Johnson, Orville M. (1919-2007)
JOHNSON, THOMPSON, OUDEKERK, MERCHANT, RYERSON, HOLCOMB, KNUDTSON, JOHNSON
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 11/29/2013 at 11:35:16
Orville M. Johnson
July 17, 1919 - December 31, 2007FOREST CITY - Orville M. Johnson, age 88, of Forest City, died on Monday, December 31, 2007, at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Orville M. Johnson was born on the family farm in Winnebago County, Iowa, on July 17, 1919, the son of Otto and Tillie (Thompson) Johnson. He attended country school near his home through the eighth grade.
On April 18, 1949, Orville married Fern Holcomb. They made their home on the family farm northeast of Forest City. A thoughtful man, Orville devised many creative solutions to the financial challenges he faced farming over the years. He retired from farming twenty-five years ago, and in May of 2007, he and Fern moved into Forest City.
Orville regularly took trips to Wyoming and South Dakota with his friends deer-hunting. He and Fern enjoyed spending their winters in Texas and Florida. They also visited Mexico and Hawaii. He had a keen sense of humor and loved sharing a joke with family or friends. Each day, he looked forward to time spent with his buddies over coffee.
Orville is survived by two sisters-in-law, Myrna Oudekerk and Geneva Merchant, both of Forest City, as well as by many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Duane; four sisters, Berniece Ryerson, Alvina Holcomb, Leona Knudtson, and Lucille Johnson and his wife, Fern, who died on December 26, 2007.
Funeral service will be held on Friday, January 4, 2008, at 10:30 AM at Calvary Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Douglas Farrell officiating. Burial will be at Madison Township Cemetery in rural Forest City. Visitation will be an hour prior to the service at the church.
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