Rodney Carlton Johnson

May 10, 1939 - March 26, 2019

Rodney Carlton Johnson, age 79, of Minneapolis, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at the Redeemer Health and Rehab in Minneapolis. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at the Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel with Virgil Anderson officiating. The interment will be held at Swan Lake Cemetery in rural Dassel. There will be a visitation one hour prior to the service at the Johnson Funeral Home in Dassel. Rodney Carlton Johnson, the son of Albin and Augusta Gunhilde (Anderson) Johnson, was born on May 10, 1939, in Dassel, Minnesota. His family moved to Oregon when he was young. He completed his education while living in Oregon. Rodney was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith. Rodney was employed as a hatchery worker in Oregon and when he moved back to Minneapolis, Minnesota, Rodney had been employed as a Maintenance worker at Mt. Saini Hospital in Minneapolis. He liked to play guitar, make whirlybird toys, was talented and made many crafts over the years. He was quiet and well liked at Redeemer Health and Rehab. He is survived by grand-niece and a grand-nephew and several cousins. He was preceded in death by his brother’s, Rueben and Robert Johnson, and his parents, Albin and Augusta Johnson.