Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Victor Paul 2009
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The Portland Review & Observer, July 19, 2009

Victor Paul Johnson, 53, loving husband and brother passed away in an accident 
on Wednesday, July 8, 2009.  He was born on October 6, 1955 in Lansing the son 
of Vern and Rose (Videk) Johnson. 

Vic worked for Westphalia Builders for many years and currently worked for 
Menards in Ionia.  He enjoyed riding his custom trike that his brother Bob and 
he built in 1975.  He helped his wife Cathy at the Ionia Free Fair, enjoyed 
going to Canada on fishing trips, and also going to both of his sister's 
cottages in Michigan. 

He was preceded in death by his parents.  Surviving are his wife of 19 years, 
Cathy (Scheurer) Johnson; sisters, Janet Hengesbach of Westphalia and Mickie 
(Charlie) Foster of Portland; brothers, Robert (Margaret) Johnson of 
California and Joseph (Linda) Johnson of Texas; in-laws, Sharon (Gary) Forquer 
of Iowa and Robert (Connie) Scheurer of Muir; several nieces and nephews. 

The Funeral Service was held July 11 at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes, 
Portland with Rev. Clinton Galloway officiating. Interment followed at Balcom 
Cemetery, Ionia.  In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to 
the Toys for Tots Bike Run, or to the American Cancer Society in memory of 
Victor Paul Johnson.

Related Article:  The Portland Review, July 12, 2009

A Portland man was killed after a motorcycle-deer accident last week.  The 
accident took place on July 8.  Deputies with the Ionia County Sheriff’s 
Office were dispatched at 6:21 a.m. to investigate the report of a 
motorcyclist whom had apparently struck a tree on Keefer Highway north of 
Peckins Road in Lyons Township.

Upon arrival to the scene, deputies discovered Victor Paul Johnson, a 54 year 
old man from the Portland area, deceased at the scene.  Initial investigation 
determined that the motorcycle operated by Johnson had struck a deer, causing 
him to lose control, and go off the roadway striking a tree.

The traffic crash remains under investigation.  The Ionia County Sheriff’s 
Office was assisted at the scene by the Lyons/Muir Fire Department, Portland 
Ambulance, Lake Funeral Homes, Ionia County Central Dispatch and Reed and 
Hoppes Towing.



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