Keith V Johnson

life story

Loving Husband, Dad, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Brother, Friend and Patriot.

He is survived by his Dog: Boo Boo Bear,

Children: James (Jill) Johnson, Vonney Zephirin

Gena Brown and sister Candice Palaia

Grandchildren: Dakotah Johnson, Samantha Johnson,

Ashley (Kaleb) Stapf, Felicia (Brent) Haglund, Zachary (Savannah) Zephirin

Kelly (Ken) Brown, Tony Mohr, Sandra (Steve) Redning, Samantha Redning

Great Grandchildren:

Bentlee and Zoella Haglund and Lloyd Zephirin

Lincoln and Blake Pankuch

And Many Family, Friends and Brothers

He is preceded in death with his wife Karen Johnson, his parents Ivadell and Swede Johnson and son in law John Zephirin.

Keith was born in Shakopee, MN and grew up in Prior Lake, MN. He graduated from Prior Lake High School in 1977, and entered in the Army that same year.

He served in the Army from 1977-1981.

After the Army he worked as a Machinist at Aircraft Services. This where he met the love of his life Karen and in October 1983, they were married. Keith became a CNC Machine Operator, he also learned many traits.

He loved his family, history, especially war history. He loved old war planes, couldn't tell you how many times he would go to air shows. He loved making models of tanks, and airplanes. That one definitely was one of his passions. His other passion was the love for Guns. He loved shooting and was very passionate about the 2nd amendment. He also loved all his dogs he had. He took them everywhere. In 2019, Keith purchase a company called Columbia Precision Machine Corp. He was a proud man. If you ever visited there you were usually were greeted by Boo Boo Bear his dog. She loved going to work with him. He was hard working, honest and up front about everything. relentless. When something went bad, he didn't sit back, he got back up and fought for what be believed in and worked hard for it. Keith was a true Patriot. One of his fun things we loved to go do was go to the Horse and Hunt Club and go shooting with his family, he loved his pillow fights with his great grand son and spending time with his family. He also loved to tease Boo Boo Bear, He definitely loved her so much. He also loved going fishing, and go to garage sales, and Flea Markets with his friends. A loving Husband, a terrific Dad and an awesome Grandpa.

He will be missed by many.

Love you Dad

memorial service

Funeral

October 12, 2022

Fort Snelling National Cemetery 7601 34th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55450, USA

Section 6

After the ceremony, there will be a luncheon held at

Columbia Precision

2970 Lexington Ave S, Eagan, MN 55121

Funeral/Cremation Provider: Crescent Tide Cremation Services