Russ Johnson Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Russ Johnson of Russell, Iowa, born in Des Moines, Iowa, who passed away on December 6, 2023, at the age of 93, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Russ Johnson to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his parent Russell Sr. Johnson; his wife Lucile Arlene Johnson (Sargent); his mother Laura Bernice Johnson (Woodward); and his brother Richard Harry Johnson (Dick). He is survived by: his children, Mark Johnson of Des Moines, Iowa, Kurt Johnson (Jan) of Urbandale, Iowa, Rick Johnson of Runnells, Iowa and Cheryl Adams (Garth) of Clive, Iowa; his grandchildren, Courtney Ghee (Ben) of Des Moines, Iowa, Jason Johnston (LeighAnne) of Urbandale, Iowa, James Sussman Johnson (Dana) of Chicago, Illinois, Kerri Parkhill of Urbandale, Iowa, Austin Johnson (Julie) of Ankeny, Iowa, Cody Johnson (Patti) of Clive, Iowa, Scott Miller (Jamie) of O'Fallon, Missouri, Nick Johnson of Ankeny, Iowa, Elizabeth Weber (Ben) of Rhode Island, Andrew Adams of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Jackson Adams of Cedarville, Ohio and Luke Adams of Clive, Iowa; his great grandchildren, Shevy and Madison; and his grandchildren, Grant, Olin, Miryam, Moshe, Xander, Canyon, Ava, Tenley, Camden, Casen, Sam, Jack, Reilly, Sofia and Promise. He is also survived by his family and many friends.

Because Russ was such a servant to others, in lieu of flowers or typical memorial gifts, we thought Russ would love for you to instead do a "random act of kindness" to someone during this upcoming Christmas week.