Laura Darlene Johnson Obituary (1936

Laura Darlene Johnson passed away peacefully at age 77 in Provo, UT at the Utah Valley Regional Hospital on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Darlene was born to Ira Louis and Clara May Watts Hansen on May 25, 1936 in Provo. She was a member of the Sunset Ward, serving as scout leader and Sunday school teacher for several years when her children were younger. She loved her job in the mountains as a waitress at the Chalet Cafe in Provo Canyon with the beautiful scenery, humming birds and wonderful people. She completed her last 15 working years at Nestle in Springville, Utah. She married Kenneth W. Chappel in 1956 and later divorced. She then married Ben Alfred Johnson. Together they and had five children: Calene Johnson of Provo, UT, Yolanda Thompson of Huntington, UT, Dawayne Ben Johnson of Huntington, UT, Olin Raymond Johnson of Orem, UT and Ira Troy Johnson of Orem, UT. Darlene is survived by her brother and sister Lamar Hansen and Janice Tipton; five children, 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. She is reuniting with her mother and father, two brothers: Roland Hansen and Lowell Hansen; and three sisters: Montez Taylor, Lawana Beardsley and Chloe Thompson. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday October 8, 2013 at the Provo City Cemetery, 610 South State, Provo, Utah. Friends may call at the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, 185 East Center Street, Provo, Utah from 9:30-10:30 a.m. prior to services at the cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please take your loved ones out to dinner and enjoy the time you have with them. God bless you.