Arden Ford Johnson
1923 - 2015
VETERAN
Early Life: He was born June 19, 1923, in Kanab, Utah, to Joseph Smith Johnson and Mary Agnes Ford Johnson. Very meaningful to Arden, was his service in the United States Navy during World War II.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Arden was so proud of his opportunity to serve his country and be a witness to the to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. He felt very privileged to serve his country and traveled to Hawaii with his family on multiple occasions to show them "his ship." He married Elma Owens on October 10, 1952. They were sealed 10 years later in the Saint George Utah Temple and recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. He lived and worked many years in both Utah and Oroville, California, and retired from the Operating Engineers Union in 1986. Arden Ford Johnson passed away peacefully in his home on October 22, 2015, in Orem, Utah, with his wife Elma and his three daughters by his side. He was 92 years old.
Family Message: "He leaves his family a wonderful legacy of faith, loyalty and strength. We picture him enjoying a wonderful reunion with his son Bruce who passed away in 1972."
Survived By: His wife, Elma; their three daughters: Annette (Tom) Robertson, Diane (Wayne) Fairbanks, and Carol (Larry) Anderson; 22 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
Obituary: © The Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 24 October 2015
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location:Kanab Stake Center | Kanab, Utah
Arrangements: Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Interment: Kanab City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1923 - 2015
VETERAN
Early Life: He was born June 19, 1923, in Kanab, Utah, to Joseph Smith Johnson and Mary Agnes Ford Johnson. Very meaningful to Arden, was his service in the United States Navy during World War II.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Arden was so proud of his opportunity to serve his country and be a witness to the to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. He felt very privileged to serve his country and traveled to Hawaii with his family on multiple occasions to show them "his ship." He married Elma Owens on October 10, 1952. They were sealed 10 years later in the Saint George Utah Temple and recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. He lived and worked many years in both Utah and Oroville, California, and retired from the Operating Engineers Union in 1986. Arden Ford Johnson passed away peacefully in his home on October 22, 2015, in Orem, Utah, with his wife Elma and his three daughters by his side. He was 92 years old.
Family Message: "He leaves his family a wonderful legacy of faith, loyalty and strength. We picture him enjoying a wonderful reunion with his son Bruce who passed away in 1972."
Survived By: His wife, Elma; their three daughters: Annette (Tom) Robertson, Diane (Wayne) Fairbanks, and Carol (Larry) Anderson; 22 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
Obituary: © The Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 24 October 2015
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location:Kanab Stake Center | Kanab, Utah
Arrangements: Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Interment: Kanab City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
Arden Ford Johnson
1923 - 2015
VETERAN
Early Life: He was born June 19, 1923, in Kanab, Utah, to Joseph Smith Johnson and Mary Agnes Ford Johnson. Very meaningful to Arden, was his service in the United States Navy during World War II.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Arden was so proud of his opportunity to serve his country and be a witness to the to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. He felt very privileged to serve his country and traveled to Hawaii with his family on multiple occasions to show them "his ship." He married Elma Owens on October 10, 1952. They were sealed 10 years later in the Saint George Utah Temple and recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. He lived and worked many years in both Utah and Oroville, California, and retired from the Operating Engineers Union in 1986. Arden Ford Johnson passed away peacefully in his home on October 22, 2015, in Orem, Utah, with his wife Elma and his three daughters by his side. He was 92 years old.
Family Message: "He leaves his family a wonderful legacy of faith, loyalty and strength. We picture him enjoying a wonderful reunion with his son Bruce who passed away in 1972."
Survived By: His wife, Elma; their three daughters: Annette (Tom) Robertson, Diane (Wayne) Fairbanks, and Carol (Larry) Anderson; 22 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
Obituary: © The Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 24 October 2015
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location:Kanab Stake Center | Kanab, Utah
Arrangements: Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Interment: Kanab City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
1923 - 2015
VETERAN
Early Life: He was born June 19, 1923, in Kanab, Utah, to Joseph Smith Johnson and Mary Agnes Ford Johnson. Very meaningful to Arden, was his service in the United States Navy during World War II.
Life's Work | Service | Interests: Arden was so proud of his opportunity to serve his country and be a witness to the to the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. He felt very privileged to serve his country and traveled to Hawaii with his family on multiple occasions to show them "his ship." He married Elma Owens on October 10, 1952. They were sealed 10 years later in the Saint George Utah Temple and recently celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary. He lived and worked many years in both Utah and Oroville, California, and retired from the Operating Engineers Union in 1986. Arden Ford Johnson passed away peacefully in his home on October 22, 2015, in Orem, Utah, with his wife Elma and his three daughters by his side. He was 92 years old.
Family Message: "He leaves his family a wonderful legacy of faith, loyalty and strength. We picture him enjoying a wonderful reunion with his son Bruce who passed away in 1972."
Survived By: His wife, Elma; their three daughters: Annette (Tom) Robertson, Diane (Wayne) Fairbanks, and Carol (Larry) Anderson; 22 grandchildren and 42 great-grandchildren.
Obituary: © The Daily Herald | Provo, Utah | 24 October 2015
Services: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Chapel Location:Kanab Stake Center | Kanab, Utah
Arrangements: Sundberg-Olpin Mortuary
Interment: Kanab City Cemetery
Bio compiled by: Annie Duckett Hundley
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