Dean Johnson 1936 - 2016

MILLER, JOHNSON, HANSEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen - volunteer (email)
Date: 7/23/2016 at 22:31:47

Sioux City Journal
30 June 2016

PIERSON, Iowa | Dean Johnson, 80, of Pierson passed away Monday, June 27, 2016, at Madonna Hospital in Lincoln, Neb.

Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at First Lutheran Church in Kingsley, Iowa, with the Rev. Duane Miesner officiating. Burial will be in Grand Meadow Cemetery, rural Washta, Iowa, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Nash Post 140 of Kingsley. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. today, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley. Online condolences may be directed to www.rohdefh.com.

Dean was born on Jan. 21, 1936, in rural Kingsley, the son of Edwin and Hazel (Miller) Johnson. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1954. Dean joined the Army National Guard in high school and bought his first truck at age 18. After serving in the U.S. Army from September 1955 to July 1957, he returned to the Pierson area.

Dean married Mary Hansen on July 30, 1961, at First Lutheran Church in Kingsley. They raised their family and lived in rural Pierson for 55 years. Dean was the owner and operator of Johnson Trucking for more than 62 years, while driving until his retirement in 2010.

He enjoyed camping, tractor rides, going to parades with his old 45 Chevy truck, The Kitchen Band, spending time with his family and visiting with friends. Dean was a member of First Lutheran Church and the American Legion Nash Post 140 of Kingsley.

Survivors include his wife, Mary of Pierson; two daughters, Shyla (Gary) Groepper of Kingsley, and Shanda (Dean) Schlinz of Cleghorn, Iowa; two sons, Ed (Jennie) Johnson of Pierson, and Darrin (Heather) Johnson of Remsen, Iowa; 15 grandchildren, Mark, Brett (Sara) and Danielle Groepper, Derek (Felicia), Megan and Bryan Schlinz, Jenna (Corey) Moritz, Jaclyn, Kendra, Kortney, and Evan Johnson, Rebecca, Brittany, Ethan and Beau Johnson; four great-grandchildren, Kallie and Kora Moritz, and Jagger and Madden Schlinz; one brother, Duane "Bud" Johnson of Merrill, Iowa; two sisters, Kris Hager of Kingsley, and Ramona (Chuck) Simmons of Raymore, Mo.; brothers-in-law, Bill Smith of Versailles, Ky., and Merlin Sievers of Wayne, Neb., Merlyn Hansen of Pierson, and Leonard (Janice) Hansen of Le Mars, Iowa; and several nephews and nieces.

Dean was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin and Hazel Johnson; a brother in infancy, Edwin Jr.; two sisters, Mary Smith and Elaine Sievers; father-in-law, Alfred "Stovie" Hansen and mother-in-law, Erma Hansen; brothers-in-law, Lou Hagar and Ken (Bev) Hansen; sisters-in-law, Donna Johnson, Kay Hansen, and Betty Fischer; and nephews, Robert "John" Johnson, Johnnie Hansen, and John Anderson.