Funeral services for Leo Johnson, 59, of Hettinger, ND will be Friday, May 23, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hettinger Lutheran Church. Rev. Kathleen Dettmann will officiate and burial will follow at the Hettinger Cemetery. Visitations will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 22 at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger and one hour prior to the funeral at the church on Friday morning. A family service will be at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday evening at the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Hettinger.

LEO WENDELL JOHNSON was born February 12, 1949 to Carl and Hjordis (Stenberg) Johnson in Hettinger, ND. After graduating from high school in 1967, Leo attended training in the National Guard. On May 22, 1970 he married his high school sweetheart, Arlene Merwin. The couple moved to Dickinson, ND where Leo worked while Arlene attended nurses training. After Arlene's graduation they moved back to the family farm/ranch until 1998. After leasing the farm, Leo began trucking and loved the open road and the many friends he gained along the way.


Leo passed away at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger, ND on Monday, May 19, 2008 after having been ill the last few years. He will be remembered for his wonderful sense of humor, for putting everyone else before himself, for his generosity and for his love of family.

Leo leaves behind his wife and best friend, Arlene, his sons, Steven and Tony (Heidi) Johnson, sisters, Ida (Bob) Pollock and Marlene Johnson, brother, Glenn (Sherri) Johnson and numerous nieces and nephews. Leo was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Hjordis Johnson and a brother, Clyde, in infancy.