Obit: Johnson, Robert William (1926 - 2009)

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Surnames: Johnson, Simons, Sohlberg, Johannson, Dix 
 

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Monday, 29 June 2009 
 

Johnson, Robert William (11 Aug. 1926 - 28 June 2009) 
 

Robert Johnson, 82, of Owen died Sunday, June 28, 2009, at Colonial Center, Colby, Wis. 
 

Funeral services are pending. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home of Owen is assisting the family. 
 

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, Wood County, Wis.) Tuesday, 30 June 2009 
 

OWEN, WIS. --- Robert William Johnson, 82, of Owen, passed on to eternal life Sunday, June 28, 2009, at the Colonial Center in Colby, where he had resided since June 25, 2009. 
 

His funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, 2009, at the Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Owen. The Rev. Kenneth A. Dix will officiate. Friends may call from 9 a.m. until time of service Friday at the funeral home in Owen. Private committal services will take place at a later date. 
 

Robert was born Aug. 11, 1926, in Owen to Otto and Kristina (Johannson) Johnson. He attended North Bright Country School in Green Grove in Clark County and later attended Owen High School. Following his education, Robert returned to help family with farming chores. Robert worked for two to three years at Master Package Company in Owen before returning to the farm and purchased the homestead after his father Otto passed away in 1961. 
 

Robert continued the farming tradition and worked tirelessly and also cared for his mother, Kristina. He was always willing to help his friends and neighbors anytime even after his retirement. 
 

In his spare time, he enjoyed visiting with family and friends, some fishing and loved traveling to Nova Scotia, the Minnesota State Fair and the Grand Ole Opry. Robert liked going to antique tractor and steam shows with his nephew Steve. 
 

Robert is survived by his two sisters, Ruth Simons of Owen and Mary Ellen Sohlberg of Port Angeles, Wash.; and one brother, Walter (Helen) Johnson of Franklin Park, Ill. He is further survived by many other nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. 
 

Robert is preceded in death by his parents and one brother Arthur.