Aldene Johnson of Edmond, Oklahoma, formerly of Washington, Illinois, passed away on April 7, 2022, with family by her side.  She was born October 10, 1925, to Allen and Ruth Sailor in Wayne City, Illinois.  On May 25, 1943, she married T.L. Johnson in St. Louis, Missouri.  He preceded her in death in 1984.

Her great joy was working at Wilder-Waite School in the cafeteria where she made many lifelong friends.

Aldene is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Pautler of Edmond, Oklahoma, with whom she made her home; son, Bob (Dee) Johnson of Edmond, Oklahoma; sister, Brenda (Larry) Howard of Washington, Illinois; grandchildren, Kimberly (Roger) White of Edmond, Keith (DeAnn) Pautler of Edmond, Tina (Gary) Giddens of Grapevine, Texas, Tracy Johnson (Julie Gigowski) of Hurst, Texas, and Chad (Laura) Pullen of Dunlap, Illinois; seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Aldene was preceded in death by her daughter, Pat Dixon and son-in-law, Byron Dixon of Edmond, Oklahoma; her brother, Bob Sailor of Washington, Illinois; sister, Betty Payne and nephew, Gary Payne of Wayne City, and son-in-law, Harvey Pautler of Peoria, Illinois.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11am Saturday, April 23, 2022 at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in Washington.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Saturday, from 10 to 11am at the funeral home. Entombment will be at the American Mausoleum in Peoria.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Runners in Memory of Aldene Johnson, 4722 N. Sheridan Road, Peoria, IL 61614.