Velma Jean Johnson Obituary
We bid farewell to Velma Jean Johnson of Berne, Indiana, born in Wells, New York, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on August 19, 2025 at the age of 88. Velma touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
Though Velma has departed this earthly realm, her legacy endures — a legacy of love that will continue to illuminate the lives of family and friends in the darkest of hours. May her spirit soar on wings of eternal peace, forever cherished in the tender embrace of memory.
She was predeceased by: her parents, John Patty and Mary Lucille Patty; and her siblings, Mary Jane McKnight, Wilma Hall, Joan Schwartz and John Patty Jr..
She is survived by: her children, Tamela Bollenbacher (Terry), Cindy Misner (Paul), Doug Johnson (Carolyn), Stacy Johnson (Jeanine) and Cassy VanZant (Mark). She is also survived by fifteen grandchildren and twenty-six great-grandchildren.
