Yolo-Solano County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....JOHNSON, Elmer I. August 13, 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Peggy B. Perazzo pbperazzo@comcast.net March 16, 2005, 11:01 pm "The Davis Enterprise," Friday, August 20, 2004 Elmer I. Johnson Elmer I. Johnson of Dixon died Aug. 13, 2004. He was 83. Born Aug. 1, 1921, in Sturgis, S.D., to Maurice and Tillie Johnson, he grew up in South Dakota on a cattle ranch with his siblings, Frank, Howard, Helen and Leslie. He loved animals and riding the range. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy Sept. 1, 1942, in Sioux Falls, S.D. He served during World War II on the USS Brooklyn, operating a 40mm anti-aircraft gun. He saw action during the invasion of North Africa and the Mediterranean area. Following his discharge from the military on Dec. 7, 1945, at Camp Shoemaker in Pleasanton, he settled in San Pablo, where he met and later married Mayvis, his wife of 54 years. He lived and worked in the Bay Area as an ironworker for 30 years, helping build some of the tallest buildings in San Francisco and the surrounding areas, as well as the "Tunnel Under the Bay." He owned and trained ponies for show in halter, roadster and fine harness classes throughout the Western U.S. He also served as a show judge for Welsh, Shetland and Hackney ponies. In 1972, he retired to own and operate a small ranch south of Dixon, where he raised cattle, sheep and pigs, and for a few years worked at the Dixon Auction Yard. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, Iron Worker's Local 377, the Sons of Norway, member and past president of the Northern California Shetland Pony Club and a past director of the National Shetland Pony Club. His family says he was a kind and loving husband, father and grandfather, and had a great sense of humor. He was preceded in death by hi brothers Frank and Howard Johnson; brothers-in-law Bob Schone and Seth Osborn; sister-in-law Elaine Klug and two nephews. He is survived by his wife, Mayvis, of Dixon; daughter Leslie Anne Jacoby and her husband, George, of Citrus Heights; grandson Andrew Jacoby and his wife, Amber, of Citrus Heights; sister Helen Schone of Wall, S.D.; brother Leslie Johnson and his wife, Lorraine, of Helena, Mont.; sisters-in-law Lillian Johnson of Dixon, Eunice Johnson of Wall, S.D., Joyce Osborn of Burnsville, Minn.; Sharon Locke and her husband, Clay, of Kelsey; Lee Jacobson of LaCresent, Minn.; brother-in-law Lindley Jacobson and his wife, Muriel, of LaVista, Neb.; numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and their respective families. A memorial service is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Lutheran Church of the Incarnation, 1701 Russell Blvd. The Rev. Allen Dunn will officiate. Honorary pallbearers are Gerald Johnson, George Jacoby, Ralph VerLinden, Eric Warnken, Charles Johannessen, Lindley Jacobson, Gale Johnson and Les Wulf. Arrangements are under the direction of Milton Carpenter Funeral Home, (707) 678-2189. Additional Comments: Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise." (315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616) . File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/yolo/obits/johnson6410gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb