Elaine Ann Johnson, age 70, died on Monday, September 25, 2017 at Locust Grove Village Care Center, LaCrosse, Kansas. She was born on November 20, 1946 in Great Bend, Kansas the daughter of Wesley and Ruth Miller Hagelgantz.

She was a member of the Bazine Seventh Day Adventist Church. Elaine taught Home Economics for many years in Chicago, Colorado, Florida, Washington state and Bazine. She also worked as a social worker for SRS family welfare.

She married Daniel Johnson on May 21, 1978 in Peaceful Valley, Colorado.  He preceded her in death on November 16, 2016.

Other survivors include one brother, Robert and his wife Loa Hagelgantz of Bazine; sister-in-law, Linda Hagelgantz of Topeka; and numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brother, Calvin Hagelgantz.

Funeral Service will be on Sunday, October 1, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, LaCrosse with burial in the Bazine Cemetery. Viewing will be at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City on Friday, September 29 from 1:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. with the family present from 5-7 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency or KZBA 100.1 FM Bazine Christian Radio Association.

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