Paula E. Johnson, 72, of Nashua, wife of Alan H. Johnson, passed away Saturday evening, July 30, 2022, after a long and valiant struggle with declining health. Born in Lowell, MA on January 8, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Paul F. and Gloria V. (Blair) Egan. Paula attended Lowell public schools and the Academy of Notre Dame, Tyngsboro, graduating with the Class of 1969. She furthered her education at Mount Wachusett College, graduating with an Associate’s Degree in Education in 1972.
Paula traveled out of New England to live in several places while her husband Alan served in the US Army. They were stationed in Colon, Panama; Fort Polk, Louisiana; and Security, Colorado. Both of their daughters were born in Louisiana and Paula also provided child care to other families living nearby. Paula loved spending time at Hampton Beach, and as a child, summers on Long Pond in Pelham, NH.
After returning to Lowell, MA, in 1984, Paula developed a career as a telemarketer with the former Wang Laboratories until shortly before moving to Merrimack, NH in 1989. At that time, she also began working as a special needs foster child caregiver for Lutheran Social Services, a career she enjoyed for over 20 years.
She is survived by her husband Alan, with whom she shared 49 years of marriage; her daughters, Sherrill L. Johnson of Nashua, and Stephanie M. Rolfe and her husband Tracy of Milton, NH; two granddaughters, Mackenzie L. Hadley and Isabella I. Hadley; her sister, Virginia G. Egan of Nashua; a nephew, Jeremy T. McKenna of Nashua; and several cousins, extended family and close friends.
A period of visitation will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua on Wednesday, August 10th beginning at 10 a.m. followed by a service at the funeral home at 11 o’clock. Family and friends are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to Future In Sight, 25 Walker Street, Concord, NH 03301. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com Arrangements are in the care of the FARWELL FUNERAL SERVICE, Nashua, NH.
