Christina Marie Johnson

Christina (Christie) Marie Johnson, age 22 and her unborn daughter Paige Madison Barberi, passed away Saturday March 19, 2005 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Christie was born in Mt. Pleasant and moved to West Branch in 1985 from Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from Ogemaw Heights High School in 2001 and was a senior at Central Michigan University. Christie would have graduated from CMU this coming May with majors in sociology and psychology and a minor in art. Christie is survived by her mother and stepfather Mary and Ed Koliba of West Branch; her father and stepmother Robert and Lisa Johnson of Brighton; brothers Aaron Johnson of West Branch, Calab Johnson of Brighton and sister Carly Johnson of Brighton. Also surviving are her grandparents James and Evelyn Heim of West Branch; Donald and Marlene Johnson of Coleman; Eddie and Frances Koliba of Sterling Heights and Christie's special friend Danny Barberi of Mt. Pleasant. Also surviving is Christie's godmother Kathy Kruch of West Branch, many aunts, uncles and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandmother Barbara Heim. Visitation at Steuernol & McLaren Funeral Home in West Branch will begin on Tuesday March 22, 2005 from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday March 23, 2005 from 12-9 p.m. There will be a scripture service on Wednesday evening at 8:15 p.m. Funeral services will be held on Thursday March 24, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Fr. Robert Bissot will officiate. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery, West Branch, Michigan. Memorial contributions may be made to the family.