HERKIMER - Catherine E. Johnson, 71, of Francis Street, died peacefully on Monday, Feb. 25, 2002, in Cooperstown.She was born Sept. 27, 1930, in Herkimer, the daughter of the late Alessandro and Angelina Macrina Ciuffa. A lifelong area resident she was raised and educated in Herkimer where she graduated from high school. On Nov. 25, 1954, she married John W. Johnson in Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Little Falls. They shared a loving and devoted union of 41 years until his passing on June 20, 1992. She was a self-employed realtor of 20 years, retiring in 1990. She was a member of the Real Estate Board and the Women's Bridge Club of Utica. Surviving are her son, David W. Johnson and his wife Jeanne of Keene, N.H.; a daughter, Karen Johnson-Kimball and her husband Wayne of Concord, N.H.; a brother and his wife, Bernedict and Barbara Ciuffa of Kalamazoo, Mich.; three grandchildren, Charles and Carrie Johnson of Keene, N.H. and Elizabeth Kimball of Concord, N.H.; several nieces, nephews and cousins and her devoted friend, Sam Servello of Herkimer. Funeral service will be on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in Fenner Funeral Home Inc., 115 Court St., with Pastor Peter Puleo. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Herkimer. The family will be present in the funeral home to receive relatives and friends on Wednesday morning from 9:30 until 11 a.m