Obituary of Janina Teresa Johnson
Janina Teresa Johnson was born January 11, 1927 in New Radom, Poland to Lambert, and Victoria Slensak, their only child. She died peacefully on December 21, 2019.
Caught up in the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 she was the only member of her family to survive the Holocaust. In 1941 she was sent by cattle car to Germany to work as a slave labor. She met her husband, Clarence, a captain in the American Army in 1945 while working as an interpreter for the American Military Government.
They returned to the US in 1947 with their daughter Mary Ann where Clarence completed his teaching degree, and eventually settled in Heppner, Oregon where their son, John was born. In 1964 they moved to Eugene where Janina owned a deli, and wine shop eventually settling in Portland to be closer to family.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Ann DeVall (Ron), son, John, grandson Jeff DeVall (Shannon), great granddaughters, Meg, Kate, and Alice DeVall.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and husband Clarence (1988).
Per her request, no services will be held.
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