A mass of Christian burial for Andrew “Andy” Johnson will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Trenton. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.
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A rosary is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 at the church with a visitation to follow until 8 p.m.
Mr. Johnson, a 71-year-old Trenton resident, died at 5:54 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012 at the NorthCare Hospice House in North Kansas City.
Mr. Johnson was born on Dec. 23, 1940 in Oconomowoc, WI, the son of Andrew and Earla Suprise Johnson. He graduated from Humphreys High School in 1958. From 1958 to 1962 he served in the United States Navy. He was married in Kirksville on Feb. 23, 1963 to Leah Haggy. In 1997, he retired from Trenton Foods, where he had worked for 35 years. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus and was a past Pleasant View R-6 school board member.
Surviving relatives include his wife, Leah of the home, four children, Derlin Johnson and his wife, Mary Ellen of Trenton, Andrea Steinhoff of Trenton, Melinda Copeland of Shawnee, KS and Matt Johnson of St. Joseph; two sisters, Hazel Lewis and her husband, John of Liberty and Kathy Berg of Phoenix, AZ; and 11 grandchildren, Levi and Latorrie Johnson, Trent (Rebecca), Camie and Magie Steinhoff, William “Acel”, Julien, Meah and Isabel Copeland and Mattea and October Johnson.
Those preceding him in death include his parents; a brother, Norman Lee Johnson; and a son-in-law, Mark Copeland.
Memorial donations may be made to the donor’s choice and may be left with or mailed to Resthaven Mortuary.
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