Karen Lee Johnson (1945-2023)
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Allan and Karen Nichols
Individual Facts
- Name: Karen Lee Johnson
- Sex: Female
- Birth: 3 Apr 1945, North Tonawanda, Niagara, New York, USA
- Death: 11 May 2023, Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Birthplace: North Tonawanda, NY
Karen Lee Johnson was born on 3 April 1945 in North Tonawanda, New York, during the last months of World War II. North Tonawanda was a small industrial city along the Erie Canal, near Buffalo and Niagara Falls. Life there was shaped by factory work, rail and canal traffic, and close-knit neighborhoods.
In early 1945, many families still lived with wartime limits such as rationing, shortages, and worry about relatives in military service. At the same time, people were looking ahead to peace and a more stable future. Daily life centered on home, church, school, local shops, and war-related news. In a place like North Tonawanda, children were often raised in working- and middle-class families where community ties were strong and people knew their neighbors.
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North Tonawanda, NY
Relationships
- Father: Harold Richard Johnson (1919-1981)
- Mother: Lillian Elizabeth Moseley (1918-1996)
- Sibling: Richard Harold Johnson (1942-)
- Spouse: Allan Nichols
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