Fred Johnson
Jan. 1, 1940-March 24, 2017
Fred ‘Fuzz’ Ethni John-
son of Osceola, WI, 77,
passed away at home Fri-
day, March 24, 2017. He
was born on January 1,
1940 in Lorraine Town-
ship, Wisconsin to Fred
and Lucille (Reisburg)
Johnson at the family
farm. He attended Indian
Creek Elementary and
Frederic High School,
where he graduated in
1958. After two years in
college at River Falls and
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, he
joined the United States
Air Force in 1961. He
served for four years and
was stationed in both
Florida and the Philip-
pines. After leaving the
Air Force in 1966, Fred
started working for NCR
Corporation in Minneapo-lis and spent 34 years
there as a technical
representative, until his
retirement in January
2000.
Fred married Mary Ann
Martin on September, 9,
1967 in Frederic, Wiscon-sin. Due to his job at NCR,
they lived in Minneapolis,
Houston, San Antonio
and Beaumont, Texas, as
well as Davenport, Iowa
and finally, Minot, ND,
where they lived for over
30 years. They moved to
Osceola, Wisconsin in
2011.
Fred was a member of
the Moose Club and a life
time member at the Amer-
ican Legion and VFW.
While living in Minot, he
enjoyed golfing at the
Souris River Golf Course
and playing Pinochle at
the Moose Club.
Survivors: His wife of
49 years, Mary Ann; his
two sons, Neil, his favor-
ite, (Eileen) of Albu-
querque, NM and Paul
(Jaime) of Brooklyn Park,
MN; his three grandsons,
Carson, Ashton and An-
thony; his sister Eleanor
Hunt of Boring, OR; and
cousin Delorus (Bob) Lar-
sen of Osceola, WI; along
with many nieces and
nephews.
He was preceded in
death by: his parents, sis-
ters Adanell Smith and
Eileen Perry, his
brother-in-laws Richard
Perry, Jerry Hunt and Al-
len Smith, and both his
paternal and maternal
grandparents.
There will be a celebra-tion of life on April, 1
2017 at Friendly’s Bar and
Grill, 312 Main St. in Star
Prairie, WI from
1:00-4:00pm. Arrange-
ment by the Grandstrand
Funeral Home in Osceola,
Wisconsin. Condolences
may be expressed online
at www.grandstrandfh.com