Curtis W. Johnson

Curtis W. Johnson passed away on December 14, 2010.   Curt was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin on July 10, 1921, the son of Pedro and Mabel Johnson.   He graduated from Stoughton High School in 1939 and served in World War II as a Navy Seabee in the South Pacific.   After the war, Curt worked at Fisher Body in Janesville before taking a job with the Sawyer Biscuit Company in 1951 as a cookie salesman.   That company eventually evolved into Keebler. In 1955 Curt and Beth Boode Erickson were married and Curt became a parent as well to Beth's daughters, Jean and Joyce Erickson.   He loved and treated the girls as his own and was a wonderful stepfather. Curt was an active member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church and then First Lutheran Church in Stoughton.   He retired from Keebler in 1974 due to health problems.   He loved to fish and work in his yard and to keep busy.   In later years he drove cars for Starks. Curt and Beth moved to Siren, Wisconsin in 2001 to be closer to family.   In June of 2010, both moved into Continuing Care at the Burnett Medical Center in Grantsburg where Beth still resides. Curt is survived by his wife, Beth Johnson, daughters Jean (Robert) Forsberg and Joyce (George) Benson, all of Siren, Wisconsin; his twin brother Kermit (Edith) Johnson of Oshkosh, Wisconsin; grandsons, Adam (Mollie) Benson, Ryan (Sarah) Benson, and Joshua (Jenny) Benson, and great grandchildren, William and Henry Benson, Aubrey Benson, and Annabelle Benson. Curt will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. A memorial service will be held at the Olson-Cress Funeral Home in Stoughton on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 11:00 AM.   A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.    A lunch and fellowship will follow the service at the American Legion in Stoughton.   Arrangements were entrusted to Swedberg-Taylor Funeral Home, Webster.   Online condolences may be offered at www.swedberg-taylor.com. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 PM on Friday, May 13, 2011 at Cooksville Cemetery with Rev. Margo Martens officiating.