Merle Gene (Military) JOHNSON

Craig Cemetery
Burt County, Nebraska

Funeral services for Merle Johnson of Craig were held Wed., Jan. 12, 2000, at the United Methodist Church in Craig. He died January 9 at the Oakland Memorial Hospital following a brief illness at the age of 69 years. The Rev. Greg Hall officiated at the service. Sandi Landholm was organist. Casket bearers were Danny Johnson, Greg Johnson, Andy Johnson, Troy Johnson, Stan Harney and Shannon Harney. Honorary casket bearers were Orville Magill, Fred Fager, Vaden Maxwell, Rick Clabaugh, Danny Mallette Ronnie Rogers, Roger Raver, Caroll Pearson, Steve Nelson and L. Gordon Nelson. Military graveside rides were by American Legion post #127. Burial was in the Craig Cemetery. Palmquist-Pelan Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. The family suggests memorials to the United Methodist Church, Craig Fire Department and America Legion post #127. all in Craig.
Merle Gene Johnson was born July 2, 1930, in Tekamah to Harold V. and Fern E. (Wagner) Johnson. Merle grew up in rural Craig, where he attended Alder Grove and Craig Schools. After high school he started farming with his father. Merle was drafted in the U. S. Army on Jan. 4, 1952. He served during the Korean War in the tank division until his honorable discharge on Oct. 3, 1953.
On Oct. 18, 1953, he married Ann Schmidt. To this union, four children were born. He continued farming on his own until 1979, when he began his career as Burt County Road Maintenance Operator. He later continued this occupation for the Craig Township until his retirement in August 1999. Merle was a life member of the V.F.W. and active in the Craig American Legion for 42 years. He was a member of the Alder Grove and United Methodist Church in Craig for 50 years. Merle served on the Craig Fire Department for 20 years, during which he held the positions of secretary-treasurer and fire chief.
Survivors include his daughters and son-in-law; Debi Hampton, Jeri & Layne Baker, all of Oakland; sons and daughter-in-law; Ronald & Jody Johnson of Arlington, Scott Johnson of Marble Falls, TX; brothers and sisters-in-law; Roger & Rae Johnson, Ramon & Ursula Johnson, all of Craig; six grandchildren, Christopher, Brent & Andrea Ahrens, Jordan, Heather & Braden Johnson; four step- grandchildren; Clint, Chad, Kent & Ross Baker. He was preceded in death by his parents.

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Additional JOHNSON Surnames in CRAIG Cemetery

JOHNSON, Merle Gene JOHNSON, K. Ann JOHNSON, Roger H.JOHNSON, Shirley M.JOHNSON, Harold V.JOHNSON, Fern E.JOHNSON, C. Gilbert JOHNSON, Freda A.

Additional JOHNSON Surnames in BURT County

JOHNSON, Carl W.JOHNSON, Peter JOHNSON, Andrew JOHNSON, John JOHNSON, E. Verner (WW II)JOHNSON, Hans JOHNSON, Selina JOHNSON, Hanna JOHNSON, William S.JOHNSON, Warren P.JOHNSON, Swen JOHNSON, Ingrie JOHNSON, Johannes JOHNSON, Johannes JOHNSON, Mary Lou Mitchell JOHNSON, LaMae JOHNSON, Linder L.JOHNSON, Geneva E. (Jean)JOHNSON, Charles A.JOHNSON, Minnie F.JOHNSON, Delmer JOHNSON, Della J.JOHNSON, John A.JOHNSON, Emma JOHNSON, Swan JOHNSON, Family JOHNSON, N. A.JOHNSON, Paul JOHNSON, Nels W.JOHNSON, Helen A.JOHNSON, Franklin W.JOHNSON, Janice B.JOHNSON, Raymond F.JOHNSON, Evelyn I.JOHNSON, Raymond F. (WW II)JOHNSON, Donald D.JOHNSON, Johnnie E.JOHNSON, Lucas Lyle JOHNSON, Paul W. Jr.JOHNSON, Elizabeth A.JOHNSON, Paul W.JOHNSON, Elsie M.JOHNSON, Infant Son JOHNSON, John F.JOHNSON, Plot JOHNSON, August E.JOHNSON, Carrie JOHNSON, Charley A.JOHNSON, Felix JOHNSON, Godfrey JOHNSON, Tanner JOHNSON, Plot JOHNSON, John P.JOHNSON, Johanna JOHNSON, Gust JOHNSON, Lodell JOHNSON, Leonard JOHNSON, Hulda JOHNSON, Josephine JOHNSON, Chinnie JOHNSON, Carl E.JOHNSON, Matilda JOHNSON, Roy A.JOHNSON, Laura F.JOHNSON, L. Newton JOHNSON, Wilma E.JOHNSON, Father JOHNSON, Mother JOHNSON, Anna S.JOHNSON, C. Gust JOHNSON, Dora C.JOHNSON, Oscar F.JOHNSON, Plot JOHNSON, Plot JOHNSON, Anna O.JOHNSON, Anna D.JOHNSON, Will A.JOHNSON, Plot JOHNSON, Mildred S.JOHNSON, Anna JOHNSON, Anna JOHNSON, Marie JOHNSON, Ephriam JOHNSON, Andrew JOHNSON, Christianne JOHNSON, Arlene M.JOHNSON, Willard A.JOHNSON, Baby 1891 JOHNSON, Betty JOHNSON, Plot JOHNSON, C. Albert JOHNSON, Carmen E.JOHNSON, Carolina Sophia JOHNSON, Dave Elwood JOHNSON, Dora JOHNSON, Conrad JOHNSON, Eldred E.JOHNSON, Will A.JOHNSON, Ellen JOHNSON, Violet C.JOHNSON, Clifford C.JOHNSON, Elmer JOHNSON, Emil F.JOHNSON, Hilma M.JOHNSON, Ethel H.JOHNSON, Otto V.JOHNSON, Verlon D.H.JOHNSON, Infant Son JOHNSON, Johan Alfred JOHNSON, Jane G.JOHNSON, Elwood E.JOHNSON, LaVern E.JOHNSON, Leonard C.JOHNSON, Ludvig JOHNSON, Sarah Emelia JOHNSON, Sophia Otelia JOHNSON, Theora M.JOHNSON, Clarence E.JOHNSON, Vera JOHNSON, JOHN P.JOHNSON, CARL A.E.JOHNSON, JOHN A. L.JOHNSON, EDITH A.JOHNSON, FAMILY JOHNSON, MABEL E.JOHNSON, AMELIA C.JOHNSON, ED JOHNSON, Lucile H.JOHNSON, Verdo E.JOHNSON, Isabelle JOHNSON, L. Paul JOHNSON, Harold JOHNSON, Lars P JOHNSON, Emma E.JOHNSON, Edwin L.JOHNSON, Frances E.JOHNSON, Gerry A.JOHNSON, Marie A.JOHNSON, Charles F.JOHNSON, Martin JOHNSON, Melvin F.JOHNSON, Melvin F. (WW II)JOHNSON, Infant Son JOHNSON, Katherine M.JOHNSON, Benjamin F.JOHNSON, Dennis C.JOHNSON, Russell V.JOHNSON, Mary Jean W.JOHNSON, J.P.JOHNSON, Elizabeth JOHNSON, Swan JOHNSON, C.L.JOHNSON, Martin F.JOHNSON, Reuben M.JOHNSON, F.F.JOHNSON, Anna S.s JOHNSON, Daniel JOHNSON, John Gustave JOHNSON, Mathilda K.JOHNSON, Maria Wilhelmina JOHNSON, Esther M.JOHNSON, Walfred JOHNSON, Alma JOHNSON, Matilda C JOHNSON, C. E.JOHNSON, (infant son)JOHNSON, Christane L.JOHNSON, James JOHNSON, Jonas M.JOHNSON, Lena S.JOHNSON, Anna JOHNSON, John JOHNSON, Christine JOHNSON, Paul O.JOHNSON, Edward JOHNSON, Stella JOHNSON, (infant daughter)JOHNSON, Elmer JOHNSON, A. P.JOHNSON, Fredrika Wilhelmina JOHNSON, Esther J.JOHNSON, John F.JOHNSON, Sophia W.JOHNSON, Carl D.JOHNSON, Clara M.JOHNSON, Elmer JOHNSON, Augusta M.JOHNSON, Swan E.JOHNSON, Jonas E.JOHNSON, Walter C.JOHNSON, Peter M.JOHNSON, Marie C.JOHNSON, Anna M.JOHNSON, M.W.JOHNSON, Edith S.JOHNSON, Ralph A.JOHNSON, Karl G.JOHNSON, Anna H.JOHNSON, Ellen Marie JOHNSON, Lillian M.JOHNSON, Marvin W.JOHNSON, Elsa JOHNSON, Elof JOHNSON, Cora G.JOHNSON, Albert JOHNSON, Arlan L JOHNSON, Milburn G.JOHNSON, Mildred E.JOHNSON, Arthur R.JOHNSON, M. Leone JOHNSON, Irving JOHNSON, Vernon K.JOHNSON, Arthur V.JOHNSON, Grace L.JOHNSON, Axel T.JOHNSON, Byron K.JOHNSON, Lillian A.JOHNSON, Thelma L.JOHNSON, Vinton W.JOHNSON, Marianne JOHNSON, Lillian A.JOHNSON, Albert C.JOHNSON, Mamie E.JOHNSON, O.W.JOHNSON, Ellen C.JOHNSON, Emma M.JOHNSON, Russell Stanley JOHNSON, Lester Emanuel JOHNSON, Loretta L.JOHNSON, Adeline M.JOHNSON, Maurice T.JOHNSON, Jacob Wilbert JOHNSON, Maenell M.JOHNSON, Robert E.JOHNSON, Gene V.JOHNSON, Joyce E.JOHNSON, Erick H.A.JOHNSON, John R.A.JOHNSON, Karl JOHNSON, Marie JOHNSON, Hulda JOHNSON, Hannah JOHNSON, Nels JOHNSON, Peter JOHNSON, Matilda JOHNSON, Lydia JOHNSON, Oscar JOHNSON, Alfred JOHNSON, Minnie JOHNSON, A.G.JOHNSON, Anna Sofia JOHNSON, Loren Paul (Pete)JOHNSON, Willis Kenneth JOHNSON, Irene B.JOHNSON, Lydia M.JOHNSON, Marilyn Dee JOHNSON, Will J.JOHNSON, Arthur A.JOHNSON, Grace H.JOHNSON, Karl J.JOHNSON, V. Almida JOHNSON, Mina Avis JOHNSON, Dwain W.JOHNSON, Mabel E.JOHNSON, J. Walter JOHNSON, Oke JOHNSON, Maria W.JOHNSON, Lee Roy Eric JOHNSON, Swan A.JOHNSON, Seth A.JOHNSON, John A.JOHNSON, Louisa M.JOHNSON, Charles J.JOHNSON, Mabel O.JOHNSON, August W.JOHNSON, Anna L.JOHNSON, Goldie M.JOHNSON, Roy E.JOHNSON, Dorothy E.JOHNSON, Charlotte S.JOHNSON, Emily JOHNSON, F.Gilbert JOHNSON, Curtis G.JOHNSON, Evelyn A.JOHNSON, Esther Marie JOHNSON, Anne M.JOHNSON, Earl E. (military marker)JOHNSON, Leonard A.JOHNSON, Ida A.JOHNSON, August L.JOHNSON, Hulda JOHNSON, Axel A.JOHNSON, Carrie JOHNSON, Swan P.JOHNSON, Oliver E.JOHNSON, Laurine V. A.JOHNSON, Elroy O.JOHNSON, Eunice A.JOHNSON, S. Marie JOHNSON, Carl T.JOHNSON, Carroll S.JOHNSON, Ruth L.JOHNSON, Carolyn N.M.JOHNSON, Inez M.JOHNSON, Elmer E.JOHNSON, Edna E.JOHNSON, (family monument)JOHNSON, Frances JOHNSON, James W.JOHNSON, Edith A.E.JOHNSON, Jessie R.JOHNSON, Mary JOHNSON, Stella E.JOHNSON, Alfred W.JOHNSON, William J.JOHNSON, Norma Jean JOHNSON, Betty JOHNSON, Marvin L.JOHNSON, Marvin L. (Military)JOHNSON, Janet Kay JOHNSON, G. Genevieve JOHNSON, Dwight B.JOHNSON, Genevieve E.JOHNSON, John L. "Pat"JOHNSON, Mary L.JOHNSON, Paul Jasper (Rev.)JOHNSON, Beverly Bernice JOHNSON, *Family Monument JOHNSON, Carl A.JOHNSON, Christina M.JOHNSON, Emil JOHNSON, Ethel O.JOHNSON, Frank Oscar JOHNSON, Ronald L.JOHNSON, Emerald E.JOHNSON, Peggy Joan JOHNSON, Kenneth Lee JOHNSON, Dolores E.JOHNSON, Donald D.JOHNSON, Lauren O.JOHNSON, Margaret A.JOHNSON, Clarence Dale JOHNSON, Weldon JOHNSON, Doris JOHNSON, Roy E.JOHNSON, Reva F.JOHNSON, Edwin JOHNSON, Anna JOHNSON, John JOHNSON, Lela JOHNSON, Donald B.JOHNSON, Karlene K.JOHNSON, Bert O.JOHNSON, Florence S.JOHNSON, Walter E.JOHNSON, *Family Monument JOHNSON, Esther Victoria Elizabeth JOHNSON, Oswald W.JOHNSON, Laura A.JOHNSON, Harlan L.JOHNSON, Rosemae E.JOHNSON, Harlan L. (Military)JOHNSON, Sakel H.JOHNSON, Dora V.JOHNSON, Sakel H. (Military)JOHNSON, Carl W.JOHNSON, Charles A.JOHNSON, Mathilda Christina JOHNSON, Chester JOHNSON, Margaret JOHNSON, Roy C.JOHNSON, Laura A.JOHNSON, Anton F.JOHNSON, Emelia K.JOHNSON, Arnold W.JOHNSON, James JOHNSON, Laura Mabel JOHNSON, Abigail JOHNSON, Abilgail (D.A.R. marker)JOHNSON, K. Theodore JOHNSON, Louise N.JOHNSON, Charles William JOHNSON, Mildred JOHNSON, Christina S. JOHNSON, Ida G.JOHNSON, John JOHNSON, Teresa JOHNSON, Margaret JOHNSON, John (close up)JOHNSON, Teresa (close up)JOHNSON, Margaret (close up)JOHNSON, Teresa (foot stone)JOHNSON, Walter G.G.JOHNSON, Peter M.JOHNSON, Ida

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Submitted: 11/9/19 • Approved: 11/9/19 • Last Updated: 11/12/19 • R331144-G0-S3

Merle Gene (Military) JOHNSON

Craig Cemetery Burt County, Nebraska

Additional JOHNSON Surnames in CRAIG Cemetery

Additional JOHNSON Surnames in BURT County

Craig Cemetery
Burt County, Nebraska