Portrait of Neta Johnson
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Neta Johnson

December 6, 1931 – June 5, 2015
Lived 83 years
Timpanogas Memorial Gardens · Orem, Utah
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Obituary for Neta Johnson Nielsen

Neta Johnson Nielsen passed away June 5, 2015. She was born December 4, 1931, the second of eleven children of Price William and Helen Lucy Hull Johnson. She has two children; Inez Melanie (Dan) Hatch and Shawn LeRoy (Katherine) Ince. She is survived by seven siblings; Eleanor Pratt, Sherrell (Ruth) Johnson, Ann (Dean) Bushar, Joe Johnson, Alma (Evie) Johnson, Darrell (Sherrie) Johnson, and David (Marie) Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents and three siblings; Esther Black, Earl Johnson, and Isabell Johnson.

She loved children but was only able to have two of her own. She was given the opportunity later in life to raise Shimeon Greenwood. She loved her family and was blessed with eight grandchildren; Jennifer, Christopher, Justin, Brittany, Bradley, Jeremy, Jason, Mark; and 10 great-grandchildren. She had a deep faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and lived a life of service. She loved to quilt and many have been blessed by her beautiful, handmade quilts. A special thanks to those who cared for her at Alpine Valley Care Center the last few years of her life.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Grandview 1st Ward Chapel, 1555 North 1350 West, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the church from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. prior to services. Interment, Timpanogos Memorial Gardens, 1000 North 400 East, Orem, Utah.

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1931
Born December 6
1939
Neta was 8 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1942
Neta was 11 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1951
Neta was 20 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1969
Neta was 38 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Neta was 45 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Neta was 51 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1998
Neta was 67 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
Neta was 73 when Facebook was launched
2014
Neta was 83 when the Ice Bucket Challenge went viral
2015
Passed away June 5, age 83
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