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Dorothy Anna Wegemer

Dorothy Anna Wegemer

Female 1928 - 2011  (83 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Anna Wegemer 
    Birth 23 Apr 1928  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 13 Aug 2011  Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3852  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Sheridan Wegemer,   b. 24 Apr 1903, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1969, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Anna Barbara Snyder,   b. 7 Jul 1907, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1944, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 29 Aug 1927  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry Merton Johanson,   b. 17 Sep 1926, Warren, Warren, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 2006, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 1951  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Johanson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Judi Johanson  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 


    • Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ) - September 4, 2011
      Deceased Name: Dorothy Anna nee Wegemer Johanson
      R.N. 83, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus and out of pain on Saturday morning, August 13, 2011. She was born to the late Sheridan and Anna Wegemer , April 23, 1928, in St. Mary's, PA. Dorothy received her R.N. from St. Vincent';s School of Nursing in 1946 and happily served as a public health nurse for several years. She married the late Henry Johanson in 1951 in St. Mary's where they lived until 1958 when they relocated to Tucson, AZ. In Tucson, Dorothy worked at Tucson Medical Center from which she retired after 25 years. She worked on several floors there however her passion was the treatment and care of patients in the Intensive Care Unit where she served as Head Nurse for five years. During her final years as a Nurse, she proudly wore her starched white uniform and school cap while those around her were switching to more comfortable scrubs. She is survived by her daughter, Judi and son, Tom along with two grandchildren one great-grandchild and her beloved dog, Trey. Dorothy was a wonderful woman and a true friend. She was always willing to help and had a great sense of humor which was evident to the end. She is missed by all. Dorothy requested that there be no service but in lieu she asked for donations to The Humane Society of Southern Arizona or Casa de la Luz. Arrangements by DESERT SUNSET FUNERAL HOME.
      Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ)
      Date: September 4, 2011
      Page: B6
      Record Number: MERLIN_11585855
      Copyright (c) 2011 The Arizona Daily Star

      Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ) - September 4, 2011
      Deceased Name: Dorothy Anna nee Wegemer Johanson
      R.N. 83, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus and out of pain on Saturday morning, August 13, 2011. She was born to the late Sheridan and Anna Wegemer , April 23, 1928, in St. Mary's, PA. Dorothy received her R.N. from St. Vincent';s School of Nursing in 1946 and happily served as a public health nurse for several years. She married the late Henry Johanson in 1951 in St. Mary's where they lived until 1958 when they relocated to Tucson, AZ. In Tucson, Dorothy worked at Tucson Medical Center from which she retired after 25 years. She worked on several floors there however her passion was the treatment and care of patients in the Intensive Care Unit where she served as Head Nurse for five years. During her final years as a Nurse, she proudly wore her starched white uniform and school cap while those around her were switching to more comfortable scrubs. She is survived by her daughter, Judi and son, Tom along with two grandchildren one great-grandchild and her beloved dog, Trey. Dorothy was a wonderful woman and a true friend. She was always willing to help and had a great sense of humor which was evident to the end. She is missed by all. Dorothy requested that there be no service but in lieu she asked for donations to The Humane Society of Southern Arizona or Casa de la Luz. Arrangements by DESERT SUNSET FUNERAL HOME.
      Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ)
      Date: September 4, 2011
      Page: B6
      Record Number: MERLIN_11585855
      Copyright (c) 2011 The Arizona Daily Star
      Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ) - September 4, 2011
      Deceased Name: Dorothy Anna nee Wegemer Johanson
      R.N. 83, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus and out of pain on Saturday morning, August 13, 2011. She was born to the late Sheridan and Anna Wegemer , April 23, 1928, in St. Mary's, PA. Dorothy received her R.N. from St. Vincent';s School of Nursing in 1946 and happily served as a public health nurse for several years. She married the late Henry Johanson in 1951 in St. Mary's where they lived until 1958 when they relocated to Tucson, AZ. In Tucson, Dorothy worked at Tucson Medical Center from which she retired after 25 years. She worked on several floors there however her passion was the treatment and care of patients in the Intensive Care Unit where she served as Head Nurse for five years. During her final years as a Nurse, she proudly wore her starched white uniform and school cap while those around her were switching to more comfortable scrubs. She is survived by her daughter, Judi and son, Tom along with two grandchildren one great-grandchild and her beloved dog, Trey. Dorothy was a wonderful woman and a true friend. She was always willing to help and had a great sense of humor which was evident to the end. She is missed by all. Dorothy requested that there be no service but in lieu she asked for donations to The Humane Society of Southern Arizona or Casa de la Luz. Arrangements by DESERT SUNSET FUNERAL HOME.
      Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ)
      Date: September 4, 2011
      Page: B6
      Record Number: MERLIN_11585855
      Copyright (c) 2011 The Arizona Daily Star

      Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ) - September 4, 2011
      Deceased Name: Dorothy Anna nee Wegemer Johanson
      R.N. 83, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus and out of pain on Saturday morning, August 13, 2011. She was born to the late Sheridan and Anna Wegemer , April 23, 1928, in St. Mary's, PA. Dorothy received her R.N. from St. Vincent';s School of Nursing in 1946 and happily served as a public health nurse for several years. She married the late Henry Johanson in 1951 in St. Mary's where they lived until 1958 when they relocated to Tucson, AZ. In Tucson, Dorothy worked at Tucson Medical Center from which she retired after 25 years. She worked on several floors there however her passion was the treatment and care of patients in the Intensive Care Unit where she served as Head Nurse for five years. During her final years as a Nurse, she proudly wore her starched white uniform and school cap while those around her were switching to more comfortable scrubs. She is survived by her daughter, Judi and son, Tom along with two grandchildren one great-grandchild and her beloved dog, Trey. Dorothy was a wonderful woman and a true friend. She was always willing to help and had a great sense of humor which was evident to the end. She is missed by all. Dorothy requested that there be no service but in lieu she asked for donations to The Humane Society of Southern Arizona or Casa de la Luz. Arrangements by DESERT SUNSET FUNERAL HOME.
      Arizona Daily Star, The (Tucson, AZ)
      Date: September 4, 2011
      Page: B6
      Record Number: MERLIN_11585855
      Copyright (c) 2011 The Arizona Daily Star