Huron County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Merle M. July 12, 1999
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Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan) Wednesday July 14, 1999.
Merle M. Johnson
September 16, 1923 - July 12, 1999
PORT HURON Merle M. "Bud" Johnson, 75, of Port Huron, died Monday, July 12, 
1999 in Mercy Hospital following a short illness.  He was born September 16, 
1923 in Palms, the son of the late Cortland and Elizabeth Johnson.  He 
married Dorothy Warchock on April 14, 1945 in Harbor Beach.  He was a member 
of St. Stephens Catholic Church.  Merle was most often called "Bud" by his 
friends and family.  He was well known as a Valley Coach bus driver for over 
20 years, then retiring from Prestolite in 1988.  His hobbies included bird 
watching, catching squirrels to give them a better home and working on his 
inventions.  His passions included traveling with his wife and his CB 
radios.  He will be best known as always having a story to tell and was 
always lending a hand to fix what you had broken. 
He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Dorothy; his sons and 
daughters-in-law, Rick (Maggie) Johnson of Utica, Dean (Fran) Johnson of 
Monroe and Craig (Kim) Johnson of Fort Gratiot; his daughter and son-in-law, 
Dotti (Donald) Porrett of Fort Gratiot; ten grandchildren; and several 
nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters. 

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in St. Stephens Catholic 
Church.  The Rev. David Lesniak, Pastor of St. Stephens Catholic Church will 
officiate.  Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.  Visiting hours are 2 to 4 
and 6 to 8 p.m. today in Jowett Funeral Home, 1634 Lapeer Ave. at 17th St. 
and 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the church.  A Rosary will be held today 
at 7 p.m. in the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Ernest Warchock, Donald 
Porrett, Craig Johnson II, Kelly Davis, Don Johnson and Jake Knisley.  
Memorials may be made to the Michigan Heart Association, the American Lung 
Association or St. Stephens Catholic Church.   Published Times Herald (Port 
Huron, Michigan) Wednesday July 14, 1999.



Additional Comments:
Note:  Married Dorothy on March 21, 1945 in Defiance County, Ohio.  The 
marriage was performed by a Justice of the Peace.  A second marriage took 
place on April 14, 1945 in Harbor Beach


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