Susan J. (Doherty) Johnson a lifelong resident of Reading passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a two year battle with cancer. She was 67 years of age.
Born in Winchester, Susan was the loving daughter of the late Rita (Ainsworth) and Joseph Doherty.
Susan was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She was an avid and talented gardener. Susan shared her love of gardening with her family and friends. She enjoyed many years with her neighborhood card group. Susan spent many enjoyable summers with family in Camden, Maine and Gloucester. She will be sorely missed.
Susan was the beloved wife for 47 years of Philip R. Johnson. She was the devoted mother of Kelli Bacon and her husband Sheldon of Reading, Debbie Maffei and her husband David of Acton, Philip Johnson, Jr. and his wife Melinda of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Michael Johnson and his wife Jennifer of Groveland. Cherished grandmother of Hannah, Sam, Jack, Grace, Paige, Drew and Will. Dear sister of Pat, Peter, Joyce, Jack and Dennis. Also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. Funeral from the Doherty-Barile Family Funeral Home 11 Linden St. READING, Saturday at 8am followed by a Funeral Mass Celebrating Susan’s Life in St. Agnes Church, 186 Woburn St., Reading at 9am. Family and friends are cordially invited to gather and share remembrances with the family on Friday from 4-8 pm in the funeral home. Parking is available in the municipal parking lot on Linden St. Interment Wood End Cemetery, Reading.
Please honor Susan with donations to the Jimmy Fund c/o Dana Farber Cancer Institute, attn: Contribution Services, 10 Brookline Pl. West, 6th Fl., Brookline, MA 02445-7226.