Glen Johnson

Glen Johnson, 86, rural

Hartland, died on May 21,

2022, in a Mesa, AZ, hos-

pital.

Arthur Glen Johnson Jr.

was born on February 9,

1936, in Burlington, ND,

to Arthur and Olava John-

son. He was raised on a

farm near Coulee, ND,

and began his education

in a one room country

school. The family moved

to a farm near Hartland

and he completed elemen-

tary school in Hartland.

Glen graduated from

Dakota Lutheran Aca-

demy High School in

Minot, ND, in 1954 and

he earned his bachelor’s

degree from Pacific Luth-

eran University in Park-

land, WA, in 1959.

Glen and his brother

Curt assumed control of

the family farm in 1959

and operated the farm for

the next 7 years. During

that time, Glen also

served in the US Army,

during the Berlin Crisis,

as a medic and taught

high school social studies

at Des Lacs, ND. Then, he

earned his master’s degree

in Agricultural Economics

from North Dakota State

University and began his

career with the Soil Con-

servation Service as a

trainee in the West Region

Technical Center. He

transferred to Casper,

Wyoming, as the State

Economist and then to the

Washington State office as

Watershed Planning Lead-

er and served the West

Region Technical Center

as Regional Economist for

thirteen western states.

Glen met Linda, who

would become his wife,

through a mutual friend

in California while work-

ing in Vancouver, Wash-

ington. He adopted two of

her sons, Paul Johnson

and Mark Albavino. The

family lived in Van-

couver, WA. In 1976 he

was promoted to the Na-

tional Headquarters of the

Soil Conservation Service

in Washington D.C.,

where he served as the

National Economist for

the Watershed Division.

Glen and Linda divorced

in 1977. Later, Glen

transferred to the Water-

shed Planning Staff from

which he retired in 1986.

Following retirement,

Glen enjoyed living at

Lake Anna, Virginia, and

was a part-time real estate

agent. He moved to Sebr-

ing, FL, in 1990 and spent

winters there and sum-

mers on his farm near

Hartland. More recently,

he spent the winter

months in Mesa, AZ,

where he purchased a

home in the Fountain of

the Sun Resort.

Glen was a member of

the Carpio Lutheran

Church, Donnybrook

American Legion and the

Epiphany of Christ Luth-

eran Church – Apache

Junction, AZ. He especial-

ly enjoyed studying the

genealogy of his family

and attending the gather-

ings of family and friends.

He also enjoyed time

spent in Bible Studies and

exploring historical and

tourist sites in Arizona

and North Dakota and

visiting regional zoos with

the Faul family.

Glen is survived by an

adopted son: Paul (Beth)

Johnson of Frederick, MD;

grandchildren: Hailey

and Michael; sister-in-law

Carolyn Johnson of

Crosslake, MN; and

nephews: Curtis Johnson

of Pequot Lakes, MN, and

Thomas Johnson of

Breezy Point, MN; Kaylon

& Joanna Faul and family,

whom he claimed as fami-

ly, numerous cousins and

countless friends.

He was preceded in

death by his parents:

Arthur and Olava John-

son; brother Curtis John-

son and grandson Bran-

don Johnson.

Celebration of the Life

of Glen Johnson: Mon-

day, June 6, 2022, at 11:00

a.m. in the Carpio Luth-

eran Church.

Interment will be at the

Bethlehem Lutheran

Cemetery – rural Coulee.

Visitation: Sunday

from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00

p.m. in Thomas Family

Funeral Home – Minot.

Memorials are preferred

to the Carpio Lutheran

Church or Parkinson’s

Foundation in memory of

Glen’s mother Olava John-

son.

Memories and con-

dolences may be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.