Bernadine Niehaus Johnson

December 19, 1928 - December 20, 2020

Bernadine Niehaus Johnson, 92 of Louisville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 20, 2020, just one day after her 92nd birthday. Born in Louisville as Bernadine Theresa Regina Niehaus, she retired after many years from GuideOne Insurance as a Claims Clerk . She was a former member of the Louisville Association of Insurance Women and the Greater Louisville Claims Association. Many who knew her will remember her stories about growing up at the Niehaus grocery her parents owned in Saint Matthews. Her nickname of “Rock" (a shortened version of “Rocket") was given to her by her dad and was used often by her brothers, nieces, and nephews. The story is that when she was very little they sent her to get a hammer from the house. She returned four hours later and her nickname of Rocket was playfully bestowed. Before meeting and marrying her husband, Charlie, of 46 years she lived with and helped care for her nieces and nephews. A time she loved and laughed about often. In her 20's she traveled to Cuba just as a young man named Fidel, was starting a commotion in the mountains. She is preceded in death by her loving husband Charles E. Johnson, and her son Roger A. Johnson. Left to cherish her memory are her sons Neil Johnson (Becky) and Paul Johnson (Lori); her grandchildren Matthew Johnson, Ian Johnson, Jacob Johnson, Monica Johnson, Elena Johnson, Eleanor Lancaster, and many loving nieces and nephews. Visitation will be on Monday, December 28, 2020. from 10 am until 11 am at St. John Paul II Catholic Church 3521 Goldsmith Ln. Her funeral Mass will be held immediately after visitation. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Bardstown, KY. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the Little Sisters of the Poor, 15 Audubon Plaza Dr., Louisville, KY 40217. Ratteman and Sons Funeral Home