NAME OF DECEASED: EDWARD E. JOHNSON AGE: 94
ADDRESS: Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center, Medford
PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 12:45 pm, Sunday, April 1st, Memorial Nursing & Rehab Center, Medford, where he had resided for the past 14 years
TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: 11:00 am, Wednesday, April 4 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford where there will also be military rites performed by the Medford Military Honors Team
OFFICIATING: Rev. Pete Warmanen
PLACE OF BURIAL: Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee
VISITATION AT: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Medford, from 10:00 AM until time of service
DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: January 9, 1918, Town of Hammel
EDUCATION: Meadowbrook Elementary, Town of Hammel
MARRIAGE INFORMATION: 1951 at Milwaukee to Helen V. Markiewicz and she preceded him in death in 1982
PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: Worked on family farm until entering U.S. Army 1940-1945, Military Police, serving on various islands in the Pacific and receiving numerous medals of honor. Following his military service he worked for periods of time at Universal Rundle and Biscyrus Erie in Milwaukee. He moved back to Medford where he owned and operated the High View Inn from 1961-1969. Moving back to Milwaukee until his retirement. In 1997 he moved back to Medford to be near his family. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and his cabin on Lake Poygan in Oshkosh
MEMBER OF: St Paul’s Lutheran Church
SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: Sister: Ellen Emmerich, Medford and Sister-in-law: Lenora Johnson, Medford
DECEASED BROTHERS/SISTERS: Brothers: Victor, John, Leonard, and Albert “Rob”
Sisters: Elsie Thompson and Eda Ecklund
DECEASED FATHER: Gustav Johnson DECEASED MOTHER: Sofia Storm
OTHER INFORMATION: Further survived by many nieces and nephews
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