JOHNSON, Merrill Leland 1920-2001

JOHNSON, LESCH, RUCKER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 1/21/2009 at 13:08:20

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MASON CITY, IOWA - Merrill L. Johnson, 81, a resident of 1170 Highway 218, Floyd, died Sunday morning, June 17, 2001, at the North Iowa Mercy Health Center, East Campus, in Mason City.

Services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 20, at the Grace United Methodist Church of Floyd. The Rev. Solomon Odoom, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Floyd.

Friends may call at the Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 3-9 p.m. Tuesday where the family will greet friends from 6-8 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church Wednesday one hour prior to the service.

Merrill Leland Johnson was born May 17, 1920, in Floyd County, the son of Ben H. and Anna (Lesch) Johnson. He attended rural schools and graduated from Floyd Consolidated High School in 1938. He farmed with his parents and on Dec. 28, 1948, he and Charline Rucker were married in Floyd County. They farmed near Grafton for three years before moving to their farm north of Floyd.

He was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Floyd and the Floyd County Farm Bureau.

Living family members include his wife, Charlene, of rural Floyd; a son, Maurice and his wife, Pam Johnson, of rural Floyd; and two grandsons, Ben and Andy Johnson.

Memorials may be directed to the Grace United Methodist Church elevator fund.

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MERRILL L. JOHNSON

FLOYD - Merrill L. Johnson, 81, a resident of 1170 Highway 218, Floyd, died Sunday (June 17, 2001) at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa, Mason City.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church, Floyd, with the Rev. Solomon Odoom officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Floyd.

Visitation will be held from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Hauser Funeral Home, 1205 S. Main St., Charles City, where the family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Visitation will continue at the church Wednesday one hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be directed to the Grace United Methodist Church Elevator Fund.

Hauser Funeral Home, (641) 228-2323.

Globe Gazette, June 18, 2001 -- ncigs.org