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A reception will follow the service at the funeral chapel's reception center.
Gary Johnson
April 19, 1937 — June 19, 2018
Gary Johnson
Gary “Buck” Johnson, age 81, passed away at The Schneidmiller House in Coeur d’Alene, ID, on June 19, 2018.
Buck was born in Greenbush, MN, on April 19, 1937, to Norman L. and Grace C. (Hoskins) Johnson. At an early age his family moved to Longview, WA. He was raised in Longview and graduated from R.A. Long High School in 1955. He attended Lower Columbia College for 3 years. Buck married Darlene Vasicko on July 3, 1958. They moved to Spokane, WA, where Buck attended Eastern Washington University. He worked for Union Oil in Spokane and Kennewick, WA.
He moved to Coeur d’Alene, ID, in 1972 and after several years with Union Oil he started Panhandle Recycling. He sold the business and went to work for Inland Marine. Buck then went into sales and was the sales representative for Marine Wholesale for Idaho, Washington, and Eastern Montana. He started Eagle Marine Supply and the Buck Johnson Company.
Buck attended Christ the King Lutheran Church in Coeur d’Alene, ID. He was a member of the Panhandle Kiwanis Club in Coeur d’Alene, ID and a Commodore for the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce. In 2009 he received the Ed Abbott award for outstanding service to the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce. He enjoyed hunting, boating, fishing, golfing and chasing his grandchildren.
Buck is survived by his wife, of 60 years, Darlene of Coeur d’Alene, ID; 2 children: Randy Johnson of Newport, OR and Sandi and husband Tom Pointer of Calgary, Alberta; 5 grandchildren: Eric Johnson, Paul Johnson, Gary R. Johnson, Rachel Hrk, and Jillian Pointer; 2 great grandchildren: Madison and Katalina; sister-in-law Sally Jo Vasicko.
He is preceded in death by his parents Norman L and Grace Johnson, sister Dorothy Kelnhofer and niece Susan Johnson.
Memorials may be made to The Schneidmiller House, 2290 W. Prairie Ave., Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815.
Memorial service will be 4:00 p.m. Monday June 25, 2018, at English Funeral Chapel, 1133 N. 4th St., Coeur d’Alene, ID. A reception will follow the service at the funeral chapel’s reception center.
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