Virginia "Gin" A. Johnson, 99, of Bowler, WI was called home on May 3, 2013 at the Ella Besaw Center with her family at her side. Virginia was born to the late George Mohawk and Laura Gardner Mohawk on January 3rd 1914 in the town of Red Springs. On August 10th 1935 she was united in marriage with Leonard A. Johnson in the town of Red Springs. Together they raised a family which included George, Verna, Bonnie (Les Slater) Mary, Leonard Jr. (Roxanne), Marvin, Chauncey, and George C. Gin served for many years as a grandparent for the Stockbridge-Munsee Community Head Start program. She was involved with the Ladies Red Hat Society. She was an excellent cook and was well known for her ability to make the most delicious homemade bread. Gin and her late husband Leonard enjoyed spending time gardening. She enjoyed being a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother and cherished the time spent with her family. She loved telling stories and those who knew her well were delighted by her humours personality. She loved everything about music and especially loved to dance. She had a unique ability of raising everyone's spirits no matter who they were. She was loved by so many, friends and family, but to her they were all family. Virginia is survived by 7 children Verna Johnson Miller, Bonnie (Les Slater) Mary Cotton, Leonard Johnson Jr. (Roxanne), Marvin Denny, Chauncey Skenadore, and George Cooper, 26 Grand Children, 49 Great Grand Children, and 40 Great-Great Grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents George and Laura Mohawk, her husband Leonard A. Johnson, her son George Johnson, two grandson's George Fredrick and Leonard B. Johnson, and a son in law Arvid "Babe" Miller. Visitation will be held Sunday May 05, 2013 from 4p.m. to 8p.m. at Swedberg Funeral Home in Gresham, WI and on Monday May 06, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Church of the Wilderness. Funeral service will begin at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Melinda Shriner officiating. Burial will be in the Stockbridge burial grounds.
