October 23 1924 June 4 2019
Funeral services for KENNETH F. JOHNSON, 94, will be held at 10am Tuesday, June11, 2019 at the Veteran’s Chapel at Valley View Cemetery with Pastor Gary Flom officiating. Military honors will take place at the grave site following. Kenneth died June 4, 2019 at Community Hospital in Torrington. Memorials may be given to VFW Post 2918. Visitation will be on Monday at the funeral home from 3pm to 5pm. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Kenneth was born October 23, 1924 in Albia, Iowa the son of Freeman and Etta (Cooper) Johnson. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1943 and served in the Pacific and China until his discharge in 1946, and reenlisted in the Marine Reserves in 1948. He returned to Iowa to marry Betty Jean Rasmussen on July 7, 1946. During most of his life, Kenneth was involved in telephone or power line construction, which was interrupted when he was called back to Korea in 1950-1951. Besides hunting and enjoying nature, Kenneth loved to ride his Aspencade, and with Betty toured all the lower forty-eight states. He was a member of the American Legion and a life member of VFW Post 2918. His proudest accomplishments were contributing to the construction of the Veteran’s chapel at Valley View Cemetery and the Veteran’s Memorial on the courthouse grounds. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Betty Jean; daughter Theresa; two sisters; and three brothers. He is survived by his sons Terry and Mike; and a brother Robert of Mission, Texas. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Kenneth ‘Kenny” F. Johnson please visit our Sympathy Store.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Kenneth ‘Kenny F Johnson October 23 1924 June 4 2019.
Death notice for the town of: Torrington, state: Wyoming