Loren L. "Lee" Johnson

Loren L. "Lee" Johnson, age 73, of Rensselaer passed away at his home on Monday, July 11, 2016, with his loving wife beside him. He battled cancer since March of 2015. Lee was born in Bush, Illinois on September11, 1942, the son of Laura (Pennington) and Douglas Johnson. Lee was a resident of Rensselaer since 1979, moving here from Roselawn, Indiana. His marriage was on November 17, 1979, in Newton County, Ind., to Morey Miller. He is survived by his wife of nearly 37 years, Morey (Miller) Johnson of Rensselaer; his father, Douglas Johnson of Hammond, Ind., two sons, Daryl Johnson of Highland, Ind., and Shawn (Marcia) Johnson of Rensselaer, one daughter, Michele (Jeff) Foust of LeNoir City, Tennessee and four grandchildren who were very special to him, Laura and Jimmy Johnson of Remington, Indiana, Alison Murawski of Knoxville, Tennessee and Zac Foust of Le Noir City, Tennessee. Other family surviving include a former daughter-in-law who was like a daughter to him, Sandy Johnson of Remington, Indiana, former son-in-law, John Murawski and numerous family members on both sides of his family, his Brushwood Church family and Lakeside neighbors were also very dear to Lee. Lee graduated from Morton High School in Hammond with the Class of 1960. He worked at Inland Steel from where he was retired. Lee enjoyed being a bus driver and drove busses for the CDC of Rensselaer, St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer and the Rensselaer Central School Corporation before retiring. A man who wore many hats in his life and liked to laugh and joke, Lee enjoyed fishing and riding the neighborhood on his golf cart. He loved his church men's group and going out with his friends, John and Elvis and them coming to his home for visits. Lee traveled extensively with the St. Joseph's College sports teams. He was a member of the Brushwood United Methodist Church, Rensselaer, where he served on several committees and joined on a mission trip to Arizona. He and Morey also enjoyed traveling together. Lee was a man who had a loving heart and he dearly loved his Morey, his children and his grandchildren. Lee was preceded in death by his loving mother Laura (Pennington) Johnson who lived in Hammond, his first-born son Allan Johnson, formerly of Kentucky, and many family members on both sides of his family. Friends may visit with the family on Friday, July 15, 2016, from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. at the Brushwood United Methodist Church in Rensselaer. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday at the Brushwood United Methodist Church with Pastor Hyesook Kim officiating. Memorials may be made to Franciscan Health Rensselaer Home Health Care and Hospice or to the Missions at Brushwood United Methodist Church. Jackson Funeral Chapel of Rensselaer is assisting the family.

Loren L. "Lee" Johnson

September 11, 1942 - July 11, 2016