Charles Henry Johnson

Charles Henry Johnson
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SO. OGDEN AAA 1/2 Charles Henry Johnson passed away peacefully on September 6, 2011. He was born June 13, 1920 in Hansboro, North Dakota to Della Hattie Stevenson and John William Franklin Johnson. He married Joyce Holmes on April 6, 1943 at her parentsAAA 1/2 home near Brigham City, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan Temple.

Charles was the youngest of 10 brothers and sisters. He grew up on a wheat farm in North Dakota 7 miles south of the Canadian border on land that was homesteaded by his mother. He often bragged that he graduated in the top ten of his high school class (there were eleven students). He served in the U.S. Navy in WWII in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945. He was baptized a member of the LDS Church in the Hawaiian Temple during his service in the Navy.

He enjoyed traveling and visited every U.S. state except Vermont. One of his favorite stories was when he hitch-hiked from North Dakota to Oregon in 1940 to attend his third year of college. He started out with only $5 and, he loved to tell us that, he still had AAA 1/2a dollar three -eighty-fiveAAA 1/2 in his pocket when he arrived.

Charles was the unifying influence and hub of his large extended family. He is survived by his wife, Joyce, children: Carol Barbian (Dennis), Darrell Johnson (deceased) (Cheryle), Ken Johnson (Marie), Charlene Durham, Lynette Fawson (Paul), Deanna Schroeder (Pete), Janeil Pluim (Doug), and Marilyn Johnson-Faulkner (Tracy); and 29 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren, an older sister Edna Rosenberger, and many other cherished extended family members.

The family thanks the many wonderful friends and caregivers who contributed to the quality of his life during his final few years.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made directly to the AlzheimerAAA 1/2s Association in memory of Chuck. www.alz.org

Funeral services will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the Adams Ward, 3755 Porter Ave., Ogden, Utah. Friends may visit the family on Friday, September 9th from 6-8 p.m. at Myers Mortuary, 845 Washington Blvd., Ogden, Utah, and at the church prior to the service on Saturday from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Interment, West Weber Cemetery
VisitationMyers Mortuary - Ogden
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
September 9, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceAdams Ward
3755 Porter Ave.
Ogden, UT
September 10, 2011
12:00 PM
CemeteryWest Weber Cemetery
4592 West 950 North
West Weber, UT 84404
September 10, 2011