Charles W. Johnson
July 9, 1925 ~ January 31, 2014
Charles W. Johnson, age 88, of Elma, Iowa passed away on Friday, January 31, 2014 at the Patty Elwood Center in Cresco, IA.
Charles Willard Johnson was born on July 9, 1925 to KC and Anna (Sanderson) Johnson on the family farm in Rural Elma. He attended country school Paris 7 through the eighth grade. After receiving his education, Charles farmed with his dad until December 30, 1943 when he enlisted in the US Marine Corp. During his service Charles participated in action at Iwo Jima, Japan. He received his honorable discharge on July 25, 1946. When he returned home Charles continued to farm and was a carpenter until he retired. Charles was a lifetime member of Jerico Evangelical Lutheran Church and a proud member of the NFO. He enjoyed hunting, archery and artillery, and music. He was an especially wonderful musician and enjoyed playing in local bands.
Charles is survived by his sister, Sonja (Keith) Olmanson of Mankato, MN; his brothers, Walter (Kady) Johnson of Akron, OH, Marland (Jeananne) Johnson of Laurel, MT, Donald (Claire) Johnson of Phoenix, AZ and Waldon (Peggy) Johnson of Cresco, IA; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sisters, Alna, Dagney and Wanda (Ron) Hansen and his brother Dean.
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Our sympathy to the Johnson family, ie, Marland & Jean Anne and Wally & Peggy. I had the privilege to meet Charles through his niece, Marla. May he rest in peace.
Pete & Lisa Reicks
I shared with Wally the other day that in life there are only a few people whom you meet that you can say it was truly a pleasure to have known them. Charles was definitely one of those people for me. I will never forget his jokes, his harmonica playing and his genuine good nature. It was such a joy to have known him and his family. He is undoubtedly singing and playing his way through the gates! God’s peace to each of you! Michele RIng
My sympathy to Charles Johnson family. Charles was my mentor growing up on our farm which was a short distance from his. He took me to the Cresco wrestling meets, which led me to a teaching & coaching career. Charles was humble man who loved music, hunting, telling jokes, & Jesus. Thank you Charles for the great example you set and for being a good friend over the years. Your life was a “Job well Done”. Sincerely Joe Frank
VERY SAD TO HEAR CHUCK PASSED AWAY. CHUCK GOT ME STARTED IN THE MUSIC WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD PLAYED MY FIRST DANCE JOB WITH CHUCKS BAND CALLED THE TEMPORY THREE AT THE TOWN AND COUNTRY IN LIME SPRINGS. HE WAS A WONDERFUL MAN GOOD PLAYER GOOD SINGER. REST IN PEACE CHUCK. I WILL NEVER FORGET ALL THE GOOD TIMES WE HAD OVER THE YEARS. TIM HOWLAND TIM THE MUSIC MAN.
We extend our sympathy to Charles’ family. He was quite a guy. A good story teller. This is a perfect picture of him, that infectious smile. Blessed be his memory. Sincerely, Norman and Judy (Tostenson) Teigen
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I met Charles when my husband, Jim O’Connor, was a resident at Patty Elwood Center in Cresco. I really enjoyed visiting with this fine man. RIP!
Please accept our sincere condolences for the loss of your loved one. Jesus promises that we will be able to see our loved ones again at John 5:28,29 which talks about the resurrection hope. What a wonderful hope that will be! May this bible thought bring you comfort at this difficult time.
We wanted to extend our condolences to Charles’ family. I remember the boys sharing stories on our ride home from church that Charles had told. He had a quick wit and loved to laugh. He will be missed.
Joe and Sharon Haskovec
Chuck was a very special friend to our family. We always knew him as a kind, gentle, honest man,who worked hard his whole life, yet always found time for friends. He and my husband played in the band together many times, and many places. When we went to visit him the last time, he came to life when we asked him to play the harmonica, and he played steady for almost 20 min. and sang songs I never heard of, and never missed a word…such a sweet guy, and will be missed.
May God be with you Chuck, and bless you forever.
Sorry for the family’s loss, but hopefully the memories will bring you comfort .
Sincerely, Sharon Landa (Mrs. Wilmer Landa)
It is so sad you had to go . Our family loved you very much . We kids would love it when you were in the band with Dad and would come over to practice. You were the only one we ever knew to play the Mandolin ever so it was a gift you gave us that we treasure dearly. Dianne(Landa) Bremseth
was my dad Wilmer Landa in the same band cuz that is one of the bands i remember him being in with chuck .. what instrument did you play ?
I took care of Charlie at Patty Elwood, and enjoyed his company. He was a good guy. I was looking up Iwo Jima, and remembered him talking about Ira Hayes, and his helping of raising the first flag. Charles was right there too, I can’t imagine