Eugene W. Johnson
June 23, 1926 ~ August 7, 2014
Eugene W. Johnson, age 88 Of Forest Lake passed away peacefully August 7, 2014. He is preceded in death by his step-daughter, Jeralyn Blomquist. Gene is survived by his wife of 46 years, Grace M. Johnson; step-children, Jerome (Joane) Scherer and Janice Reitan; step-son-in-law, Butch Blomquist; many step-grandchildren and step-great grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, August 12th at Church of St. John The Baptist, 143883 Forest Blvd. in Hugo with a gathering of family and friends beginning at 9:30 AM. Interment with military honors will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
I’m so terribly sorry for your loss. Death is something that humans were never meant to experience, the pain that we experience when we lose a loved one is something that is simply unnatural. Psalms 37:29 says 29 “The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.” God’s original purpose for humankind was to live forever in a paradise earth with no sickness or death. An “abundance of peace” as psalms 37:10 brings out. Though the world we love in is horrible and we experience pain on a daily basis there is some good news, the bible promises something truly amazing at revelation 21:4 it says “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more,neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” So death, sickness, pain and every kind of sorrow will be wiped out but what about those who have already died? John 5:28,29 says of those ones “Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.” So these ones will be resurrected to an earth filled with peace. For more information on this subject please visit http://www.jw.org and fill out the online request for a free bible study. Here’s the link: https://www.jw.org/en/free-bible-study/
On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, we give thanks for Eugene’s military service to our nation.
My sincere condolences to the family of Eugene W. Johnson – I am sorry to hear of your loss. May you be comforted by the “God of all comfort” who promises to “comfort us in all our tribulations” (2 Corinthians 1:3, 4). I hope you find peace in many Bible promises (John 17:3).