Clarence D “Buck” Johnson 1931 - 2022 Ishpeming - Marquette, Michigan

Clarence D “Buck” Johnson
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BIRTH
25 Sep 1931
Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
DEATH
30 Jul 2022 (aged 90)
Marquette County, Michigan, USA
BURIAL
Ishpeming Cemetery
Ishpeming, Marquette County, Michigan, USA
MEMORIAL ID
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Tilden Twp, MI- Clarence D. "Buck" Johnson, age 90, Tilden Township resident passed away on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Marquette County Medical Care Facility while in the loving care of family, U.P. Home Health and Hospice and staff at MCMCF.

Buck was born in Ishpeming, Michigan on September 25, 1931, a son of the late Elizabeth (Schaffer) and Raymond Johnson.

As a teenager Buck worked in the woods and then worked at the Morris Mine prior to serving in the U.S. Army from November 1953 until his Honorable Discharge in October 1955. Following his discharge from the service Buck then spent over 30 years working at the Marquette County Road Commission where he worked as an equipment operator, then supervisor, retiring in 1991 as a supervisor.

Buck was a member of the Faith Lutheran Church and Ishpeming ELKS Lodge #447. He and Alice traveled and watched many Westwood High School Boys and Girls basketball games. They drove with friends to local and out of town casinos. Buck and Alice also traveled extensively, visiting many of the National Parks and took several trips to spend time along the Gulf of Mexico. He was an avid fisherman, who loved fishing on Lake Superior and enjoyed two fishing trips to Alaska, and he was a member of Trout Unlimited. Buck enjoyed blueberry picking, baking, and making and teaching others how to make Juustoa - Finnish Squeaky Cheese. Time spent at Schweitzer Basin at the Annala Homestead was also time he cherished. Buck was always ready to help friends and family and could always be counted on to provide what was needed to those close to him. He was always seeking out opportunities to be able to give to others.

Buck is survived by his wife Alice (Annala) Johnson, whom he married on September 26, 1953, two children: Jeffrey (Marion) Johnson, Jill (Roger) Mullins, six grandchildren, Jaclyn Johnson, Molly Johnson, Kara (Jon) Valenzuela, Ashley Dix, Alyssa Dix, and Cassandra (Kyle) Kotajarvi, four great grandchildren, Kellie Miles, Jaedon Pole, Everett, and Isabella Hill, four sisters, Joan (Andrew) Solka, Grace (Kenneth) Saari, Marianne (David) French, and a brother, Robert (Marlene) Johnson, along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Buck was preceded in death by his Parents, a daughter Jodi Dix, infant son David, five sisters- Beverly (Donald) Magnuson, Judith (Art) Dixon, Betty (Theodore) Pepin, Shirley (Herbert) Kelly, Jeanette (Doug) McNeil, and a brother Raymond (Ruth) Johnson.

Buck's family will greet relatives and friends from 11:00am-1:00pm on Wednesday August 3, 2022, at the Faith Lutheran Church where his funeral service will be held at 1:00pm with Bishop Emeritus Thomas Skrenes to officiate.

Buck's service will be livestreamed which can be found on Faith Lutheran Church's Facebook page .

Pallbearers will be Buck's grandchildren. Interment will take place at the Ishpeming Cemetery.

The UP-Funeral Honors Team will accord Military Honors.

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