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Johnson, Jack

The Newton Kansan

JACK JOHNSON

1929 - 2017

Obituary

Jack Kenneth Johnson, 88, of Wichita, died Friday (Sept. 29, 2017) at the Robert Dole V.A. Medical Center in Wichita.

He was born on June 16, 1929, in Newton, the son of Clifford and Catherine Vienna Norton Johnson. Jack graduated from Newton High School in 1947. He served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

After being discharged from the military in 1953, Jack returned to Newton. In Newton, he worked at the Superior Food Market and McCall's Shoe Shop. He later moved to Wichita, where he worked at Lloyd's Shoe Store and A.J. August Menswear before becoming the office manager at Player Piano until retiring. Through the years, Jack had been a window trimmer for many merchants in Wichita.

While in junior high school, Jack became interested in marionettes, for which he would later teach classes. He was a member of the National Puppeteers Society and an active member in community theater in the Wichita area.

Jack loved meeting people and will be remembered for his bright smile and missed by many.

Survivors include two daughters, Sheryl Desjardins and Lisa White, both of Euless, Texas; brother, James K. Johnson of Newton; grandchildren: April Vienna Phillips, Chad Austin Lowe, Christina White and Alec White; great-grandchildren: Breanna Phillips, Rayburn Dean Phillips, Jolie Lowe, Christian Lowe and Austin Lowe; and many friends around the country.

Graveside services with military honors will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2017) at the Greenwood Cemetery in Newton.

There will be no visitation or viewing.

Condolences may be left at www.broadwaycolonialfh.com.

Arrangements are by Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, Newton.


Owner/SourceHarvey County Genealogical Society
Date3 Oct 2017
Linked toJack Kenneth Johnson

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