DeeAnn Johnson, age 79, of Bainbridge Island, died Sept. 22 at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton.

She was born Nov. 13, 1923, in Winnebago, Minn., to Margaret and Lee Duncanson.

Her early teenage years were spent studying and performing to become a concert pianist. But before her senior year in high school, she was badly injured in an automobile crash; she was forced to relearn speech, walking and writing. With hard work and patience, she graduated from Winnebago High School in 1942.

She married Phil D.R. Johnson in September 1950. In their early years of marriage, they lived in many places in the Midwest, including Milwaukee, Wis., where she gave birth to their son, Brian Lee Johnson.

After spending some time in Illinois, they moved to Minnesota, where they lived for 16 years in Minneapolis and Edina. The family later lived in Boulder, Colo., for 21 years.

Her later years were spent battling cancer, but using the lessons she learned from earlier years dealing with the effects of the automobile accident, she did her best to enjoy the life she was given.

She was a member of Scandia Bible Church in Poulsbo.

She is survived by her husband Phil, son Brian and grandson Trevor Elliott Johnson, all of Bainbridge Island; brother Fred Duncanson of Wausau, Wis.; and numerous other relatives and friends in the Midwest, Colorado and Washington.

Visitation will be at 9 a.m. Oct. 3 at Miller-Woodlawn Funeral Home in Bremerton, with funeral services at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Ryan L. Mayfield officiating.

Interment will be at 1:30 pm at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made in her name to Scandia Bible Church, Poulsbo.