Darold Johnson

Darold Johnson, 77,

Minot, passed away Fri-

day, September 23, 2022,

at the Souris Valley Care

Center in Velva, ND.

Darold Gene Johnson

was born on April 28,

1945, in Ryder, ND, to

Gilbert and Hazel May

(Severance) Johnson. He

was raised and educated

in Ryder, graduating from

Ryder High School in

1963. He then furthered

his education in

Bismarck, ND in automo-

tive mechanics.

On April 3, 1965,

Darold was united in mar-

riage to Betty Lou

Christenson in Douglas,

ND. They made their

home in Minot, where

Darold worked as a parts-

man at Westlie Truck

Center for 36 years. He re-

tired from there in 2013.

Betty passed away in

2013.

Darold liked to tinker.

Whether he was working

on cars, on his house or

lake property, he was hap-

py. In his later years, he

kept busy trying his hand

at whittling, leather work-

ing and paracord projects.

Darold is survived by

his children, Chad (Lynn)

Johnson, Minot, and

Travis (Jennifer) Johnson,

Colorado Springs, CO;

grandchildren, Niklas,

Thomas, and Elizabeth

Johnson; And numerous

nieces, nephews and

cousins.

He was preceded in

death by his parents; wife,

Betty; sister, Frances;

brother-in-law, Pat

McKinzie.

Funeral: Friday, Sep-

tember 30, 2022, at 1:00

pm at Bread of Life Luth-

eran Church in Minot.

Burial: Rosehill

Memorial Park in Minot.

Visitation: Friday one

hour prior to the service

at the church.

Memorials are preferred

to charity of donor’s

choice.

The service will be

livestreamed for the pub-

lic to view and can be ac-

cessed by going to the

Bread of Life Facebook

page.

Those wishing to sign

the online register and

share memories may ac-

cess the online obituaries

section at

(thompsonlarson.com).