Loren Gale Johnson

1922 - 2009  (87 years)

• Name	Loren Gale Johnson
  Born	14 Mar 1922	Salina, Saline Co, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Mar 2009	Columbus, Franklin Co, Ohio, USA
  Buried	Columbus, Franklin Co, Ohio, USA (Union Cemetery)
  Person ID	I69096	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Myron Ernest Johnson,   b. 16 Mar 1892, Santa Ana, Orange Co, California, USA ,   d. 22 Jan 1968, Columbus, Franklin Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Edith Loree Kelly,   b. 11 Jan 1892, , Johnson Co, Kansas, USA ,   d. 24 Aug 1961, Columbus, Franklin Co, Ohio, USA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1917	Alma, Wabaunsee Co, Kansas, USA
  Family ID	F27242	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Laylin,   b. 8 Aug 1922
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2013
  Family ID	F27245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Cemetery: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=80390643 [[ Obituary: Loren Gale Johnson, age 87, passed away Thursday, March 26, 2009. Born March 14, 1922, the son of the late Myron E. and Edith (Kelly) Johnson. After graduating from Grandview High School in 1940, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He flew 30 missions over Germany in a B-17 as lead pilot in the 388th bomb group of the 8th Air Force and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. He was a test pilot for a year before being discharged as a Major. Gale received a BS degree in accounting from The Ohio State University in 1948 and was recalled into the U.S. Air Force to serve in the Korean War. He retired from Battelle Memorial Institute after 35 years. Gale is survived by his wife of 64 years, Martha L.; sons, Jeffrey L. (Kathryn Haller), Dr. Scott W. (Susan) and Christopher N. (Wendy); grandchildren, Benjamin, Andrew (Chinn Wang), Adam, Wesley, Lisa, David and Lewis; sisters, Jo Ann (John) Fisher, Patricia (Norman) Gatsch; brother, Neil D.; and ten nieces and nephews. Private burial Union Cemetery. Memorial Service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at First Community Church, 1320 Cambridge Blvd., where family will receive friends at a reception in Brownlee Hall immediately following the service. Rev. James M. Long officiating. If you wish, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to HomeReach Hospice, c/o Ohio Health Foundation, 180 E. Broad St, Columbus, OH 43215 or to a favorite charity, in his memory. Arrangements by SCHOEDINGER NORTHWEST CHAPEL, 1740 Zollinger Road. [Published in The Columbus Dispatch, March 28 & 29, 2009]