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Karl (Carl) Ragnar (Ranger) JOHNSON

Karl (Carl) Ragnar (Ranger) JOHNSON

Male 1920 - 2005  (85 years)

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  • Name Karl (Carl) Ragnar (Ranger) JOHNSON 
    Birth 20 Sep 1920  Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Not listed in the Wisconsin Births record, unless he’s the Johnson born 2 Sep 1920 in Polk County (no other name shown).
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Sep 2005  Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 6 Oct 2005  Balsam Lake Cemetery, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Shown as Carl Ranger Johnson on his daughters’ birth certificates.

      In the 1950 Minneapolis city directory, he, as Carl R and Lorraine M live at 5767 39th Avenue S. He is a mechanic.

      That’s also what is shown for his address in the 1950 census. In that census, he’s an auto mechanic for the U.S. government. His wife is Murriel L and his children are Peggy Anne and Nancy Lee.

      In the 1952 Minneapolis city directory, Carl R and “Murriel L” Johnson live at 5832 45th Avenue S. He is a mechanic.

      In the 1960 directory, he and Muriel L live at 5832 45th Avenue S. He is a mechanic at the U.S. Naval Air Station.

      From his funeral program:

      He spent four years in the Navy, 33 years working for the Department of Defense in Minneapolis, and ten years cashiering at Country Club {grocery store} in Minneapolis. Upon his retirement, he and his wife moved to Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, and enjoyed entertaining at their lake home for the next 12 years. In 2001 they moved to Stanwood, Washington, and soon after he entered the Warm Beach Nursing Home where he died on September 27, 2005.

      Pallbearers at his funeral: Bruce Ausen, Eric Engels, Bruce Fossum, Larry Johnson, Denny Mabry, and Phillip Mousseau.
    Person ID I310  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 23 May 2022 

    Father Jonas Petter JONSSON,   b. 7 Aug 1871, Marby, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1949, Milltown, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Märta Greta JÖNSSON,   b. 24 Sep 1880, Lockne, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1956, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 31 Oct 1908  Brunflo, Jämtlands län, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F228  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Murriel Lorraine AUSEN,   b. 23 Jul 1922, Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 2017, Snohomish County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jun 1944  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Carl and Lorraine eloped. Carl’s sister Anna stood up for them but had to keep the elopement a secret from Lorraine’s family.
    Children 
     1. Peggy Anne JOHNSON,   b. 29 Jan 1947, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jul 1982, Hennepin County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
    Family ID F231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2022 

  • Photos
    Carl, Anna, and Corinne
    Carl, Anna, and Corinne
    At Anny's wedding
    Carl Johnson
    Carl Johnson