Delephene Elizabeth Johnson, age 86 of Becker, MN, formerly of Amery, WI passed away on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud, Minnesota. She was born on September 15, 1924 in Bingham, Nebraska to Roy and Sylvia (Taylor) Dimond. She was raised in and went to school in Bingham. After school she took a job packing parachutes in Utah for the war, where she met her husband Alvin who was a pilot. They were united in marriage on July 17, 1947 in Escanaba, Michigan. To this union a daughter was born, and they lived in Michigan for a year. The family moved to the Twin Cities where Alvin took a job with the post office. While living in the Twin Cities, the couple had two other children who passed away as infants. In 1968 the couple bought a cabin on White Ash Lake, and in 1979 when Alvin retired, they built a permanent home next door. For the last four years, Delepnene has resided in Becker, MN with her daughter Sylvia. Delephene enjoyed reading and doing crossword puzzles. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Alvin, two infant sons, and two sisters. She is survived by her daughter Sylvia (Darrell) Roth; grandchildren Jestin (Sandra) Dawson, Chad (Zina) Dawson, Shannon (Bridy) Dawson, Darrell Roth II, Debbie (Duke) Christensen, 11 great grandchildren and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 25, 2010 at the Congregational Church in Amery with Pastor Barry Schaefer officiating. A visitation will be held one hour before the service at the church. Pallbearers will be Jestin Dawson, Shannon Dawson, Chad Dawson, Darrell Roth II, and Duke Christensen. Burial will be at the Northern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Spooner, WI.