For those who are in their time of Bereavement…We wish to Extend our sincere Sympathy.

Kramer Family Funeral Home is proud to offer this new and convenient feature of online obituaries. We understand it is often hard to attend services in-person. For this reason, we have provided an e-mail condolences service on-line. If you would like to share your thoughts and memories, we will deliver your message to the family. Also, we do have helpful information on Grief Recovery and support information which is located in Grief Recovery section.

If you wish to request a Memorial Folder, please contact us.

Raymond O. Johnson
Visitation: Sunday, July 12, 2009 3:00 PM until 6:00 PM Kramer Family Funeral Home Sherburn, Mn Visitation: Monday, July 13, 2009 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM St. John's Lutheran Church Sherburn, Mn Service: Monday, July 13, 2009 10:00 AM St. John's Lutheran Church Sherburn, Mn Special Services: Pastor Steven D. Wilson officiating	VIEW/SEND CONDOLENCES
Raymond Olger Johnson was born August 27, 1916 to Alfred and Astrid (Frisvold) Johnson in Minneapolis, MN. He was baptized and later reaffirmed his faith at his confirmation in the Lutheran church. He attended and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1934. On January 30, 1941, Ray was united in marriage to Lucille Kind in Chisago City, MN. After their marriage they lived in Sauk Centre, MN where Ray was employed at the Midland Coop. He joined the navy during WWII and served as a radio man aboard ships and planes searching for German submarines in the Pacific. Ray and Lucille later moved to Belgrade , MN and in 1958 moved to Sherburn. Ray was the manager of the Midland Coop in Sherburn until his retirement in January of 1982. Ray was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sherburn. He was a member of the Thomas P. Saxton American Legion. Ray greatly enjoyed golfing and was a member at the Fox Lake Golf Course. He and Lucille loved spending their winters in Texas. Ray passed away on Tuesday morning, July 7, 2009 at Temperance Lake Ridge Assisted Living in Sherburn at the age of ninety two years. Those Who Shared in Ray’s Life: Ray was greatly loved and will be missed by his son, Jerry Johnson and his wife, Doris, of Miltona, MN; his daughter Kathy Powers and her husband, Tom, of Minnetonka, MN; six grandchildren, Kari Schuld and her husband, Paul of Cottonwood, MN, Heather Johnson of Lino Lakes, MN, Dustin Powers and his fiancée Natalie Rosengren of Minneapolis, MN, Lindsey Powers of Lawrence, Kansas, Nicholas and Jack Powers of Minnetonka, MN; two great-grandchildren, Dylan and Lauren Schuld of Cottonwood, MN; sister Vivian Wieden of New Richmond, Wisconsin; sisters-in-law Etta Kind of Moorhead, MN and Verna Johnson of Minneapolis, MN; several nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, wife Lucille, infant daughter Janice, brothers Gordon and Vernon Johnson, William West, and other relatives and friends.