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Glenn Johnson

Jan. 1, 1930-April 10, 2022

Glenn Robert Johnson,

92, Towner, died at

Augusta Place in

Bismarck on April 10,

2022. Glenn was born on

January 1, 1930 in Crary,

North Dakota to Lee and

Eva (Parker) Johnson. He

graduated from high

school and attended

North Dakota Agricultural

College in Fargo. He start-

ed worked with his father

at the grain elevator in

Starkweather, North

Dakota. Glenn married

Catherine Ann Loehr on

January 1, 1950 in

Starkweather. Glenn

served his country in the

United States Air Force

from 1951-1955. During

this time he and Cather-

ine lived in various places

around the USA. After his

discharge they lived in

Devils Lake for a time be-

fore moving to Towner in

1957. Here he worked at

the GTA Elevator and re-

tired as manager in 1995.

He was one of the found-

ers of the Towner Rodeo

and enjoyed his apprecia-

tion for his Arabian

horses at shows and rid-

ing. In his retirement, he

worked for area farmers,

did yard work, and was

the custodian at Zion

Lutheran Church in

Towner. He was dedicat-

ed to the job he had with

the City of Towner keep-

ing a strict eye at the land

fill. In later years he en-

joyed making motorcycle

rides in the area. He a

member of Zion Lutheran

Church in Towner, Amer-

ican Legion, and the

Towner Rodeo Associa-

tion.

Mr. Johnson is survived

by their children, Sandra

Popiel, Converse, Texas;

Gwendolyn Johnson,

Minot; Terry and his wife

Kari Johnson, Williston;

Sheila Follman,

Bismarck; Sheryl and her

husband Jerome Schiff,

Towner; and Peggy and

her husband Dale Keller,

Minot. Twelve grandchil-

dren and 25

great-grandchildren will

miss their grandfather. He

was preceded in death by

his wife on October 5,

2018, his parents, two sis-

ters, Doris and Evelyn,

and a brother, Gary.

Graveside services are

tentatively scheduled for

May 21, 2022 at 11:00

A.M. at Union Cemetery

in Towner.

Military honors will be

provided by Clarence Lar-

son Post #23 American

Legion and the North

Dakota Military Honors

Detail.

Please monitor

www.niewoehnerfh.com

for current information re-

garding the date of the

burial service.

Niewoehner Funeral

Home, Rugby 701-

776-6222