Adrienne L. Johnson

Adrienne was born January 8, 1928 to Erwin and Clara Lerud Peterson on a farm near Twin Valley, MN. She attended school in Twin Valley and graduated in 1945. Following graduation she moved to Detroit Lakes, MN and worked as a bookkeeper for De Lakes Dairy and Francis Peterson Inc. Adrienne married J. Ralph Johnson on August 18, 1951 in Detroit Lakes. The couple lived in Detroit Lakes until moving to Moorhead in 1962. In 1963 they moved to Medford, OR, and in 1964 they returned to Moorhead. Since 1986 she worked for her husband's specialty advertising business. For the past 16 years they have wintered in Peoria, AZ. Adrienne is survived by her husband of 55 years, Ralph; son, Michael of Bismarck, ND; daughters, Linda David Peterson of Fargo, ND and Debra Marc Withrow of Gardnerville, NV; five grandchildren, Chelsea Johnson, Emily and Matthew Peterson, Leah and Jessica Withrow; and brother, Leslie Sharon Peterson of Banning, CA. Adrienne was preceded in death by her parents. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial gifts be given to the Roger Maris Cancer Center, the Dorothy Day House and the St. Joseph Charitable Concerns Fund.