Iroquois County, IL Obituaries
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Edward E. Johnson
Posted: 03/26/2025
Edward E. Johnson, 92, of Watseka passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at the Iroquois Resident Home in Watseka. He was born on November 19, 1932 in Martinton Twp., a son of Gilbert and Loretta (Bear) Johnson. Ed married Norma Wieringa on March 12, 1955 in Watseka and she preceded him in death on December 14, 2003.
Ed is survived by one daughter, Gloria (Ivan) Haste of Donovan; two sons, Bruce (Lucinda) Johnson of Bismarck and Tim (Sherry) Johnson of Sheldon; 10 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren; many step great-grandchildren; two sisters, Delores Redman of Watseka and Rose Mae Stone of Pensacola, Florida; and brother-in-law, Richard (Susie) Boomgarden of Watseka.
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; brother and sister-in-law, Louis and June Johnson; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley and Louis Newbury and Alice and Leo Grabow; and three brothers-in-law, Frank Redman, Burgess Stone, and Gordon Heck.
Ed was a proud veteran of the
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