Johnson, Marrian G., 79, of Chestnut Hill, Ma. Born July 4th, 1933, in New York City, to the late Henry L. and Adeline F. Geer of Auburndale, Ma. She attended Newton High School and graduated from Lasell Jr. College in 1952. She received a B.A. in Anthropology from Boston University in 1971. She lived on Beacon Hill for many years where she served on the Ward Five Committee and volunteered at the Boston Athenaeum. She was a proprietor of the Boston Athenaeum, served on the board of directors of the English Speaking Union, and was a member of the Irish Georgian Society, the Nichols House Museum and the Trollope Society. She was proud to be a DAR. She is survived by her husband Richard I. Johnson and family, her daughter Julia H. Gleason of Cohasset, Ma., her son Edward S. Gleason of Weston, W, Va., her brother David l. Geer of Elmhurst, Ill. and her sister Doris G. Petusky of Bluebell, Pa. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Marrian G. Johnson Book Fund at the Boston Athenaeum,101/2 Beacon St. Boston, Ma. 02108. Service and burial are private. A memorial gathering will be held at a later date.