Lowell Johnson Obituary

SAINT JAMES:    A Service of Remembrance for Lowell D. Johnson, 89,  of  St. James, Minnesota and formerly of rural Trimont, Minnesota, 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 13, 2022 at Hosanna Free Lutheran Church in St. James with burial in Waverly Lutheran Cemetery in rural Trimont, Minnesota.

Lowell was  called to his eternal rest on Saturday evening, May 7, 2022 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minnesota. Visitation with the family will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2022 at Hosanna Free Lutheran Church in St. James and one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday.

  Please share a memory of Lowell with his family by signing his online guestbook  at www.kramerfuneralhome.com

Lowell Dean Johnson was born on November 29, 1932  on  a farm in Galena Township, Martin County,  Minnesota.  Lowell was baptized and confirmed at Waverly Lutheran Church.  He attended country school District 88 in Galena Township and graduated from Triumph-Monterey High School in 1950.  After graduation, he worked along side with his father, Chris, on their dairy farm.  On December 7, 1951 he was united in marriage to Germaine Wolner at Augustana Lutheran Church in St. James, Minnesota.  They were blessed with five children that they raised on the family farm.  Lowell later was employed by Railway Motors and then Greenlee in Fairmont. In 2010, Lowell and Germaine moved to Prairie View Apartments in St. James.  Lowell loved living on the farm. He enjoyed mowing the yard, gardening, and grading the lane.  He also enjoyed traveling with family, cutting wood, stoking the wood stove, and hosting family gatherings. Lowell especially loved being with his grandchildren; giving them rides on the tractor and snuggling them while lounging in his recliner. Lowell was a gentle, light-hearted man, and we will miss his big, deep laugh. Lowell was a member of Hosanna Free Lutheran Church in St. James. 

Lowell is survived by his five children, Bryan (Leah) Johnson of De Soto, Wisconsin, Jeffrey (Tonia) Johnson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Alan Johnson of Fairmont, Minnesota, Julie (Mark) Ufer of rural Sherburn, Minnesota, Jill (Rodney) Sorensen of Watertown, South Dakota; 12 grandchildren, Eric (Veronica) Johnson, Britta (Patrick Blake) Johnson, Jennifer (Jack) Wenkel, Carrie (Uriah) Miller, Avery (Samantha) Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Regina Jensen, Elizabeth (Arnold) Lucio, Christina Wood, Laura (Benjamin) Peymann, John (Katelyn) Ufer, Cora (Steven) Lowry; 34 great-grandchildren, Kailee (Ben) Montean, Asher Pflueger, Samuel, Adam Johnson; Junah, Senna Miller; Alexander, Tenzing Blake; Grant, Bryce, Bree Wenkel; Avery Jr., Aaron, Mersadies, Jaden Johnson; Josephine, Madilynn Johnson; Joshua, Jordan, Sarah Jensen; Kyah, Nolyn Lucio; Mark, William, Cecilia Wood; Owen, Grace, Ella Peymann; Alivia, Mack, Luke, Leo, Reagan Ufer and Axton Lowry; One expected great great grandchild, Beau Montean; brothers-in-law, Gary (Meridee) Wolner of rural St. James, Richard (Corrine) Wolner of Fairmont, Stephen (Sandy) Wolner of North Conway, New Hampshire, Mark (Kathy) Wolner of Cottage Grove; sisters-in-law, Joyce Wolner of St. James, Becky (Tom) Schmidt of St. James and Jeanette Wolner of Madelia; nieces and nephews and other relatives.

Lowell was preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Oliver and Ruth Wolner; wife, Germaine Johnson; sisters, Helen Hilgendorf, Lorraine Johnson and Arlene Krusemark; brothers-in-law, Jimmy, Gene, Joey, Bobby, and Johnny Wolner, Dick Bagley, David Lee, Loren Bergeman, James Hildgendorf, Lester Johnson, Merle Krusemark; sisters-in-law, Janet Lee, Velma Wolner, Jane Mary Bergeman, Joan Bagley, and other relatives.