Larry Johnson

Larry Wayne Johnson,

65, of Minot, ND, died

Monday, August 8, 2022,

in a Minot hospital with

his loving family sur-

rounding him.

Larry was born on May

23, 1957, in Kenmare, ND,

to LeRoy and Lorna

(Rasmusson) Johnson. He

was raised in Minot with

his sister, Carol, and

brother, Wayne. Larry

graduated from Minot

High School and earned

an Associate Degree in

electrical technology from

the ND State School of

Science. After college, he

worked in Minnesota.

Larry then returned to

Minot and worked as an

electrician. He began

working at Burlington

Northern Sante Fe (BNSF)

in the Signals Department

in 1989. He retired from

BNSF in 2021.

Larry was united in

marriage with Teri Ost-

dahl in 1994. Larry and

Teri began their family by

welcoming their son,

Drew, and two years later,

their son, Lucas. You

could not find more lov-

ing parents. Teri passed

away unexpectantly in

1997. With the help of

his parents and in-laws,

Larry raised Drew and Lu-

cas to be the loving and

fine young men they are

today. Larry was involved

in all of Drew and Lucas’

activities, whether it be

school, sports or other ex-

tracurricular activities.

His children’s accom-

plishments made him

very proud. Nothing was

more important to Larry

than his sons. He was a

devoted father.

In 2020, Larry and

Becky Hillerud were mar-

ried. Along with Becky,

Larry acquired a large

family of people who

loved him and welcomed

him into their lives. Larry

was an important part of

family gatherings, holi-

days, and vacations to

Mexico.

Larry thoroughly en-

joyed the time he spent

visiting and socializing

with family and friends.

The time he spent sailing

with his friend, Tom, was

also special. If he could

lend a helping hand to

anyone, he was more than

willing to do so. Larry

will be missed, respected,

and loved for the person

he was. We will cherish

the precious memories we

have.

Larry’s loving family in-

cludes his wife, Becky;

sons, Drew and Lucas;

parents, LeRoy and Lorna

Johnson; siblings Carol

Giangrasso and Wayne

(Cali) Johnson; mother-

in-law, Marge Ostdahl;

and his sisters-in-law and

brothers-in-law, Tami and

Larry Spiros, Sharon Hil-

lerud, Marsha Yoder, Lau-

rie (Jerry) Grosz, David

(Karla) Hillerud, Danny

(Mary) Hillerud, Lonny

(Bonnie) Hillerud, and

Trent Hillerud; and his

numerous aunts, uncles,

nieces, nephews and

cousins, all of whom were

very important to him.

Larry was preceded in

death by his wife, Teri;

his grandparents; father-

in-law, Leonard Ostdahl;

mother-in-law and father-

in-law, Ardelle and Stener

Hillerud; brothers-in-law,

Larry Hillerud and Tim

Ostdahl; and nephew,

Chris Reader.

A private service will be

held at Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot.

A time of sharing

memories for family and

friends will be held on

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00

p.m. in Thomas Family

Funeral Home, Minot.

Memorials are preferred

to the Pulmonary Fibrosis

Foundation, 230 E. Ohio

Street, Suite 500, Chicago,

IL 60611, or a charity of

the donor’s choice.

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com