Obituary of Patricia W. Johnson

Patricia W. Johnson Beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother Patricia W. Johnson, 82, formerly of Blairstown, NJ and Kingfield, ME, passed away on December 22, 2020. She was born March 15th, 1938 in Plainfield, NJ to Dr. Leonard D. and C. Etabel Williams. She graduated from Hartridge High School in Plainfield, NJ in 1956 and Mount Vernon Junior College in Washington DC in 1958. She went on to be a homemaker and started a gift shop, the Jolley Tar, in Bay Head, NJ with her first husband Albert W. Stender Jr. Later she would have a full career working in Social Services for Warren County NJ and spent her retirement years as a successful crafter doing shows throughout the region. She retired to Kingfield, Maine with her husband Curtis Johnson. In 2017 they returned to the Blairstown area until Curt's passing in 2018, and then resided with her son and daughter in law in Bangor, PA until her passing. Pat is predeceased by her husband Curtis Johnson, daughter Krista Scherrle, and sister Janet Avazier. She is survived by a sister Judith Olson and by her son A. William Stender III and his wife Lynne; her 4 grandchildren; Paul, David, Jessica and Evan, and 9 great-grandchildren. A family visitation and remembrance will take place on Thursday, January 7th at Newbaker Funeral Home, 200 Rte. 94, Blairstown, NJ, 07825, from 3-5 p.m. with a memorial service to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105