Ronald Hubert Johnson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

RONALD H. JOHNSON Torrington, Wyoming – Ronald H. Johnson, 67, died September 10, 2014 at the Golden Living Center in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 18, at the Lincoln Community Complex - Pony Express Room located at 436 East 22nd in Torrington. Robert Corfield, Joe Klucewich and Lorraine Lerwick will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. There will be a carry-in fingerfood luncheon following burial. An additional memorial service will be held Saturday, September 20, from 2-4 p.m. at the Idaho Falls Library, Room no.1, in Idaho Falls, ID. In lieu of flowers, the family would like donations to be made to PVH and MCR Foundation 2315 East Harmony Road Suite 200 Ft. Collins, Colorado 8528. Their website is www.pvhandmcrthankyou4caring.org . Visitation will be Wednesday from 3-5 p.m. at the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send their condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com . Ron was born December 29, 1946 in Powell, Wyoming the son of Hubert Paul and Edith Katherine (Beckmann) Johnson. He grew up on the Beckmann homestead that borders the town of Powell to the North. Even as a child, he was responsible and mature beyond his years, setting an example for his younger siblings. Ron chose to serve the Lord in his early teens and made it his life. Ron graduated from Powell High School in 1965 and the University of Wyoming in 1969 with an engineering degree. He then worked as a Senior Management Analyst at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA followed by a position at the Trident Missile Base in Silverdale, WA. On May 29, 1970 Ron married Evelyn K. Middleswarth of Torrington, Wyoming. The couple had two children, Shawna and Aimee. After completing his Master’s degree in Systems Management at the University of Southern California in 1976, he began working for the Department of Energy in Idaho Falls, ID. Throughout his years in senior management, he proved a capable, calm and respectful leader. After Evelyn’s death in 1993, he married JoAnn K. Middleswarth on December 27, 1996. Ron retired in 1997. He enjoyed the quiet times. He was known as a man of few words and did not want his talk to get ahead of his walk. His greatest desire was to have a perfect love resulting in a spirit of complete unity. Survivors include his wife JoAnn; daughters Shawna Johnson and granddaughter Maddison Johnson of Salt Lake City, UT and Aimee Johnson and grandchildren Jacob, Christopher and Carley Torres of Idaho Falls, ID; brothers Dean Johnson of Cody, WY and Gordon (Cheri) Johnson of Beaver Ridge, WY; sister Betty Anne (Kim) Sellergren of Richmond, VA and several nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were his parents and wife Evelyn.

Ronald Hubert Johnson

December 29, 1946 - September 10, 2014