Neil Robert Johnson

NEIL ROBERT JOHNSON

The funeral service for Neil Robert Johnson will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 12, 2010, at the First Baptist Church, 206 East Main St., Brownsdale, MN with Reverend Kraig Elliott officiating. Interment will be in Waltham Township Cemetery in rural Waltham with military honors by the Hayfield American Legion Rothie Post #330.
Neil Robert Johnson, 82, of Sargeant, MN died June 9, 2010, at the Austin Medical Center in Austin.
Neil Robert Johnson was born on September 11, 1927, the son of Glenn and Rena (Heikes) Johnson in Austin, MN. Neil graduated from Austin High School in 1946. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954-1956. Neil was united in marriage to Lillian Oldenkamp on March 19, 1966, in Brownsdale. The couple farmed in the Sargeant area for many years and raised Pedigree Cattle. Neil was a member of the Hayfield American Legion, served as clerk for the Waltham Township Board for over 20 years, and served on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Regular Baptist Camp at Bass Lake, MN. Neil enjoyed his grandchildren, fishing, and traveling to National Parks.
Neil is survived by his wife, Lillian Johnson, Sargeant, MN; three children, Marlene (Robert) Heinz, LaSalle, IL; Wesley Johnson, Sargeant, MN; Linda (Arlie) Brandmeyer, Ankeny, IA; three grandchildren, Bryce Johnson, Sargeant, MN; Sydney and Aaron Brandmeyer, Ankeny, IA; two sisters, Ellen Johnson and Mildred Johnson, both of Brownsdale, MN; two brothers, Wayne Johnson and Lowell Johnson, both of Waltham, MN. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be 5:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, June 11, 2010, at the Czaplewski Family Funeral Home, 501 2nd St. NW in Hayfield and one hour before the service at the church on Saturday. Family prefers memorials to the Minnesota Regular Baptist Camp.
Blessed be his memory.