OSWEGO – Joan W. “Corky” Johnson,94, a resident of Oswego passed away on August 29, 2026.
Born in Auburn, She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Ellen (Moore) Wallace. She was a graduate of Holy Family School and the St. Joseph’s School of Nursing.
She was employed as a nurse at the Mercy Hospital and later retired as a nurse from the Oswego Hospital after 38 years of service.
She was a member of the Oswego Retired Nurses and the St. Joseph’s Nurses Alumni. Corky liked to knit, quilt and swim.
Surviving are five children, Susan Stanley of Oswego, Bernard (Elaine) Johnson of Oswego, Michael (Susan) Johnson of Oswego, Daniel (Sandra) Johnson of Brewertown, Kathleen (Bruce) Shafer Jr. of Oswego, ten grandchildren, Sara Stanley , Stephanie Haynes, Nicole Hogan, Michael Johnson Jr., Brian, Steven and Greg Johnson, Patrick, Kaela and Mac Avery Shafer and fourteen great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her husband George Johnson, five sisters, Evelyn Hares, Jean Redmond, Alice Drew, Elizabeth Guy, Marjorie Szakalski and son-in-law, Paul Stanley.
Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10:00 from Christ the Good Shepherd.
Burial will be in St. Paul’s Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Dowdle Funeral Home on Thursday from 5:00-7:00
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105.
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