JOHNSON, Dale Arnold

The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona Wednesday, January 30, 2013 Dale Arnold Johnson, 77, of Clearwater, Minn., and formerly of Buffalo, Minn., passed away Sunday, Jan. 20 at his residence. He was born on July 27, 1935 in Lake Bronson, Minn., the son of Gustave F. and Betty C. Wiklund Johnson. Dale honorably served his country in the Army Reserve from 1959 to 1965. He has been a Buffalo resident for the past 54 years, coming from Lake Bronson. In 1959, Dale became associated with Arnold Gruys, and that association was known as Gruys-Johnson CPA Firm. Dale was the managing partner at Gruys-Johnson until 1988. He later opened his own CPA firm in 1988. Dale was a member of The Buffalo Rotary Club, The Buffalo Presbyterian Church, The Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, The Red Cross, Desert Caballeros, Caballero Del Norte, and several Saddle Clubs. He was a past chairman of The Buffalo Rodeo Committee, active in 4-H, and was instrumental in starting the Little Guy Football and Buffalo Youth Hockey Association. He is survived by his loving wife Peggy Sue Johnson; children Stephen Johnson of Buffalo, Martin (Kerry) Johnson of Monticello, SFC Andrew (Michelle) Johnson, U.S. Army, Wendy Johnson-Ness (Paul) of Brooklyn Park, Billy Warner of Plymouth, Molly (Lance) Hopman of Tigard, Oregon, and Julie Warner of Roseville; grandchildren Michelle Johnson, Gustaf Johnson, Genavieve Johnson, Porter Hopman, Jillian Hopman, and Charles Hopman; sisters Joy Levenhagen of Lake Bronson and Carol (David) Metzler of Ames, Iowa; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Gustave and Betty; brothers Ralph Wiklund, Richard Johnson and Marvin Johnson; his wife Rosalie Purvis Johnson (m.1955-1989); and son-in-law Paul Ness. A Celebration of Dale’s Life will be held 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 3) from at The Rockford Township Hall, 3039 Dague Avenue S.E., in rural Buffalo, Minn. Memorials are suggested for Buffalo Hospital’s Foundation and the Wright County Agricultural Society’s Horse Program. Online condolences may be made to www.thepetersonchapel.com.
Posted by Sharla on January 30, 2013

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