Lyle F. Johnson 1910-1993

JOHNSON, TACKETT, HUGHES, BUCHMAN

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 6/30/2012 at 23:08:59

Lyle Johnson
Ruthven – Memorial services for Lyle F. Johnson, 82, of Ruthven, will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel, Estherville, with the Rev. John P. Besore III officiating. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Estherville. There will be no visitation. He died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1993 at Palo Alto County Hospital, Emmetsburg.

He was born Dec. 6, 1910 at Sioux City, the son of Rufus and Genevieve (Hughes) Johnson, and received his education in Climbing Hill School. On Nov.21, 1980 he married Mary Lou Tackett at Spirit Lake. He had worked on the railroad, operated a gas station and later a restaurant and sold cars. He was a pilot during World War Two and served with the Civil Service.

Survivors include his wife Mary Lou of Ruthven; daughter, Mrs. Delbert (Melissa) Buchman, Burroak; two grandchildren and two sisters.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, February 24, 1993)