JOHNSON, Dorothy Rose

Dorothy Rose Boyd Foss Johnson July 30 1933 - March 6 2011 Dorothy Johnson, 77, passed away in Yuma, AZ Sunday, March 6, 2011 from an extended illness. She was born Dorothy Rose Boyd on July 30, 1933 in Havre, MT. Dorothy married Arnold Foss in 1956 while both attended College at Montana State University. She had a master's degree in Nursing and worked in several towns in Montana. She and Arnold raised three children and lived in Montana until Arnold's death in 1988. She loved to travel, enjoyed square dancing, reading, crossword puzzles, a good glass of Merlot and spending time with her many friends. She married Richard Johnson in 1997. They spent their summers in Helena, MT and their winters in Yuma, AZ. They enjoyed traveling, square dancing and spending time with their many friends in Yuma. Dorothy is survived by her husband, Richard; daughter, Marcia Stasi; son, Eric Foss; daughter-in-law, Roxanne Foss and granddaughters, Emily and Ashley. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Arnold Foss; son, Douglas Foss; mother, Mary Sward and father, Ralph Boyd. She will be cremated and the family will have a private celebration of her life this summer in Montana. The family requests that donations be made to Hospice of Yuma. Published in The Yuma Sun on March 10, 2011