Joan Janet Johnson, passed away at home with her family in Kingman, AZ on December 6, 2021. Joan was born March 10, 1932 in Green Lake County, Wisconsin to William R. and Evelyn M. Lepper. She was preceded in death by her parents (Athol, Idaho); two brothers Gary Lepper and Darwyn R. Lepper (Ruth), of Ramona, CA; and her sister Diane Weeks (John) of Yuma, AZ.
Joan was married to Robert E. Survick of San Francisco, CA, from 1953 to 1967, and later to Aubrey J. Johnson of Purvis, MS, from 1970 to 1988. Both have passed away.
Joan served her country as a member of the United States Airforce during the Korean War. During the 1950s and 1960S she worked as a printing “Key Operator” for General Mills at their locations in San Francisco and Palo Alto, CA, as well as the Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation in La Jolla. In later years she worked as a Dietary Cook at assisted living centers in Post Falls and Pocatello, Idaho where she brightened the days of many residents and prepared meals they would look forward to.
In her spare time, she was an avid hobby-craftsman and enjoyed oil painting and wood carving, as well as running her own ceramics business in Spirit Lake, Idaho.
Joan is survived by her son Robert N. Survick (Gayle), Kingman, AZ; her daughter Audra H. Dyar (Johnny), Purvis, MS; and daughter Suzanna M. Sumrall, Purvis, MS; five grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangments were made by Sutton Memorial Funeral Home in Kingman, AZ.
