Patricia Mary Johnson

Patricia Mary Johnson passed away peacefully on February 4, 2025, in Clearfield, UT surrounded by all of her family. Up until the end, Patricia maintained her grace, compassion, spunkiness, humor, love for family and friends and expressed gratitude for her long life, full of wonderful and unforgettable experiences.

Better known as Nan, Pat, or PJ, her life can best be described by four “F” words. Family, Friends, Fun and Food. In her 82 years here with us, she experienced an abundance of them all. Her favorite of them all was Family.

Family: Nan was born and raised in Oakdale, Ca to her parents, Virginia, and Charles Musgraves. She was born into a family where the importance of family dinners, time with family, being your word, hard work, showing up for one another and the true meaning behind “family is everything” was the foundation of it all. Nan had one sibling, her older brother, Robert Musgraves, who proceeded her in death, of Modesto, Ca. Even though she was the youngest and a girl, she was known as his “protector” and everyone knew it. There are many stories of lots of fist fights where she was involved in and won, in order to protect her brother from any teasing or fights in school. It is no surprise as to how she raised her children when the time came. With hard work being at the forefront of how the family operated, she found herself working at a young age for the telephone company and then made her way to bettering her career at a local credit union before landing where she spent the majority of her career, over 25 years, as a bookkeeper at Brown Sheet Metal, in Oakdale, Ca.

Nan was the pillar, the protector, the nurturer, the bond, the glue, the spunky, the constant, the compassionate, the safe place, the one that showed us all what unconditional love looks like and feels like.

It was always obvious of the love she had for her children. So much so, that when one of them packed up and moved her whole life to Utah, she did the same exact thing. The whole family did. She spent the last 7 years of her life with them all in Utah. She is survived by her three children, Staci (Johnson) Green, Mikael Johnson, and Janel (Johnson) Presant. They were her world and never a day went by without them knowing it. She has left a legacy with them that will withstand the test of time. The family bond they all share is one they are so grateful for and can’t imagine a life without it. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Lucas Nelson and Tyler Green, both from Oakdale, Ca. Nan was so instrumental in their lives and took pride in helping to form them into the incredible men they are today. Nan devoted her life to being the best grandma, involved in every aspect of their lives. From school activities to sporting events, you never had to question if Nan was going to be there. Some might even remember her as Nan at the OBA snack shack for lots of years. Lucas and his wife Bailey, along with Tyler and his wife Kasey, blessed Nan with her great grandchildren, Raegan, Ariya and Delaney. She loved family time, anytime, anywhere and as long as everyone was around her, she didn’t care what the plan was. 

Friends: To know Nan, was to love Nan. She loved her friends, and they all knew it. She understood the importance of growing and nurturing relationships as one of the true joys of life. Everyone was a friend to Nan, even though she always made the people she loved feel like family. She loved loving on her children’s friends and if you asked her, it just meant it gave her more children to love. She always had an open-door, non-judgmental way about her which kept her home full at all times. From sleepovers, to barbecues, game nights, hosting the softball crews, breakfast for dinner on Sundays, or those movie binge weekends, everyone was always welcome, all the time. In her last year of life, she resided at an assisted living facility, Chancellor Gardens, in Clearfield Utah. She quickly made friends and enjoyed everything there from Bingo, Texas Hold ‘Em to Happy hours on Mondays. Her whole family is so appreciative of the love and care she received there. Nan quickly became a favorite of all the staff and her loss was felt throughout the whole facility. 

Fun: Nan loved a good time. As long as her family and friends were around, she didn’t have a care in the world. She loved family game nights! It was a must and happened almost weekly. She introduced Scat and marbles to her family as soon as they were old enough to sit still and learn them. Through the years, she had a few more favorites, but these will be locked into her family for game nights for life.

Softball, bowling, game nights, potlucks, reading, social gatherings, ceramics, family traditions, were some of her favorite pastimes. She loved to laugh and maintained her wittiness and spunkiness all the way to the end.

Food: Everything and every plan or gathering revolved around food. She loved new recipes. If the family was gathering, for any reason, she would get so excited to talk about what to make. She knew feeding her family would always bring them together. She collected boxes and boxes of written recipes that she would find that “sounded so good.” Most of them were never made but boy, she loved to collect them, for that special occasion or the time we would want something new. Her children hope and pray they have been able to master some of her signature dishes, like her well known potato salad, her whole Thanksgiving meal that was always made with so much love, and her chocolate delight. They are all still highly requested and her children hope to fill those big shoes. She loved a good time, and she loved full bellies. Find Nan asking for something sweet after big meals, always. Don’t ever think you could tease her with a Coca Cola, she was an avid Pepsi fan and didn’t mess around with any other soda. It will continue to be a family joke as Pepsi cans will remain in all of their refrigerators. 

Nan has made an impact on all that have loved her. Her actions and care for those around her spoke more of her love for her family and friends than her words ever could. She truly embodied the meaning of a life well lived. Heaven gained one amazing angel. 

A Celebration of Life will be held Wednesday February 26, 2025, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road, Layton, Utah.