Wells River, VT Elsie H. Johnson, 90, a former long-time Woodsville, NH resident, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at Cottage Hospital, Woodsville. She was born in Haverhill, NH, July 3, 1924, a daughter of Eugene E. and Edith (Jesseman) Lamarre. Elsie was a graduate of Woodsville High School, Class of 1942. On August 12, 1943, she married David E. Johnson. For many years Elsie was a sales clerk at the former E.B. Mann Drug Store and Johnson Electric in Woodsville. While living in Lebanon, NH for several years, she worked at Dutile s Jewelry Store. In her spare time, Elsie enjoyed cake decorating and knitting. She operated a yarn store out of her home on Pleasant Street in Woodsville for many years. Elsie was a member of the Haverhill Post # 5245 VFW Auxiliary, North Haverhill, the Woodsville United Methodist Church and Girls Club of Woodsville, the Progressive Club, and the RSVP Morning Call Program. Elsie was predeceased by her parents, Eugene E. Lamarre in 1969 and Edith M. (Jesseman) Johnson in 1991; her husband, David E. Johnson, Sr. on October 17, 2010; two sons, Gary A. Johnson in August 1991 and Stephen E. Johnson in March 2005, and two sisters, Beverly Hogan and Irene Duncan. Survivors include a son David E. Johnson, Jr. and wife Kathryn of Woodsville; four grandchildren; three step grandchildren; one great grandson; five step great grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Lori Johnson of New York and Sheng-Nan Gen Johnson of California; a sister Marion Jutras of Enfield, CT; along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins. There will be no calling hours. The funeral service will be on Monday, October 27th, at 11 AM at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, with Pastor Clint Brake of the Woodsville United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Swiftwater Road, Woodsville. Memorial contributions may be made to VFW Auxiliary Post #5245, c/o Mrs. Bertha Aremburg, 2929 Dartmouth College Highway, North Haverhill, NH 03774, the Horse Meadow Senior Center, 91 Horsemeadow Road, North Haverhill, NH 03785, or to the Woodsville United Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Paula House, PO Box 282, Woodsville, NH 03785.