Joan Agnes Johnson

Joan Agnes (Phelan) Johnson, beloved daughter of God, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1939 to Joseph and Agnes Phelan and passed into Glory on March 18, 2025 at the age of 85. Joan followed her husband and passed just shy of two and a half months after Cliff passed onto Glory, January 6, 2025.

Joan is survived by her 3 daughters and 2 sons in law:

Deborah Johnson, Linda and Peter Feist, and Tracy and Michael Christianson; 8 grandchildren - Christina (Michael) Wood; Amanda (Joshua) Burnett; Kimberly (Levi) Palaniuk; Pamela (Ben) Meglich; Jacob (Lindsay) Feist; Ben (Alisa) Feist; Taylor (Hanna) Christianson; Cameron Christianson; 12 great grandchildren plus 2 more by marriage and 1 due in April, 2025; and extended family.

Joan began working at an insurance company at the age of 16. When she was 18 she met her future husband, Clifford Johnson, who was in the Navy, at a USO dance. They married on December 27, 1958. Their first daughter was born in 1959. In 1961, they drove west. After a brief stop up Pack River road north of Sandpoint they went on to settle in Skyway, WA. There their second daughter was born. Later they moved to Renton, WA where their third daughter was born. In 1969 they moved back to Upper Pack River Road where they raised their daughters. They moved to Sandpoint in 2007 and then to Sagle in 2024.

Joan loved her family, church family, friends, reading, and dancing with her husband. Their favorite song was Only You by the Platters.

Most of all she loved her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She participated in and was very active in various ministries at the Assembly Church (now Parkside) throughout the years. She worked various jobs in Sandpoint and volunteered at a women’s shelter for a time.

There will be a double Celebration of Life on June 21, 2025 @ 1:00pm. Parkside Church, Sandpoint, Idaho, where he and Joan have been long standing members