Roberta “Bobbie” Lee Johnson, 85, of Scottsbluff, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct 24, 2022, at The Residency Care Center. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30am on Friday, Oct 28, 2022, at the First United Methodist Church in Scottsbluff with Pastor Craig Collins officiating. Casual attire is requested. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Scottsbluff. It is respectfully requested that in lieu of any flowers, memorials in Bobbie’s honor be made in care of the church or The Residency Scholarship Fund. Online condolences may be made by viewing Bobbie’s memorial page at www.bridgmanfuneralhome.com. Bridgman Family Funeral Home in Scottsbluff is entrusted with arrangements.
Bobbie was born to Lewis and Roberta Wallace on October 9, 1937, in Scottsbluff, NE. She graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1955. During this time Bobbie was also named Miss Scottsbluff, an honor she always treasured.
In 1956 Bobbie married Frank Priest. Frank and Bobbie had 2 children, Corey Francis and Tamra Lynn. They made their home in Scottsbluff until 1966 when they divorced.
Through a blind date, Bobbie met Roland Deines. Bobbie with her kids, Corey and Tammy, joined Roland's family in 1967 and lived on the family farm in Cedar Canyon area. They had a son William Wallace Deines in 1968. In 1993 they moved from the farm to Scottsbluff. Roland passed away in April of 1995.
Through her church activities she always mentioned how she and a special someone would sit together at the Methodist Church most Sundays. That special someone was Dr. Kenneth Johnson. In 2000 they were married and continued living in Scottsbluff. In 2012 they moved to the Residency and have always said it was the best move they made.
Bobbie always enjoyed golfing, traveling, church, cooking and Bible studies until she developed dementia. In 2016 she was moved to the care center where she remained.
Bobbie always enjoyed social gatherings and family holidays. Every Christmas she made the best rye bread, as was taught to her from Aunt Marie Helzer over the years (and yes it took years as the recipe had never been written down).
She is survived by her husband Kenneth Johnson, her daughter Tammy Harms, son Bill (Karen) Deines, stepsons David, Paul (Anne) and Steven (Danielle) Johnson and grandchildren Lindsay (Richard) Rochlitz, Trevor Harms, Will Deines (fiancé Amberly), Paul Johnson, Katharine Johnson, Anneliese Johnson and sister-in-law Sandra Pepper.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands Frank Priest and Roland Deines, her sisters Charlotte Thieman, Nelda Bottom, Beverlee Fox, sister-in-law Norma Jean Schwartzkopf and brothers-in-law Chuck Thieman, Bill Bottom, Jack Fox, Jack Pepper and Curt Schwartzkopf.
The family would like to express their appreciation for the care that was provided to our dear wife and mom from the Care Center nurses and staff.