Dr. Randolph I. Johnson
Dr. Randolph "Randy" Irving Johnson, 92, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Sunnyside Health Care Center in Cloquet. He was born April 15, 1920, in Cloquet to August and Agnes (Sandstrom) Johnson. Randolph served his country as a pilot in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II and flew 35 combat missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross Award. He was united in marriage to Pauline Goodwin on Jan. 4, 1945, in Sioux City, Iowa. Randolph worked as an optometrist in Cloquet from 1949-1985. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Zioneers; Dalles Masonic Lodge #181 A.F. & A.M.; the Golden K Kiwanis Club; Hebert-Kennedy VFW Post 3979; Carl Anderson American Legion Post 262; and the 8th Air Force Historical Society. He also loved hunting and fishing.
Dr. Randolph "Randy" Irving Johnson, 92, of Cloquet, Minn., passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, at Sunnyside Health Care Center in Cloquet. He was born April 15, 1920, in Cloquet to August and Agnes (Sandstrom) Johnson. Randolph served his country as a pilot in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II and flew 35 combat missions, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross Award. He was united in marriage to Pauline Goodwin on Jan. 4, 1945, in Sioux City, Iowa. Randolph worked as an optometrist in Cloquet from 1949-1985. He was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Zioneers; Dalles Masonic Lodge #181 A.F. & A.M.; the Golden K Kiwanis Club; Hebert-Kennedy VFW Post 3979; Carl Anderson American Legion Post 262; and the 8th Air Force Historical Society. He also loved hunting and fishing.
Randolph was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Douglas I. Johnson; one brother, Lester Johnson; two sisters, Beatrice Holmes and Agnes Greer; and two granddaughters, Emilie Ann and Andrea Marie Johnson.
He is survived by his wife, Pauline; two sons, Greg (Barbara) Johnson of Esko, Minn., and Scott (Renee) Johnson of San Martin, Calif.; one sister, Margaret Dugan of Walnut Creek, Calif.; four grandchildren, Peter, Thomas, Chad and Sara Johnson; one great-grandson, Emmett Johnson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held Thursday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial service at Zion Lutheran Church, 1000 Washington Ave., Cloquet. Inurnment services will be at Hillcrest Cemetery with military honors presented by the Cloquet Combined Honor Guard. A meal and time of fellowship will follow in the church social hall.
The family has selected Nelson Funeral Care of Cloquet to assist them with arrangements. See the family online guest book at www.nelsonfuneralcare.net.
August 16, 2012 ~ Pine Journal, Cloquet, Minn.
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