November 24, 1946 - September 27, 2025 (age 78)

Mary Elaine Johnson Lester, 78, passed away peacefully on September 27, 2025, surrounded by her beloved children and grandchildren, and with the gentle care of hospice at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, after her health struggles became too much to bear.

Mary was born on November 24, 1946, in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Frank William Johnson and Grace Adra Olsen Johnson. She grew up in a large and loving family with her siblings Betty Johnson Roper, Shirley Johnson Lloyd, Kaylene Johnson Higgins, Val Johnson, and Lee Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents and all of her siblings, including two infant siblings, Frank Jr. and Gloria. As the last surviving member of her immediate family, we take comfort in imagining the jo

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