BETTY ANN (O’HARA) JOHNSON

BETTY ANN (O’HARA) JOHNSON  ~  of Woburn, August 19th, 2023.  Beloved wife of Paul E. Johnson, at ninety years of age.  Cherished mother of Edward Johnson, his wife Debbie of NH, Paula Torrice, her husband Jeff of NH, Beth Kisiel, her husband Ed of NH, Marcia Rankin, her husband Lee of Woburn, Ellen Carpenter, her husband James of Chelmsford, Ann Stark, and her husband Bob of NH.  Dear sister of the late Charles O’Hara and the late Elaine Casey. Loving sister-in-law of Paul Casey of Chelmsford.Very proud grandmother of  Jeff, Zachary, and Ethan Torrice, Harrison and Grayson Kisiel, Ben, Erin and Owen Carpenter, Adeline and Theadora Stark, along with two great grandchildren Tasher and Jude Kisiel. Betty is also survived by many nieces and nephews. A Funeral will be held for Betty Ann in St. Charles Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn, Friday August 25th at 10 a.m.  Interment in Fox Hill Cemetery, Billerica, MA.  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Calling hours in the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn, Thursday, August 24th, 4-7 p.m.

Betty Ann (O’Hara) Johnson of Woburn passed away peacefully on August 19, 2023, she was ninety years young. Betty was the beloved wife of Paul E. Johnson of sixty-eight years and was a wonderful friend and mother to her six children, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Born in Everett MA in 1933 to the late Albert and Margaret (Ahern) O’Hara. She was raised in the Pinehurst section of Billerica MA and attended Howe Memorial High School. After high school, Betty worked at the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank in Boston, before she met and married her devoted husband Paul of Woburn. They settled in Woburn where they raised their six children.

Not only did Betty devote herself to her family, but she also worked at different jobs throughout her life. She was most fond of her position as a librarian at Austin Prep School in Reading. Betty enjoyed many celebrations at home in Woburn and at their summer home in NH. Betty and Paul’s retirement years brought fun-filled winters in Naples FL and many trips to Mohegan Sun. She also enjoyed reading, watching old movies, westerns, and listening to her favorite singer, Roy Orbison.

Betty was proud of her Irish heritage and was quick to share a tall tale like all good Irishmen. She was kind, loving, and full of wit and wisdom.  Her passion to keep her family together has created a bond that remains today.

Those remaining to cherish her memory are her devoted husband, Paul; son Edward and wife Debbie of Atkinson NH; daughters: Paula and husband Jeff Torrice of Windham NH, Beth and her husband Ed Kisiel of Derry NH, Marcia and her husband Lee Rankin of Woburn MA, Ellen and her husband Jim Carpenter of Chelmsford MA, Ann and her husband Robert Stark of Holderness NH.  Dear sister of the late Charles O’Hara and the late Elaine Casey. Loving sister-in-law of Paul Casey of Chelmsford.Very proud grandmother of Jeff, Zachary, and Ethan Torrice, Harrison and Grayson Kisiel, Ben, Erin and Owen Carpenter, Adeline and Theadora Stark, along with two great grandchildren Tasher and Jude Kisiel. Betty is also survived by many nieces and nephews. 

A Funeral will be held for Betty Ann in St. Charles Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn, Friday August 25th at 10 a.m.  Interment in Fox Hill Cemetery, Billerica, MA.  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Calling hours in the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn, Thursday, August 24th, 4-7 p.m.

A Funeral will be held for Betty Ann in St. Charles Church, 280 Main Street, Woburn, Friday August 25th at 10 a.m. Interment in Fox Hill Cemetery, Billerica, MA.  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to Calling hours in the Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home, 263 Main Street, Woburn, Thursday, August 24th, 4-7 p.m.