Barbara Lois Johnson, age 79 of Amery, WI passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield, WI. Barbara was born on August 28, 1938 in Amery to Stanley and Edna (Bance) Fox. She attended the Volga elementary school and graduated from Amery High School in 1956. During high school she worked at the YMCA. On March 16, 1956 she was united in marriage to Norman Johnson, and the family made their home farming in Clear Lake, WI where they raised five children, as well as several foster children. Barbara loved farming, especially bailing hay and she also worked at Fabri-Tek and Chets. They sold the farm in 1980 and moved to Amery where she was still currently residing. On November 19, 2015 Norman passed away at the age of 84. Barbara continued to live in Amery after Norman's passing and just recently moved to Loyal, WI to live with her daughter. She enjoyed playing cards, watching baseball, feeding and watching birds, and gardening and canning. She was always helping people and enjoyed a good cup of coffee with friends and family. Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Norman; siblings, Clyde Fox, Virgil Fox, Norma Moe, Lyle Fox, Howard Fox and Artis Brown. She is survived by sons, Dan, Rod (Donna), Robert (Denise) and Jerry; daughter, Mary Ellen Johnson; seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and brothers, Merlin (Nan) Fox and George Fox; sisters, Betty (Charlie) Hansen and Maryann (Dan) Gathje as well as other loving relatives and friends. Funeral services will take place at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the Amery Free Lutheran Church. A visitation will be held from 4 to 7 pm on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the Williamson-White Funeral Home in Amery. Burial will take place at the Fox Cemetery. Pallbearers are Kevin Marlett, Bill Peterson, Pete Myhrwold, Stan Fox, Matt Viebrock and J.R. Johnson.