Harold C. Johnson, age 95, of Moline died Thursday, July 8, 2004 at his residence.
Private family services are planned. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Moline, IL.
Memorials may be made to The Niabi Zoological Society or the Quad City Animal Welfare Center. Esterdahl Mortuary, Ltd. is assisting the family.
Harold was born July 25, 1908 in Moline, IL the son of Carl Emil and Therese Ellen Blomquist Johnson. He married Lorette M. Nickell on February 21, 1935.
Harold was a funeral director and former partner with the Esterdahl Mortuary, Ltd. in Moline. He started his career in 1929 as a funeral director and retired in 1973.
Harold served as President of The Illinois Funeral Director's Association in 1956. He was a member of the Moline Rotary Club and also the Moline Viking Club.
SURVIVORS
Wife Lorette Johnson Moline
Daughter Carol Ann (Chuck) Laws Moline
Sister Margot Matson Panorama City, CA
Grandchildren Lisa (Scott) Menne Minneapolis, MN
Gretchen A. (James) McLaughlin Moline
4 Great Grandchildren
He was preceded in death by a brother Elliott Johnson.