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Enjoyed reading memorials about Lonnie, What a wonderful brother !! Denny J
August 28, 2019
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Obituary
Johnson, Lonnie G. age 86, of Pine City, MN died 8/27/08 of injuries sustained in a car accident east of Watertown, SD. Born 1/15/22 to Axel & Lillie Johnson in West Rock, MN. He was a retired dairy farmer and a life long resident of the Pine City Area. Survived by his beloved wife Shirley of 65 years; 8 children, Sandy (Roy) Ware, Des Moines, IA, Cindy (Jake) Boomsma, Huron, SD, Lonna (Lyn) Sahr, Pine City, Shari (Jon) Lawson, Maplewood, MN, Lonnie Kim (Jeanne), Pine City, Jody (Dave) Karas, Pine City, Todd ( Kari) Pine City, Jeff (Chris) Pine City; 28 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Wally (La Don), Denny (Dorraine), Donald ( Barbara); sister, Ann Hansen; and sister-in-law, Ruth Johnson. Funeral 11 AM Saturday, Sept. 6 at Pine City Evangelical Free Church Light House. Visitation Fri. Sept. 5 @ Swanson Funeral Chapel, Pine City from 5-7:30 PM with a prayer service at 7:30 PM & 1 hr. prior to service at church on Sat. Memorials to be used for an Agricultural Scholarship Fund, Pine City Evangelical Free Church or the Johnson Memorial Cemetery Fund. Please share memories, photos, and condolences at www.legacy.com. funeralandcremationservice.com
This obituary was originally published in the Star Tribune.
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The second recipient of the Lonnie G. Johnson Scholarship is Joe Monson, a graduate of Pine City High School. Joe will attend The University of River Falls and major in Animal Science. Lonnie K. Johnson presented the scholarship award at the senior banquet at PCHS. Dad would love this true farm boy!
Jody Karas
July 10, 2010 | Pine City, MN
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Lonnie G. Johnson Agricultural Scholarship 2009
The first recipient of the Lonnie G. Johnson Agricultural Schoarship is Jade Fedder. She is a graduate of the class of 2009 from Pine City High School. Jade plans to attend River Falls University of Wisconsin in the fall studying in the prevet program. Dad loved farming, animals and young people. What better way to honor his memory than with an Agricultural Scholarship! Lonna Sahr presented the scholarship at the senior class awards banquet on May 25th.
Jody Karas
May 27, 2009 | Pine City, MN
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Lonnie in front of new feed bunk in 1962
April 09, 2009
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East Central Energy and North Branch Mutual Insurance Company both held their annual meetings on Saturday April 4, 2009. Todd Johnson has been filling Dad's position on the North Branch Mutual Insurance Board since last fall. Fellow board members spoke about Dad and reminisced about Dad's 30 years of service on the board. A moment of silence was held in memory of Dad. Many spoke of how much they missed Dad. At the East Central Energy annual meeting board members honored Dad's memory and...
Jody Karas
April 09, 2009 | Pine City, MN
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Remembered By
imani collins
February 16, 2009 | Philadelphia, PA
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Jody Karas
My Dad was like a rock! He was solid and strong, caring loving and kind: the perfect blend of strength and sweetness. I will always remember how much he loved his family and I will remember his wonderful sense of humor!
My Dad and I shared a love for farming. When I was growing up my Dad and I unloaded many loads of hay together; me running the fork and Dad stacking hay in the hay barn. We worked hard and played hard. After a long day of baling hay, Dad and Mom took...
Shari Lawson
January 15, 2009 | Maplewood, MN
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January birthdays from 2007. Dad Lonnie, Mariah and Krista
Thank you to Steve Clift for setting up this website and thank you to Uncle Denny and Aunt Dorraine for sponsoring the website. It has been a great part of the healing process. January 15th marks the anniversary of my Dad's birthday. He would have been 87 this year.
Jody Karas
January 14, 2009 | Pine City, MN
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Lonnie with his Surge milking machines in 1952
November 15, 2008
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