Karl (Carl) Ragnar (Ranger) JOHNSON

Notes:

Shown as Carl Ranger Johnson on his daughters’ birth certificates.

In the 1950 Minneapolis city directory, he, as Carl R and Lorraine M live at 5767 39th Avenue S. He is a mechanic.

That’s also what is shown for his address in the 1950 census. In that census, he’s an auto mechanic for the U.S. government. His wife is Murriel L and his children are Peggy Anne and Nancy Lee.

In the 1952 Minneapolis city directory, Carl R and “Murriel L” Johnson live at 5832 45th Avenue S. He is a mechanic.

In the 1960 directory, he and Muriel L live at 5832 45th Avenue S. He is a mechanic at the U.S. Naval Air Station.

From his funeral program:

He spent four years in the Navy, 33 years working for the Department of Defense in Minneapolis, and ten years cashiering at Country Club {grocery store} in Minneapolis. Upon his retirement, he and his wife moved to Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, and enjoyed entertaining at their lake home for the next 12 years. In 2001 they moved to Stanwood, Washington, and soon after he entered the Warm Beach Nursing Home where he died on September 27, 2005.

Pallbearers at his funeral: Bruce Ausen, Eric Engels, Bruce Fossum, Larry Johnson, Denny Mabry, and Phillip Mousseau.

Birth:
Not listed in the Wisconsin Births record, unless he’s the Johnson born 2 Sep 1920 in Polk County (no other name shown).

Karl married Murriel Lorraine AUSEN on 19 Jun 1944 in Wisconsin. Murriel (daughter of Martin (Mike) AUSEN and Gertrude Elizabeth ENGEL) was born on 23 Jul 1922 in Amery, Polk County, Wisconsin; died on 7 Jul 2017 in Snohomish County, Washington; was buried on 24 Jul 2017 in Balsam Lake Cemetery, Polk County, Wisconsin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: Balsam Lake, Polk County, Wisconsin
• Minnesota Death Certificate: 1982-MN-017061

Notes:

Baptism:
In the same church that Carl was baptized in.

Peggy married M.J. BOZONIE, Jr [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Peggy married P.M. LAMB [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]