Michele M. Beecher Johnson of Newtown died suddenly on Friday, November 22, 2013 at her residence. She was 45.

She was the beloved wife of 15 years to Robert E. Johnson Jr. and the loving mother of Ashton R. Johnson.

Born in Abington, PA Michele was the loving daughter of Henry W. Sr. and Veronica Charlton Beecher.

Michele has been an active member and a devoted volunteer for CCD at the Church of St. Andrew. She graduated from Council Rock High School in 1986 and went on to earn her Associates degree in Health and Physical Education in 1989 at Bucks County Community College. She worked for many years as a nanny to 4 children whom she was proud to have helped raise into the young adults that they are now. She was an avid basketball and softball player throughout her high school and college and also in various leagues throughout the years. She enjoyed walking and has most recently completed her second Susan G. Komen 3 day Walk for a Cure. Among her many accolades and accomplishments there were none greater than the love she shared for her son and husband. Michele will be dearly missed by everyone who has come to know and love her throughout her life.

In addition to her husband and son Robert and Ashton, and her parents Henry and Veronica, Michele is survived by her brother and sister Henry W. Beecher Jr. and his wife Deeneen, and Christine Wiest and her husband Joseph, her mother and father-in-law Robert E., Sr. and Mary Lee Johnson, her sister-in-law Colleen Kerrigan and her husband Steven, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Tuesday evening, November 26th from 6:00- 8:00pm in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (at Holland Rd.), Richboro, PA 18954 and to her Funeral Mass Wednesday, November 27th at 10:30am in the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Rd. Newtown, PA 18940. Interment will follow in Neshaminy-Warwick Cemetery, Warwick.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made towards the educational fund for her son made payable to Robert E. Johnson as custodian for Ashton Johnson under the PA Uniformed transfer to Minors act c/o P.O. Box 81 Pineville, PA 18946.