Memorial
James Johnson, age 87, died Monday January 18, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.
Memorial Service will be held at 2:00pm Saturday January 23, 2016 at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home. Rev. Nathan Williams will officiate at the service. A visitation will begin immediately following the service until 3:30pm. Private family burial will follow visitation.
Surviving is his wife Doris; children, Jerry (Jan) Johnson of Vonore, TN, Sandy (Kris) Baumgart of Altoona, IA, Steve (Sharon) Johnson of Hayden, CO; grandchildren, Derek (Tara) Johnson, Erin (Tyler) Schildroth, Curt (Bianca) Baumgart, Arielle Johnson, David (Lindsay) Johnson, Laura Johnson and Emma Johnson; 4 great-grandchildren, Ryker, Fiona, Emelynn, and Desmond; a brother, Robert (Sharon) Johnson of Cedar Rapids and a sister-in-law, Susan Johnson.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, John.
James Howard Johnson was born October 29, 1928 in Geneseo, Illinois. He was the son of Oscar and Madelon Pruitt Johnson. On September 8, 1950 James and Doris Tappen were united in marriage at Central Park Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. James worked as a Toll Supervisor for Northwestern Bell. He was a long term member of Masonic Crescent Lodge No. 25.
James was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend and will be missed dearly by those closest to him.
Memorials may be directed to Echo Hill Presbyterian Church Organ Fund in memory of James.