Morgan Albert Johnson, age 88, passed away peacefully at home in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA with family at his side on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
He was born on December 22, 1929 in Topeka, KS to Roland and Goldie (Wiksten) Johnson. Morgan spent nearly his entire life in the community of Onaga, KS, attending school, marrying his high school sweetheart, Lila Tessendorf, and raising three children. Following service in the Air Force and graduation from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, IL, he and Lila owned and operated Tessendorf Furniture and Mortuary in Onaga for many years.
Morgan was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Duluth, KS, and was an active and committed member of the community serving on the Onaga City Council, Onaga Lions Club and Onaga Cemetery Board. Whether assisting families with funeral arrangements, serving chili dogs at the Lions Club concession stand, lifting the starting gate on the annual Pottawatomie County Fair turtle race or sharing time with family and friends, Morgan always expressed his genuine care and compassion for others with kind words and a smile.
Morgan was preceded in death by his wife, Lila, and his brother, Roger H. Johnson....
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11:00am at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga, KS. Burial will follow at the Onaga Cemetery. Morgan will lie in state on Friday, May 11th at the funeral home and the family will greet friends from 10:00am until the time of service on Saturday.
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He was born on December 22, 1929 in Topeka, KS to Roland and Goldie (Wiksten) Johnson. Morgan spent nearly his entire life in the community of Onaga, KS, attending school, marrying his high school sweetheart, Lila Tessendorf, and raising three children. Following service in the Air Force and graduation from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, IL, he and Lila owned and operated Tessendorf Furniture and Mortuary in Onaga for many years.
Morgan was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Duluth, KS, and was an active and committed member of the community serving on the Onaga City Council, Onaga Lions Club and Onaga Cemetery Board. Whether assisting families with funeral arrangements, serving chili dogs at the Lions Club concession stand, lifting the starting gate on the annual Pottawatomie County Fair turtle race or sharing time with family and friends, Morgan always expressed his genuine care and compassion for others with kind words and a smile.
Morgan was preceded in death by his wife, Lila, and his brother, Roger H. Johnson....
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11:00am at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga, KS. Burial will follow at the Onaga Cemetery. Morgan will lie in state on Friday, May 11th at the funeral home and the family will greet friends from 10:00am until the time of service on Saturday.
obituary from Chapel Oaks Funeral Home
Morgan Albert Johnson, age 88, passed away peacefully at home in Rancho Mission Viejo, CA with family at his side on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.
He was born on December 22, 1929 in Topeka, KS to Roland and Goldie (Wiksten) Johnson. Morgan spent nearly his entire life in the community of Onaga, KS, attending school, marrying his high school sweetheart, Lila Tessendorf, and raising three children. Following service in the Air Force and graduation from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, IL, he and Lila owned and operated Tessendorf Furniture and Mortuary in Onaga for many years.
Morgan was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Duluth, KS, and was an active and committed member of the community serving on the Onaga City Council, Onaga Lions Club and Onaga Cemetery Board. Whether assisting families with funeral arrangements, serving chili dogs at the Lions Club concession stand, lifting the starting gate on the annual Pottawatomie County Fair turtle race or sharing time with family and friends, Morgan always expressed his genuine care and compassion for others with kind words and a smile.
Morgan was preceded in death by his wife, Lila, and his brother, Roger H. Johnson....
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11:00am at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga, KS. Burial will follow at the Onaga Cemetery. Morgan will lie in state on Friday, May 11th at the funeral home and the family will greet friends from 10:00am until the time of service on Saturday.
obituary from Chapel Oaks Funeral Home
He was born on December 22, 1929 in Topeka, KS to Roland and Goldie (Wiksten) Johnson. Morgan spent nearly his entire life in the community of Onaga, KS, attending school, marrying his high school sweetheart, Lila Tessendorf, and raising three children. Following service in the Air Force and graduation from Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, IL, he and Lila owned and operated Tessendorf Furniture and Mortuary in Onaga for many years.
Morgan was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Duluth, KS, and was an active and committed member of the community serving on the Onaga City Council, Onaga Lions Club and Onaga Cemetery Board. Whether assisting families with funeral arrangements, serving chili dogs at the Lions Club concession stand, lifting the starting gate on the annual Pottawatomie County Fair turtle race or sharing time with family and friends, Morgan always expressed his genuine care and compassion for others with kind words and a smile.
Morgan was preceded in death by his wife, Lila, and his brother, Roger H. Johnson....
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11:00am at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home in Onaga, KS. Burial will follow at the Onaga Cemetery. Morgan will lie in state on Friday, May 11th at the funeral home and the family will greet friends from 10:00am until the time of service on Saturday.
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