LeRoy
"Bud" Johnson, 84
Argyle
- LeRoy "Bud" Johnson, 84, died on Tuesday,
July 29, 2003 at the Good Samaritan Center in
Warren.
Funeral
services were held on 
Saturday,
August 2 at the Community Presbyterian Church in
Argyle with the Rev. Don Casmey officiating.
Casketbearers were Howard Lamberson, Carl Haugen,
Jeff Beaudry, Verne Nyblad, John Schmidt, Edgar
LaBine, Victor Sletten and Art Hebert. Honorary
casketbearers were Newell Aas, Amos Larson, Russell
Larson, Charles Field, Evald Clausen and John
DeBrito. Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery in
Argyle.
LeRoy
Johnson was born in Argyle on April 23, 1919, the
son of Carl and Clara (Larson) Johnson. He was
raised in Albert Lea before returning to Argyle. He
attended country school.
On
December 27, 1941 he married Inez Poolman. The
couple made their home in Argyle where he farmed
until his retirement in 1977. He also drove school
bus from 1959 until 1992 for the Argyle School
District. He was a trustee, elder and treasurer of
the Community Presbyterian Church. He was also on
the board of directors for the Argyle Co-op
Creamery for several years and was a member of the
Argyle Lions Club and the Thief River Falls Eagles.
He loved his family and the children that rode his
bus. He enjoyed square dancing with Inez, golfing
and taking care of the garden and lawn.
Survivors
include his wife, Inez; two daughters, Elaine
(Harlan) Yell of Argyle and Carol (Gerald) Hanson
of Fargo, N.D.; four grandchildren; and five
great-grandchildren.
LeRoy
was preceded in death by his parents.
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