Katherine Faye Johnson, 41, of Pawnee City, Nebraska passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2021 in Pawnee City, Nebraska. She was born to Keith and Judy (Dowell) Hopping in Galesburg, Illinois.
Katy spent her early childhood living in East Galesburg, Illinois and Knoxville, Illinois. She went to primary school at Raymond Marquith elementary school. After the remarriage of her mother Katy lived in Galesburg, Illinois. She graduated from Galesburg High School in 1998.
She married Matt Johnson in 2007 in Knoxville, Illinois. After they married Matt and Katy moved to Nebraska to get to know her birth father Keith Hopping and her many siblings.
Katy loved her children, Ivy, Dillon and Triston, with all her heart and was a natural at babysitting and cuddles. She was an excellent photographer and took several wedding and graduation photos. She loved driving rural roads, enjoying the scenery and looking for photo opportunities. She enjoyed DIY projects, glitter and collecting vintage farmhouse items. According to her youngest son, Katy was really good at throwing food together and making it good.
She was preceded in death by her grandparents, George and Margaret Dowell, Bob and Kate Rutledge and Harry and Donna Hopping.
Katy is survived by her husband Matt Johnson, daughter Ivy Rutledge and granddaughter Rylah Moreno, sons, Dillion (Cheyenne) Rutledge, Triston Rutledge, parents, Judy and adoptive father Jim Rutledge and Keith and Debbie Hopping, sister Tiffany (Rutledge) Kelly, several siblings and a multitude of nieces and nephews.
No services, cremation.
Memorials to Knox County Illinois Humane Society, 1855 Windish Dr., Galesburg, Illinois, 61401
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Services entrusted to Wherry Mortuary, Pawnee City, Nebraska
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