Gerald Johnson

Gerald W Johnson, age 86, of Pine River, passed away November 27, 2008. He was born July 19, 1922 in St. Paul, MN.
Gerald was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Johnson and son Richard Johnson.
He is survived by his children; Roseanne Brown, Bradley Johnson, and Jennifer Kish; his four grandchildren, Teresa Popp, Jesse Brown, Matt Miller, and Elizabeth Miller; one great-grandchild, Dakota Brown; along with his long time companion, Shirley Kulla and his brother-in-law and wife Doug and Lorraine Keister.
One of his many accomplishments in life was being a World War II and Korean War veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor. He was President of U.A.W Local 107 for over 20 years at the Minneapolis Moline. Gerald was a life time member of the Hopkins VFW 425 and Pine River Legion 613. He retired to Pine River 25 years ago spending most of his time fishing for sun fish on Norway Lake, playing cribbage, and golfing.
Services will be held at 12 PM on Monday, December 1 at Kline Funeral Home in Pine River. Visitation will be held at 10am until the time of service. A luncheon will be held following the funeral at the Pine River Legion.