JOHNSON, Dwayne G. 1918-2005

JOHNSON

Posted By: Gordon Felland (email)
Date: 10/19/2005 at 17:11:49

Dwayne Gaylord Johnson, 87, Northwood, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City. Memorial service was held on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005, at the Conner Colonial Chapel, Northwood, with Reverend Allan J. Stoa officiating. Visitation was held one hour prior to service time on Saturday at the chapel. According to his wishes his body was cremated. The family of Dwayne Gaylord Johnson has requested that memorial contributions be made to Hospice of North Iowa in his memory.

Dwayne Gaylord Johnson was born in Scarville, IA, the son of Oscar Casper Gunner and Laura (Thompson) Johnson. He attended schools in Scarville, Lake Mills and Mason City. After completing his schooling he worked on farms and construction in the Mason City area. He was united in marriage to Dorothy Marie Mohr on April 19, 1937, in Mason City. She preceded him in death on March 20, 2003. During the war Dwayne joined the Army Corp. of Engineers and worked in Canada and Alaska building the Al-Can Highway. Dwayne spent many years in Kenai, Alaska as a commercial Salmon fisher and Port Engineer. Dwayne came back to the North Iowa area living in Mason City where he began his building construction career, building homes and other projects in North Iowa until the spring of 1955 when the family moved to Florida where he continued with construction work. Dwayne and Dorothy traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally. He enjoyed working on cars both mechanically and bodywork, hunting, and traveling, especially in Alaska. He was a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Mason City and also attended Bethany Lutheran Church in Kensett and First Lutheran Church in Northwood.

Left to cherish his memory are his children; Larry Johnson and his wife Maureen of Dumont, Iowa, Karen Bruggeman and her husband Earl of Rockford, Illinois, Gloria DeVlieger of Northwood, LeAnn Renner and her husband Richard of Manson, WA, Sheryll Mondahl of Des Moines, IA, Darrell Johnson of Arlington, WA, and Donna Cornish and her husband Christian of Toddyille, IA; 24 grandchildren, 37 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jean LaFave and her husband Raymond of Anoka, MN, and Bonnie Sonnenfield and her husband Gene of Coon Rapids, MN; as well as several nieces and nephews, as well as other relatives and friends.

Besides his wife Dorothy, Dwayne was also preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, a granddaughter, KaCindra Boroff; two sisters, Maybel Schinnow, and Marian Schaack; and three brothers, Claire Johnson Sr., Quinten Johnson and Donald L. Johnson.

Source: Northwood Anchor, Oct. 12, 2005