Obituary: Leona Johnson, Lifelong Palatine Resident

Leona was born on July 12, 1931 in Palatine, IL the daughter of the late William A. and Emma (nee Frost) Weide and passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 1st at the Brentwood North Healthcare Center in River Woods.

Leona was the beloved wife of the late John Lester “Les” Johnson; loving mother of Susan (Alfred) Schuld and Joni (Karl) Kulp; grandmother of Walter (Suzanne) Maklezow, Jr., John (Jacqueline) Maklezow, and Alexandra (Adrian Gomez) Maklezow; great grandmother of Felicity, Anika and Natalia Maklezow and Alexa Gomez; also survived by her lifelong devoted friend and neighbor Maggie Nabors; preceded in death by her brothers Edward and Marvin Weide.

Leona was a member and past president of the Palatine American Legion Post #690 Auxiliary, the Arlington Heights V.F.W. Post #981 Auxiliary, a Goldstar Sister of her brother Edward L. Weide and also a life member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Palatine.  

The family would like to offer a special thank you to the staff of the Brentwood North Healthcare Center in River Woods and Passages Hospice for their wonderful care and compassion they had for Leona while she resided there.  

Visitation for Leona W. Johnson will be held on Sunday, May 5th from 2:00PM to 8:00PM at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 201 N. Northwest Hwy., Palatine. Visitation will be from noon until the time of the service at 1 PM at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 200 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine. Interment will follow at Randhill Park Cemetery, Arlington Heights.

In lieu of flowers memorials in memory of Leona would be appreciated for the Immanuel Lutheran Church Care Ministries, 200 N. Plum Grove Road, Palatine, IL 60067

For more information, call 847-358-7411 or visit www.ahlgrimffs.com

Information provided by Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home.