JOHNSON, George H. 1928-2016

JOHNSON, RIEKEN, HOLDIMAN

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 5/16/2017 at 10:49:28

Services:
Monday, August 15, 2016 at Kearns Funeral Service Kimball Chapel; 3146 Kimball Ave., Waterloo, Iowa.

Visitation:
Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Kearns Funeral Service Kimball Chapel; and for one hour prior to the services Monday.

Cemetery:
Garden of Memories, Waterloo

Biography--

George H. Johnson, Jr., 88, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Thursday, August 11, 2016, at UnityPoint-Allen Hospital under the care of UnityPoint Hospice in Waterloo.

He was born May 16, 1928, in Parkersburg, Iowa. The son of George H. Johnson, Sr. and Etta (Rieken) Johnson. George graduated from Parkersburg High School in 1946.

George married Eileen L. Holdiman on March 6, 1953 in Waterloo.

He farmed in Parkersburg until 1953; he then worked at John Deere PEC for 28 years, retiring in 1982; after retirement, he began Johnson Small Engine Repair. George was a former member of the Waterloo Masonic Lodge No. 105 and UAW 838.

Survivors include his wife, Eileen Johnson of Waterloo, Iowa; daughter, Kay Johnson of Waterloo, Iowa; two sons, Steve (Deb) Johnson of Waterloo, Iowa, and Doran (Jolon) Johnson of Omaha, Nebraska; six grandchildren: Heather, Jennifer, Melissa, Matthew, Jordan and Jaylee; nine great‑grandchildren: Madison, Alicia, Lexie, Jenisa, Isabella, Tanner, Lilly, Brynlee and Charleigh; and a sister, Sophia Christensen of Humboldt, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers: Edward, Clarence, Harold, Richard; and by three sisters: Henrietta, Anna, and Johanna.

Source: Kearns Funeral Service website