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Herma Johnson Kasworm, daughter of George and Ila Johnson, born January 26, 1912 in St. Louis, MO, passed away Tuesday, September 3, 198. A graduate of Harris Teachers College, St. Louis, with graduate studies at St. Louis University and Stanford University, her teaching career included assignments with St. Louis Public Schools, School for the Handicapped in St. Louis, public and private schools in San Mateo County, CA, and public schools in Guam, Marianas Islands. She served on active duty as an officer in the United States Navy at San Francisco from 1943 to 1946, and in Reserve status until 1956. Mrs. Kasworm was a Civil Service employee of the Navy in San Francisco as a traffic manager for Armed Forces Petroleum Logistics from 1947 to 1949. She married Martin A. Kasworm on March 19, 1949 in Banning, CA. As the wife of a Navy Officer, she joined her husband whenever possible at his various duty stations in the United States and overseas, and was an active member of Navy wives organizations. Following her husband's retirement from Navy service in 1962, they lived in Menlo Park, CA and St. George, UT, before moving to Albuquerque in 1991. Survivors include her husband, Martin A. Kasworm; a brother, Dr. Joseph E. Johnson of Albuquerque; a sister, Mrs. Ruth Fernwood of San Anselmo, CA; and eight nieces and nephews. Conforming to prior wishes stated by the deceased, there will be no public viewing or funeral. Cremation arrangements are in the care of Sunrise Society, (891-8200).
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