This is a difficult post for me to write, as it affects me both personally and professionally. It’s deeply unsettling to be ...

Marilyn Elizabeth Johnson, cherished wife, devoted mother, and beloved educator, left this world on October 15, 2025, in Lawrence, Kansas, after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson's disease.

Marilyn was born Sept. 16, 1943 to Walter and Florence Elizabeth Scott in Sioux City, Iowa. Marilyn worked as a registered nurse at St. Luke Hospital in Sioux City for 20-plus years before continuing ...