Fred J. Johnson
CULVER -- Fred J. Johnson, 90, Culver, died Wednesday, Feb 25, at the Good Samaritan Center, Minneapolis.
Mr. Johnson was born April 25, 1896, in Lindsborg. He was a carpenter and worked for many builders and construction companies in this area for many years. He was a veteran of World War I in the Rainbow Division. He had been a resident of Culver since 1959, moving from Salina. He was a member of the St. John's Lutheran Church and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 1432, both of Salina.
Survivors include his wife, Alberta Mae of the home; six sons, Dick of 940 S. Front, Fred. J. of 1430 Beverly Drive, Billy Don of 1317 State Street, Don of Northglen, Colo., Fredrick of Hays and Frank of Wichita; six daughters, Pam Henoch of 1209 Yale, Cheryl Stark of 1317 Faith Drive, Dorothy Pexa of 712 W. Wodland, Esther Louma of Salina, Pat Harbracken of Vero Beach, Fla., and Jeannette Butler of Bakersfield, Calif.; a brother, Ben of Semi Valley, Calif.; a sister, Olive Saway of 130 S. Clark; 30 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren.
The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the St. John's Lutheran Chruch, the Rev. Naomi Strand officiating. Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery, New Cambria. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the church.
Visitation will be until 9 p.m. Friday at the Geisendorf-Rush Smith Funeral Home and at the church prior to the service.
Salina Journal, February 1987