Leonard C. Johnson

Leonard C. Johnson, 95, passed into Glory on July 6, 2022. Leonard was born to Charles and Inga (Ellestad) Johnson in Rhinelander, WI on December 6, 1926. He married Odessa Jacobson Johnson on June 20, 1948. He served in the Naval Reserve, spending two years of active service on Guam. He obtained his BS at UW Madison, MS at Purdue University, and PhD at U of I Champaign/Urbana, and spent the majority of his career in Soil and Water Conservation research. He was an avid writer of letters to the editor, and has been introduced as “The Infamous Leonard C. Johnson” in that context.

He was preceded in death by his wife Odessa in July of 2019. He is survived by his sons Mark Johnson and Kirk Johnson, his daughter Cecilia Johnson Krueger, four grandchildren and two great-grandsons.

He was loved, respected, and admired by his family, including his many nieces and nephews, and his colleagues.

There will be a memorial celebration of life in Five Points, WI on May 17, 2023. Memorial donations can be made to Care Net of the Palouse.