Fred Johnson
June 22, 1932 – May 21, 2020
Frederick Carl “Fred”
Johnson, 87, rural Carpio,
died Thursday, May 21,
2020, at his home.
He was born June 22,
1932, in Donnybrook, a
son of Emerald and Wil-
ma (Pullen) Johnson. He
attended a rural township
school and graduated
from Donnybrook High
School in 1950. During
his high school days, he
played basketball, foot-
ball, and pitched a
no-hitter on the baseball
team.
Fred married Betty Po-
pinga on Nov. 30, 1951, at
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Tolley. They purchased a
farm in White Ash Town-
ship, Renville County,
where they farmed and
ranched for many years.
Fred was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church,
Tolley, where he served
as the financial secretary
for many years, and
served as the White Ash
Township treasurer for
50+ years. He was an
amateur short-wave radio
enthusiast for over 40
years, having contact with
every country in the
world except two. His call
sign was KBøNL.
Family: Fred is sur-
vived by his wife of 68
years, Betty Johnson, rural
Carpio; children, Pauline
Luther, Franklin, N.C.,
Dwight Johnson, Willis-
ton, Tim (Kathy) Johnson,
Hazen, Brian (Renee)
Johnson, Minot, Perry
(Kim) Johnson, Don-
nybrook; grandchildren,
Nicole (Ross) Ford,
Bismarck, Matthew Luth-
er, Clearwater, Fla., Anna
(Steven) Polenski, Tampa,
Fla., Kelly (John) Myhra,
Bismarck, Daniel Johnson,
Minot, Rachel Johnson,
Burlington, Andy John-
son, Donnybrook, Dillon
Nelson, Bottineau;
great-grandchildren, Cash
and Lily Ford, Bismarck,
Zoe Johnson, Minot; si-
blings, LaVerna Lawson,
Bonnie (Donald) Murphy,
LeRoy (Lorna) Johnson,
Donna Schmalz, Kathryn
(Roger) Murphy, all of
Minot; and numerous
nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Fred was preceded in
death by: Parents;
son-in-law, Dennis Luth-
er; father- and
mother-in-law, Daniel and
Grace Popinga;
brothers-in-law, Ken
Ofsthun, Fritz Wilhelm,
Ben Schmalz and Casey
Lawson.
Funeral: 1 p.m., Friday,
May 29, 2020, at Our Sa-
vior Lutheran Church,
Minot.
Burial: Rosehill
Memorial Park, Minot.
Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m.,
Thursday, May 28, 2020,
at Brose Funeral Home,
Mohall.
Memorials: Memorials
preferred to Trinity Luth-
eran Church, Tolley, or
the American Heart Asso-
ciation.
A link to the church’s
live video feed will be
placed on his online obi-
tuary at
brosefuneralhome.com.