Funeral services for Deb were held at Our Father’s House Christian Community Church, W770, County Road H, Chili, on Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 10:30 a.m.
Burial took place in the Curtiss Norwegian Cemetery, Curtiss, Wisconsin.
Deb was born on October 23, 1950 in Salisbury, Maryland, to Robert and Dorothy Iwasko. She knew from the time she was a little girl that she wanted to be a nurse. Deb went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from UW-Oshkosh and had a fruitful nursing career for over 40 years. She worked in many fields including IV therapy and OB, but her expertise flourished in critical care.
She married history-loving Pastor Ronald H. Johnson on October 23, 1988. His research into his Scottish heritage led them on a life-changing journey and birthed her love for Scottish fiddling.
Deb was a woman with many giftings. By the time she was a freshman in high school, she was winning awards for her guitar playing. She was even judged by Mel Bay himself.
Deb loved to teach, whether it was one of her many nursing specialties, children’s church, womens’ Bible study, or a guitar student. She gave 114.6%. Deb never did anything half ...
