Funeral services for Ruth E. Johnson, 65, of Oacoma, SD will be 1:00 pm Thursday, October 1, 2020 at the Wesleyan Sioux Chapel in Fort Thompson, SD with burial in the Conkicaska Presbyterian Cemetery in Fort Thompson, SD.  Wake services will be Tuesday and Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm at the Wesleyan Sioux Chapel in Fort Thompson.

Ruth Ellen (Pomani) Johnson was born on August 6, 1955 to Margaret (Jandreau) Pomani and Robert I. Pomani in Wagner, SD.  Ruth AKA "Kunsh" passed away on September 23, 2020 at her home in Oacoma, SD.

Ruth lived with her grandmother Deliah (Whipple) Jandreau up until Deliah passed away.  Ruth then moved in with her mother Margaret (Jandreau) Flute and step father Harry Flute.  In 1969, the family moved to Fort Thompson.  when Ruth turned 18, she was united in marriage to Prentiss Wells.  During this union Ruth moved around South Dakota and Nebraska.  Ruth attended Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell.  She worked as a nurse's aide in nursing homes in the Pierre and Sioux Falls area.  When Ruth departed this union she returned to Fort Thompson where she attended Lower Brule Community College earning her Child Development Associate Degree while working at Lynns and eventually transitioning to Headstart as a teacher's aide.

Ruth then met the love of her life, Alvin Johnson Jr. and they were united in marriage on August 6, 1993.  From that point, Alvin took care of Ruth until she passed away.

Ruth had a bubbly personality and a laugh that could light up the room.  She loved all children!  She loved spending time with her family, playing cards with her husband and siblings, playing family bingo for snacks, fishing and cruising with her husband.  She loved the family get-togethers, bon fires, smores, roasting hot dogs and roasting each other, each time there was a new victim to roast.

Ruth loved her church family and attending services in Mitchell.  She enjoyed being put in the back seat by her little sidekick Honesty.  When you became friends with Ruth, she was your friend for life.

Ruth is survived by her loving husband Alvin Johnson Jr.; brothers Gary Flute Sr., David (Josephine) Flute, Kenneth (Crystal) Flute, Stephen Flute; sisters Sandy (Dean) Harmon, Estelle (Floyd) Hawkwing; nieces, nephews, and grandchildren too numerous to mention.

Preceding her in death were her father Robert Pomani, mother Margaret (Jandreau) Flute, step-father Harry Flute, paternal grandfather Buckley Pomani, maternal grandparents Stephen Jandreau and Deliah (Whipple) Jandreau, and many others to numerous to mention.