Mark Johnson

January 21, 1948 - October 19, 2012

Mark A. Johnson, 64, of the Westhaven Community in Boone passed away at the Boone County Hospital on Sunday evening, October 14, 2012. He was born on January 21, 1948 in Boone, Iowa the son of Myron and Elizabeth (Mathson) Johnson. Mark worked on the family dairy farm for many years and later at the Dutch Oven Bakery in Boone. He enjoyed attending the Boone County and Iowa State Fairs each year. Favorite activities included bowling, bingo, working on puzzles, and attending the Church potluck dinners. Everyone who knew Mark, knew he was a special person. He was a longtime member of the First Evangelical Free Church in Boone. His parents preceded him in death. Survivors include 2 sisters, Julianne Hinz and husband David of Salt Lake City, Utah and Laurie Nagel and husband Steve of rural Story City, Iowa; 1 brother Daniel Johnson and wife Roberta of Marion, Iowa; 3 nephews Bryan Johnson and wife Erica of Falls Church, Virginia, and Lukas and Jakob Nagel both of Story City, Iowa; and aunts Dorothy Johnson and Betty Johnson both of Boone, Charlene Bonnelycke of Issaquah, Washington, Frances Nelson of Raymore, Missouri, and Virginia Carlson of Pompano Beach, Florida. Services will be held on Friday morning, October 19th at 10:30 a.m. at the Westhaven Community Chapel, 112 West 4th Street, in Boone with Pastor Bruce Thomas officiating. Interment will be in the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone. Friends may call at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone on Thursday evening, October 18th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present during that time to greet friends. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial may direct their gift to the Westhaven Community, Genesis Development, or the First Evangelical Free Church.