Dorothy M. Johnson, age 81, of New Castle, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022. She was born April 14, 1940, in Albany, Kentucky to the late Roy E. & Birtha (Pennycuff) Graham.
Dorothy spent over 40 years working in the dietary department at Heritage House Nursing Home and Raintree Square Retirement Home. She enjoyed going to rummage sales and playing bingo but more than anything she loved being with her family whom she loved very much.
Dorothy is survived by her children, Barbara (Tim Heck) Ferguson and Dewayne (Tiffany Flowers) Johnson; grandsons, Josh Ferguson & Tyler Johnson; great-granddaughter, Mia Ferguson; sisters, Martha Binford, Teresa Boling & Alesia Watson; brother, Bill Graham; step-sister, Mary Vitatoe as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents listed above and her husband, Darrill; siblings, Robert Graham and Jane Strunk
A celebration of Dorothys’s life will take place at 12:00 p.m., Friday, March 18, 2022, at Rose City Funeral Home, 2011 East Broad St., New Castle, In. with Pastor Paul Davis officiating. Burial will follow at South Mound Cemetery. Visitation for Dorothy will be from 10:00 a.m., until service time Friday at the funeral home.