Johanson, Dr. Lawrence V. (1919-2015)
JOHANSON, LARSON, COLE, BROWN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/6/2015 at 17:31:48
Dr. Lawrence V. Johanson
August 4, 1919 - January 25, 2015Dr. Lawrence Verner “Doc” Johanson, 95, of Thompson, died on January 25, 2015, at the Mercy Medical Center North Iowa.
Doc was born on August 4, 1919, in East Chain Township, Martin County, Minnesota, to Olander I. and May E. (Larson) Johanson. Baptized and confirmed at the East Chain Lutheran Church, he graduated from East Chain Consolidated High School in 1937. On March 19, 1943, he graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine Iowa State College (now Iowa State University), Ames, Iowa. On May 2, 1943, he married Dorothy “Dotty” Ann Cole in Roland, Iowa.
Doc served as an officer in the United States Army from 1943 to 1947. After his honorable discharge as a Captain, he practiced veterinary medicine in the Thompson, Iowa, area for fifty-five years first alone, then with Dr. Dale Welborne, and later for many years with Dr. Duane Jacobson. He was also involved with farming and feeding cattle in East Chain Township, Martin County, Minnesota, through 2001.
A member of Bethany Lutheran Church since he came to Thompson, a life member of the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association, a Board Member of the Winnebago County School System for nine years, Doc also served on the Thompson Community School Board for many years and participated in many community organizations and activities. He and Dotty did everything together. He enjoyed gardening, farming, fishing, and going to their cabin on the Whitefish Chain, Crosslake, Minnesota.
Doc is survived by Dorothy A. Johanson, his wife of over seventy-one years; his sons, Douglas L. (Elizabeth) Johanson, of Winnebago, Minnesota, Steven L. (Valerie) Johanson, of Forest City, Iowa, and Kent A. (Suzanne) Johanson, of Estero, Florida; his grandchildren, Dr. Christopher J. (Zannie Sandoval), Jonathan W., Kirsten E., Jordan P., and Davis L. Johanson; his great-grandson, Nicolas D. Johanson; and his brother, E. Morris (Jean) Johanson; as well as by many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Melvin O. Johanson; his sister, Phyllis M. Brown, and his brother-in-law, Kenneth Brown.
Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Saturday, January 31, 2015, at the Bethany Lutheran Church, Thompson, Iowa, with Pastor Lynn Noel officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 till service time at the church on Saturday. A private family burial will take place at East Chain Lutheran Cemetery, rural Martin County Minnesota. Memorials may be directed to the Bethany Lutheran Church in care of “Doc”.
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