Anna J. Ask

RANDOLPH—Anna M.D. (Johnson) Ask died Sunday, December 3, 2006 at Brookside Nursing Home in White River Jct., at age 85.

She was born in Forestville, Conn. December 26, 1920, a daughter of Frederick and Anna (Bengtson) Johnson. Educated in the Forestville and Bristol schools, she was a secretary at New Departure Mfg. Co. during WW II.

In 1947, she and her father made a visit to his homeland in Sweden. On the return voyage by ship she met Hugo Ask, who was also returning from a visit to Sweden with his mother. On May 1, 1948 they were married at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Forestville, where she had always been an active member.

They settled in Kearny, N.J. where her husband was a power engineer at Western Electric, and she began working in an office of the Newark College of En-gineering. In 1966 they retired to Randolph, where they owned property. Her husband died suddenly in 1969. They were act-ive members of Bethany United Church of Christ in Randolph, and she also was a founding officer of the former Randolph Women’s Club.

For many years, she and her sister did back-yard sugaring at her home on Fish Hill Road, thanks to her older brother, who built a sugar hut and evaporator, and cut wood in his retirement. She ad her sister were also weekly summer vendors at the Randolph Farmers Market for 23 years. She was well known for her Swedish baking. During the winters she made many mittens for the hospital thrift store.

After the last five years at Windover Residential Care Home in Randolph, she moved to Brookside in early November.

She was predeceased by her parents, a sister, Martha; three brothers: Sigvard, Lennart and Arthur Johnson; a nephew, Armand Johnson; and a niece’s husband, Donald Blank.

Survivors include a sister, Evelyn Johnson of Sharon; and her nieces and nephews, Elaine Blank of Bristol, Conn.; Christine Sullivan and husband, William of Portland, Conn.; Louise Pouss and husband, William of Cleona, Pen-na.; Gail Maziarz and husband, Tom, of Windsor, Conn.; Lois Semrau and husband, William, of Exeter, N.H.; Mary Jane Johnson, widow of Armand; Roy Johnson and wife, Patricia, of Granby, Conn.; Carl Johnson of Wethersfield, Conn., who has looked after her financial and living needs; his special friend, Linda; and many relatives in Sweden.

There will be no calling hours. A memorial service will be held in the spring at Bethany Church in Randolph, with burial in the Ran-dolph Center cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to Bethany Church, Main St., Randolph, Vt. 05060; or Windover Home, Rt. 66, Randolph, Vt. 05060.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Day Funeral Home of Randolph.

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