LeRoy W. Johnson, 1943-2006

JOHNSON

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/10/2009 at 07:05:11

ARMSTRONG, Iowa--Services for LeRoy W. Johnson, 62, of Armstrong will be 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, at the United Methodist Church, Armstrong, with Rev. Lydon Roesler officiating. Burial will be in Armstrong Grove Cemetery. Visitation will 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Henry-Olson Funeral Home, Armstrong.

LeRoy William Johnson, the son of Christian and Mildred (Weyer) Johnson, was born September 19, 1943, in Seneca, Kansas. He died Tuesday, January 24, 2006, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, at the age of 62 years.

He received his education in the Centralia, Kansas schools.

On November 24, 1963, LeRoy was united in marriage to Jolene Hansen at the United Methdodist Church in Armstrong, Iowa. Following their marriage the couple made their home in Armstrong and LeRoy was employed at ArtsWay Manufacturing for forty years. He retired in 2003. In his leisure time he enjoyed camping, listening to country music and most especially spending time with his grandchildren, family and friends.

He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Armstrong.

Left to cherish LeRoy's memory are his wife, Jolene of Armstrong; daughters, Angie Rhum and her husband, Rob of Mediapolis, Iowa; Billie Jo Johnson of Armstrong; four grandchildren, Kayla and Andrea Rhum, Clint and Jason Davis; sister, Georgia Burmood and her husband, Clayton of Hastings, Nebraska; brothers, Ralph Johnson and his wife, Pat of Onaga, Kansas; and Carroll Johnson of Mills, Wyoming.

Preceding LeRoy in death were his parents; two brothers; and three sisters.

Source: Fairmont Sentinel, Fairmont, Minnesota, January 27, 2006.