Fred Gene Johnson
March 19, 1961 ~ December 19, 2015
Gene Johnson, 54, of Highmore, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2015 at his home.
Memorial service was held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Luze Funeral Home, Highmore with Pastor Roger Day officiating. Burial will be at Scotty Philip Cemetery, Ft. Pierre, at a later date.
Fred Gene Johnson was born March 19, 1961 in Chamberlain, South Dakota to Fred and Linda (Robertson) Johnson. He attended all twelve years of school in Gettysburg, later obtaining his GED. For a short time, he attended Mitchell VoTec.
He lived in the Gettysburg area until moving to Highmore in 1993. While in Highmore, he tore down buildings and was the dump supervisor. He loved his dogs. You’d always see him with his cowboy hat on walking his dogs.
Survivors include his father, Fred Johnson of Pierre; two sisters: Anna Humphry of Bismarck, ND and Brenda Van Dyne of Mayer, MN; five nephews; two nieces; and one great nephew.
He was preceded in death by his mother and one nephew.
Memorials can be directed in Gene’s honor to the Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Place East, Suite 200, Landover, MD 20785-2353.
Luze Funeral Home of Highmore has been entrusted with Gene’s arrangements.
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Sorry to hear this news. Always enjoyed visiting with Gene on the street or at the dump. We will miss him. God bless
We sure appreciated Gene, he took his job very seriously. I will miss visiting with him every week at the city office. Sympathy to his family.
Gene is going to be miss alot …. RIP… He was very good to both of Bob and myself I will never forget him … Your family is in my prayers.. God Bless
My sincere condolences to family of Gene Johnson. May you find comfort in your loving memories, and in God’s promise to soon "swallow up death forever" and "wipe the tears from all faces." (Isaiah 25;8) With deepest sympathy,
I am going to miss Gene..He was so nice,always joked with me…always had something nice to say to make me laugh. Can’t believe he is gone.Won’t be the same.God bless him in his next journey
Gene loved life. It may not have been the one he wanted, but he made the most of it. Our Cowboy will greatly be missed. The hat and boots were his trademarks.
my friend i will miss you