Dale Henry Johnson

Dale Henry Johnson, age 83, of Kingston, died Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Meeker Manor in Litchfield. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at the Kingston Apostolic Lutheran Church in Kingston with Pastor Ryan Kandoll and Pastor Bob Tumberg officiating. The interment will be held at the Cokato Finnish Cemetery. There will be a one hour visitation prior to the service on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 at the Kingston Apostolic Lutheran Church. Dale Henry Johnson was born during a historic moment in U.S. history, December 13, 1941, seven days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. His school days were like playing Hopscotch; Michael Dowling in Minneapolis, second grade in a one-room school in Pine City, consistent attendance at the Lee Avenue Elementary school in Robbinsdale. During his elementary years, Dale spent many summers at the Gillette State Hospital for Children where he underwent several surgeries. Seventh grade began at Robbinsdale Junior High with a three-month hiatus at a school in Sunnyslope, AZ. The family returned to Minnesota where all the children went to their Robbinsdale school. By ninth grade Dale’s parents decided to try the café business in Dassel, MN. A year and a half in Dassel and then back to Minneapolis. Dale graduated from North High School in 1961. He worked on farms and in restaurants. His long-term employment began at Vic Manufacturing in NE Minneapolis. The company was bought out and many were laid off including Dale. While working at Vics, he met and married Hilma Bristlin on June 21, 1968. Living in Kingston now, he finished off his career at Frigidaire in St Cloud and retired in 2003. Dale is survived by his son, Alan (Polly) Johnson and step-daughter, Mary (Duane) Eddy; grandchildren, Alanna, James (Nicole) Johnson and Sarah (Nathan) Lofgren; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Leo and Danny; sisters Sharon (Larry) Wahala, Shirley (Fred) Kehler, brother, Loren (Betsy), three nephews, Jeff, Jason and Jordan Wiebe; cousins, and many friends, Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Hilma, his parents, Ruth and Henry Johnson, infant grandson, Alan Jr., niece, Rebekka and nephew, Luuk.

Dale Henry Johnson

December 13, 1941 - January 9, 2025