Adrian
Johnson, 80
 Grygla
- Adrian S. Johnson, 80, died Wednesday, March
27, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center in Thief River
Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday, April 1, at
Grace Lutheran Church in Grygla with Rev. Paul
Knutson officiating. Kim Cleven was the organist,
and the soloist was Jodi Schulz. Casketbearers
included Duane Lian, Wayne Nomeland, Duane
Langness, Jimmy Moe, Dan Nerud, and Tony Moe.
Honorary casketbearers were Kelsie Moe, Bethany
Moe, Josh Lian, Bill Bernstein, Karl Sundberg, and
Clifford Engen. Military honors were accorded by
the Grygla VFW and American Legion posts. Burial
was in St. Petri Lutheran Cemetery in Valley
Township of Marshall County. Green Funeral Home of
Thief River Falls was in charge of the
arrangements.
Adrian
S. Johnson as born on April 21, 1921 in Grygla, the
son of Severine and Christine (Sunderland) Johnson.
Adrian grew up near Grygla where he attended a
country school and baptized and confirmed at St.
Petri Lutheran Church. He helped on the family farm
in Eckvoll Township until he enlisted in the U.S.
Army on May 13, 1942. He served in Central Europe
and England and was honorably discharged on August
4, 1945.
On
June 30, 1950, Adrian was united in marriage to
Edna Irene Christianson at Grygla. The couple
farmed, making their home on the Johnson family
farm in Eckvoll Township of Marshall County. Adrian
and Edna milked cows with Adrian continuing to help
out after retirement.
He
was a member of St. Petri Lutheran Church and the
VFW in Grygla.
Adrian
enjoyed fishing, horseshoes, baseball, darts and
watching sports on television. When he was in the
Army, he did some boxing.
Survivors
include his wife, Edna of Grygla; a daughter,
Marcie (Gordy) Moe of Grygla; two grandchildren;
three sisters, Gail (Palmer) Lian and Audrey
Johnson, both of Grygla, and Joyce Reick of St.
Paul; and several nieces and nephews.
Adrian
was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey; his
parents; two brothers, Art and Erwin; a
brother-in-law; and a sister-in-law.
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