Gerald D. Johnson
September 22, 1936 ~ May 19, 2012
Age 75, of Forest Lake, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Gerry was preceded in death by his parents and brother Don. He is survived by Dennis (Mary) Johnson, Sandy (Jerry) Robinson, and sister-in-law Muriel Johnson; nephews and nieces: Michael (Christine) and Michelle Johnson; Peter, Patricia and Elizabeth Johnson; Christopher (Julie), Kevin (Nancy), and Scott (Shari) Robinson; and great nephews and nieces: Emily and Noah Johnson; Gustave and Sophie Robinson; and Gregory, Bradley and Katie Robinson. A lifelong resident of Forest Lake, he was the eldest son of Peter and Sally Johnson. Gerry graduated from Forest Lake High School in 1954 and University of Minnesota - Mechanical Engineering in 1962. His career began at Pioneer Engineering and then Simplimatic-Wyard designing palletizing equipment. Gerry lived with the challenges of diabetes for 53 years. Gerry was an avid, prize winning trap shooter at Metro Gun Club in Blaine. Memorial Service to be held at Faith Lutheran Church, 886 North Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN on Thursday, May 24, 2012. at 11:00 AM with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Scandinavian Cemetery. Memorials are preferred to donors choice.
Dear family of Gerald,
I am sorry for your loss. Losing someone you love to death can be a very hard thing to cope with. Perhaps you can find some comfort in what Jesus said to the sister of Lazarus when he died. John 11:25 reads, “Jesus said to her: ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He that exercises faith in me, even though he dies, will come to life.'” I hope this message is of some consolation.
Gerry, was always such a pleasant man and seemed to thoroughly enjoy when we visited him at Birchwood with our Therapy Dogs. Our condolences go out to his family.
We remember him sneaking us a popsicle at grandma’s when we didn’t eat all the vegetables at the dinner table. He taught us how to play pool when we visited Minnesota. There are many more treasured memories of times that we spent with Uncle Gerry. We know that you and our dad are hanging out together in heaven. Love ya!
Gerry, a nice man to work with. In Sept 1989 I started in engineering at Wyard Industries. It was a pleasure working with him over the next 20 years. We were like a family there and he will be truely missed. Tamara Schwartz