NORTH LIMA – Michele Lynn (Swope) Johnson, of Beaver Township, passed away peacefully on December 9, 2024.  She was 55 years old.

Michele attended South Range schools where she played in the band.  She continued her education at Youngstown State University graduating with a BS in Geography.  Michele then furthered her education at Akron University achieving a Master's degree in Municipal Planning.

Following attaining her Master's degree Michele worked in the Beaver Township Zoning Department, eventually becoming the Chief Zoning official.  She cared deeply about her duties as Zoning Inspector and worked diligently to improve the aesthetics of North Lima and the surrounding community.

In 2007, Michele married Paul Johnson, followed by the arrival of their son, Lucas.  She became a homemaker and a loving mother.  Whatever Michele took on she did so giving it her all.

She was a devoted member of North Lima Mennonite church and loved fraternizing with the members.  She would sometimes treat the members with her baked goods.  Michele was also a committee member for The Cattle Barons Ball.

Michele leaves her son, Lucas; husband Paul; parents Don and Joyce Swope; sister Laurie (Jeff) Andrews, and brothers Jeff (Terri) and Chris (Barb) Swope; stepson Peter (Rachel) Johnson; step-grandchildren Jack and Evelyn; nieces Ciara (Mitch) Hendricks, Rachel (Jared) Robinson, Anya Swope, Eden Swope; nephews Josh Andrews and Declan Swope; and her constant companion, her yellow lab Duke.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Jesse and Janice Hawkins, paternal grandparents Paul and Lois Swope, and father and mother-in-law Paul and Louise Johnson.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at North Lima Mennonite Church, 90 Mennonite Drive, North Lima, OH  44452, with Pastor Adam Shank officiating.

The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2024, at North Lima Mennonite Church.

In lieu of flowers the family suggests that material tributes may be made in Michele's memory to North Lima Mennonite Church or American Cancer Society, PO Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

The family has entrusted Seederly-Mong & Beck Funeral Home in Columbiana, Ohio with the arrangements for their loved one.

North Lima Mennonite Church
90 Mennonite Drive, North Lima OH 44452

American Cancer Society
PO Box 6704, Hagerstownb MD 21741
Web: http://www.cancer.org/