Erwin Andrew Johnson

Erwin Andrew Johnson, 97, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. "Erv" was born May 19, 1917 in Deansville, Wisconsin to Andrew and Mary Hamshire Johnson. He and Elinor Roesling of Janesville, WI, were married and shared 66 wonderful years together, golfing, playing cards, parenting and traveling to all 50 states with family. In 2005, he and Elinor moved to Cape Girardeau to be closer to family and became members of Old St. Vincent Catholic Church. Erwin attended Barnes School of Business in Denver, Colorado for 3 years, becoming Contoller for the Power Systems Division of Colt Industries operation in Beloit, Wisconsin, where he retired in 1982. Jokingly, he described himself as a "bean counter" for 29 years. He was an ardent fan of the Green Bay Packers and held stock certificate No. 9 issued in1953. Erwin served with the United States Army Air Force during WWII attached to the 14th Air Force (Flying Tigers) stationed in central China. Erv lived his life joyfully, full of curiosity and with a love of knowledge. Survivors include a son, Richard Johnson of San Ramon, California; daughter, Mary (James) Maginel of Tamms, Illinois; grandchildren, Justin (Lucia) Macklin, Troy Macklin, Calvin Maginel and Katie (David Luken) Maginel; great grandchildren, Madisyn, Ethan and Jagger Macklin. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife and three sisters; Marie, Beatrice and Marcella "Sally", and daughter-in-law Angela Gill-Johnson. Visitation will be from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home with parish prayers / memorial tribute at 4:00 p.m. Funeral mass will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 9, 2015 at Old St. Vincent Catholic Church with Rev. Allan Saunders officiating. Burial will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis at 2:30 p.m. Monday, February 9 with full military honors by the Missouri Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be given to Catholic Social Ministries (St. Mary's Food Pantry) 615 William St., Cape Girardeau, MO. 63703 or Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

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Erwin Andrew Johnson

February 2, 2015