Belva Jean (Arnold) Johnson Obituary (1934

Belva Jean (Arnold) Johnson was born December 25, 1934, in Lincoln, Nebraska to Ross G. and Helen J. (Stephen) Arnold, the youngest of three children and passed away Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at the York General Hearthstone in York at the age of 88. Belva graduated from Dorchester Public Schools. She was united in marriage to Charley Gilbert Johnson on May 27, 1951, in Beatrice, and to this union five children were born, Nicky Bryan, Dwayne Stephen, Kim, Brad, and Holly. Belva was a cook at Warren Memorial Hospital for three years, worked at the Crete Mills for nine years, Hughes Brothers for three years, and a cook and waitress for many years. She was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church in Dorchester for 75 years. Belva had many hobbies; she loved to decorate and sell cakes, listen to Elvis, paint art, work on puzzles, needle point in the Crete Nursing Home, play cards, and most especially spending time with her family and grandchildren. Belva is survived by her sons, Kim (Tereasa) Johnson, York, NE, and Brad Johnson, Dorchester, NE; Daughter Holly (Dennis) Baber, Wilber, NE; 9 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and 13 step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ross and Helen Arnold; her husband, Charley Johnson; two sons Nicky Bryan, and Dwayne Stephen; brother, Dale Arnold; and sister, Lois Eret and brother-in-law, Don Eret. A Visitation will be held at the Friend Funeral home in Friend, NE, on Sunday December 10, 2023, from 2:00-8:00 p.m. with family greeting and receiving friends and relatives form 5:00-7:00 p.m. Funeral Service will be held Monday December 11, at 10:00 a.m. at the Dorchester United Methodist Church. A livestream for the Funeral Service will be available. To access the livestream, please click on the link next to the Funeral Service under the obituary section 10 minutes prior to the Service to tune in. Burial will be at the Dorchester Cemetery. Memorials will be designated to the United Methodist Church in Dorchester, NE. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Lauber Funeral and Cremation Services, Friend.