Sr. Therese Johnson, OP, formerly Sr. Joseph Aquin Johnson, died Oct. 12 at the Dominican Life Center in Adrian. She was 75 and in the 56th year in the Adrian Dominican Congregation.

Sr. Johnson was born in Chicago to Joseph and Mary (Conway) Johnson. She received degrees from Siena Heights College (University) in Adrian and St. Xavier College in Chicago.

Sr. Johnson ministered for 38 years in education in Michigan, Indiana and Illinois, including for six months at Holy Name, Detroit.

She is survived by two brothers: Gregory Johnson of Palos Hills, Ill., and Dennis Johnson of Chicago Ridge, Ill. A funeral Mass is Oct. 16 at 10:30 a.m. in St. Catherine Chapel. Burial will be in the Congregation cemetery.