Randall Scott Johnson, son of Clayton E. and Mary L. (Nelson) Johnson was born on September 8, 1957 in Red Oak, Iowa. He passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 28, 2010 on the family farm at Essex, Iowa at the age of 52 years, 9 months and 20 days.
Randy lived all of his life in the Essex area growing up on the family farm northwest of town and had just recently moved "back home" last fall.
He attended the Essex Community Schools, graduating with the Essex High School Class of 1976.
For the last 22 years, Randy worked for Shenandoah Sanitation in addition to farming. Prior to that he worked for Funk's Oil in Shenandoah. He was a member of the Fremont Lutheran Church at Nyman.
Randy loved farming, family gatherings, his many friends, coffee at Lou and Al's, lunch with the guys, visiting with his route customers, his niece, nephew, nephew-in-law and great nephew. He also enjoyed vacations to Mexico, Hawaii, California, Colorado skiing, trips to Spirit Lake for boating and water skiing, and snowmobiling. Randy was also well known for pulling pranks on anyone and everyone.
Preceding Randy in death was his mother, Mary L. Johnson in 2003. Survivors include his father, Clayton E. Johnson of Shenandoah; two sisters, Deb Comstock and her husband Terry of Stratford, IA and Vicki Maher and her husband Chris of Omaha, NE; niece, Sara Comstock Livermore and husband Josh of Iowa City, IA; nephew, Andy Comstock of Stratford, IA; great nephew, Abram Livermore of Iowa City, IA; aunts, cousins; Scooter the cat; other relatives and many friends.
In lieu of flowers memorials are being directed to the Randy Johnson Memorial Fund. Burial will be in the Mount Hope Cemetery at Nyman.