Walter E. Johnson, 98, Brainerd, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2008, at St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd. He was born Feb. 9, 1910, in Brainerd to Arthur and Jessie (Adair) Johnson. He lived on Green Gables Road for over 75 years and had operated an excavating business and was involved with land development. He was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Brainerd.
He is survived by his wife, Mavis, Brainerd; sons: Eugene (Rose), Hackensack, and Jim (Linda), Hackensack; daughter Mary (Dean) Andersen, Brainerd; 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, and numerous stepchildren and step-grandchildren; brothers: Ernest, Brainerd; Martin, Duluth; Allen, California; and a sister, Mildred Winterowd, Deerwood.
He was preceded in death by his first two wives, Margaret (Berg) Johnson and Ruby (Waller) Johnson; son, Leo; sister, Alice Skillings; brothers, Eddie and Albert; and one granddaughter, Linda Jo Tasche.
Services were March 7, 2008 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Brainerd with Pastor Robert Brauer, Pastor John Morrison and Pastor Eugene Johnson officiating with burial in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Brainerd.
Arrangements were with Halvorson-Johnson Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Brainerd.
