief Societies.

Russ served as a consultant to the Church Farm Management Company for 14 years.  During that time, he and Louise served two missions, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii and at the Sun Ranch in Wyoming where they helped open the Mormon Handcart Historic Site at Martin’s Cove. Following Russ’s passing, Louise served at the Missionary Training Center and the Provo Temple.

For the last 7 years of her life, Louise resided at the home of her son, Brett, and his wife, Lygia.

Family and friends may call Tuesday evening, April 19, 2022 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East, American Fork, Utah.  A family graveside service and interment at East Lawn Memorial Hills, Provo, will be held on Wednesday, April 20, Utah at 10:00 a.m.

A memorial service for Louise will be held later at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 5848 West 11100 North, Highland, Utah.

The family wishes to thank the professional and clinical staff at Aspire Hospice, Stonehenge of American Fork and Right at Home for their dedicated and compassionate care.