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Ron “RJ” Johnson

Nov. 1, 1951-March 6, 2018

Ron “RJ” Johnson, 66,

Des Lacs, ND, formerly of

Minot, ND, passed away

unexpectedly Tuesday,

March 6, 2018, in Des

Lacs.

Ronald Wayne Johnson

was born November 1,

1951, the son of Iver W.

and Constance L. (Skar-

stad) Johnson, in Minot,

ND. He was raised and

educated in Minot and

graduated from Minot

High School in 1969.

Following his high

school graduation, RJ

worked as a manager with

Mini-Mart for a time. He

then worked in the ware-

house at Wholesale Sup-

ply Company for many

years before beginning his

employment with the

Riverside Motel and

Campgrounds, which he

managed until the flood

in 2011. In October of

2002, he began working in

the laundry department at

the Holiday Inn Riverside

in Minot.

He was a member of

Bethany Lutheran Church

in Minot.

He enjoyed going to the

casinos, going to concerts,

camping, riding his

motorcycle, and his riding

lawn mower.

Surviving family in-

cludes: brother, Dennis

Johnson, Des Lacs; sister,

Donna (Brian) Jensen, Des

Lacs; nieces and nephews,

Jon (Becky) Foster, Dawn

(Jesse) May, Thea (Mike)

Jorgensen and Bethany

Robinson; great-nieces,

Maroah (Ryan), Elise, Gra-

cie, and Bailey;

great-nephews, Isaac,

Christian, Cole, and

Brantley; aunt, Gwen

Skarstad, Minot; and

several cousins.

RJ was preceded in

death by: his parents;

brothers, Terry and Robert

and an infant sister, Betty

Jean.

Funeral: Monday,

March 12, 2018, at 2:00

p.m. at Bethany Lutheran

Church, Minot.

Interment: Norwich

Lutheran Cemetery,

Norwich, ND.

Visitation: Sunday from

1 to 3 p.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home, Minot.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(www.thompson

larson.com).