Dwayne Gaylord Johnson

Dwayne Gaylord Johnson

Dwayne Gaylord Johnson, 87, of Northwood, died Sunday, October 2, 2005, at the Muse-Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City.
Dwayne Gaylord Johnson was born in Scarville, Iowa, 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 Corps 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 (Maureen) Johnson, of Dumont, Iowa, Karen (Earl) Bruggeman, of Rockford, Illinois, Gloria DeVlieger, of Northwood, LeAnn (Richard) Renner, of Manson, Washington, Sheryll Mondahl of Des Moines, Iowa, Darrell Johnson, of Arlington, Washington, and Donna (Christian) Cornish, of Toddville, Iowa; 24 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Jean (Ramond) LaFave, of Anoka, Minnesota, and Bonnie (Gene) Sonnenfeld, of Coon Rapids, Minnesota; 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
Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, October 8, 2005, at the Conner Colonial Chapel, 1008 First Avenue South, Northwood, 641-324-1543(www.colonialchapels.com) with Reverend Allan J. Stoa officiating. Visitation will be 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.