Calen Johnson

WEBSTER – Calen Johnson 18 of Webster and formerly of Watertown passed away Thursday July 24, 2014 at Webster. Her funeral will be 10:30 A.M. Monday July 28, 2014 at St. Johns Lutheran Church in Webster. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen. Visitation will be at Fiksdal Funeral Service on Sunday 5 – 7 P.M. closing with a Prayer Service. Calen Ann-Scharel Johnson was born on Saturday, July 20, 1996 to Ed Johnson and Lisa Cape at Aberdeen, South Dakota. She was baptized at United Methodist Church in Webster and confirmed at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Watertown. She attended school in Webster through the 4th grade and then in Watertown for grades 5th through 10th before returning to Webster and graduating with honors with the class of 2014. Calen babysat and worked at A&W and most recently at the Waubay Wildlife Refuge. She always kept busy with many sporting activities she was involved in over the years including basketball, track/cross country, soccer, and softball. She was a very spirited person with an extremely kind heart. She had a quirky sense of humor and a laid back demeanor. She will be forever known for her smile, quick wit, and her great intelligent mind. As her brothers would say, “she is the smartest of the bunch!” She had a great passion for country music and attended many concerts. Her friends and family appreciated her artistic talents and love of nature. Calen passed away on Thursday July 24, 2014 at Webster, South Dakota at the age of 18 years and 4 days. She will be forever loved and never forgotten by her parents Ed Johnson and Lisa Cape of Webster, SD, maternal grandparents Burton and Ruth Rademacher of Amherst, SD, three brothers: Eddie (DeVon) Johnson Jr. of Sisseton, SD, Ryan (Cary) Cordie of Aberdeen, SD, and Tyler Cape of Britton, SD, two sisters: Ericca Johnson of Sisseton, SD and Elise Johnson of Aberdeen, SD, , two uncles: Lane (Sherri) Rademacher of Valentine, NE and Harold Johnson of Watertown, SD, three aunts: Lori (Danny) Deutsch of Watertown, SD, Sharon Johnson of Sisseton, SD, and Tracy Cooper of Sisseton, SD, nephews and niece: Yamni Johnson, AJ Johnson, and Avaya Carlson cousins: Lucas, Nicole, Mackenzie, and Malorie Deutsch, Alexis and Conner Whitting, and Brooklyn Rademacher, and best friend Ashlynn Kampa of Webster, SD. She was preceded in death by paternal grandfather Ephriam Johnson, paternal grandmother Jeanette Barker, one uncle Lance Rademacher, maternal great-grandparents Charles and Bertha Rademacher and Vern and Edna Kirshman.