Rosalee M. Johnson (Trask) (Gregg)
1916 – 2012
On Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012 Rosalee passed away at the Sarcee Hospice in Calgary. Rosalee was raised in Hanley and married hometown sweetheart Jack Gregg on Dec. 6, 1941. After spending the war years in eastern Canada they returned to Hanley where John and Gena were born. In 1951 they moved to Armstrong, Ontario and in the fall of that year Jack drowned and Rosalee moved back to Hanley. Rosalee worked at a variety of jobs and in 1955 she became a teacher. While at Summer School she met and married Bruce Johnson and moved to Kenaston, unfortunately Bruce passed on three years later and Rosalee moved back to Hanley. She taught in McCraney Country School, Kenaston, Hanley and finally moved to Saskatoon in 1967, where she retired in 1981. She remained there until 2009 and then moved to Calgary to reside with Gena till July 2012.
Rosalee was predeceased by husbands Jack and Bruce, sister Gladys, brothers Coral, Woodrow (Woody), Marion (Shorty) and Warren (Corky).
She is survived by children John (Deb) and Gena, grandchildren Rob, Kelly, Caralee, Carey, Christa and John, nine great-grandchildren, sister Neeta Haraldson, sisters-in-law Vernice Trask (Corky), Pat Jansen and numerous cousins, nephews, nieces and friends.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to Hanley United Church (treasurer), Box 210, Hanley, Sask. S0G 2E0