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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Kenneth Emerson
Johnson
August 1, 1928 – January 7, 2021
Obituary
Kenneth Emerson Johnson, 92, died on January 7, 2021, in Sun City Center, Florida.
A memorial service will be held privately.
Ken was born on August 1, 1928, in Flint, Michigan, to parents Naomi (Westwick) and Edwin Johnson.
Ken attended Central High School in Flint and graduated from the General Motors Tool and Die apprentice school. He worked as a tool and die maker and union representative at Chevrolet, taking a break to serve as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. He also worked as a foreman before retiring from Chevrolet in 1980, after 36 years of service.
He married Ruth Ruppel in 1956. The couple has two daughters, Sally York of Flushing and Susan (Kenneth) Smithson of Fort Myers, Florida, and a grandson, Kenny Paul Smithson.
Ken pursued a second career in photography, winning an award from Kodak. He had a passion for golf, airplanes and hunting. He and Ruth purchased a winter home in Sun City Center and eventually moved there full-time.
Ken was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Rodney Pierpoint.
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A memorial service will be held privately.
Ken was born on August 1, 1928, in Flint, Michigan, to parents Naomi (Westwick) and Edwin Johnson.
Ken attended Central High School in Flint and graduated from the General Motors Tool and Die apprentice school. He worked as a tool and die maker and union representative at Chevrolet, taking a break to serve as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. He also worked as a foreman before retiring from Chevrolet in 1980, after 36 years of service.
He married Ruth Ruppel in 1956. The couple has two daughters, Sally York of Flushing and Susan (Kenneth) Smithson of Fort Myers, Florida, and a grandson, Kenny Paul Smithson.
Ken pursued a second career in photography, winning an award from Kodak. He had a passion for golf, airplanes and hunting. He and Ruth purchased a winter home in Sun City Center and eventually moved there full-time.
Ken was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Rodney Pierpoint.
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