johanna had 6 kids, kim, bob, sherry, becky, emmy, donald jr. havin kim at a young age she gave him up for adoption. bob was 18 n in the army when sherry was born followed by becky, emmy, donald jr. in our growing up years she was always there for us, not a day went by that we weren't together. as we had our own children, she was always there for them too. she went through many years of being sick she had cancer, heart problems. becky had hired someone to find kim, it took many years, but it kept her fighting to live, make it through the rough times. the time came when she met her son, and his adoptive parents, it was the last thing that made her life complete, she got to be with all her children.in 2004 the dr. told us she was in congestive heart failure, kidney failure, and she had about 3 years to live. she passed away feb. 2007. the weeks before she was in the hospital, she kept saying she seen her dad standing in the room. we know she never wanted to leave, but we also know she is in a better place, she is not suffering anymore. 5 months later, my son brandon, johanna's grandson took his own life. they are together taking care of each other forever.
