Leo Hillstead Johnson

1916 - 1992  (76 years)

• Name	Leo Hillstead Johnson
  Birth	7 Apr 1916	Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
  Gender	Male
  Life sketch	Leo Hillstead Johnson, 76, of Soda Springs, passed away Sunday, May 31, 1992 at the Caribou Memorial Hospital. He was born April 7, 1916 at Preston, a son of George Joseph and Anna Linnea Hillstead Johnson.He was raised and educated in Whitney, moving to Soda Springs in 1953. He married Afton Johanna Hansen, June 7, 1937 at Evanston, Wyoming. Their marriage was later solominized in the Logan LDS Temple on Jan. 26, 1940. Mrs. Johnson passed away March 13, 1981.He was a mechanic and worked for the Monsanto Company for 28 years, retiring in 1981. He was a High Priest in the Soda Springs LDS 4th Ward. He enjoyed reading, hunting and his family.He is survived by three sons and one daughter and their spouses, Johnny H, and LaVern Johnson, Moses Lake, WA, Lynn H. and Linda Johnson, Payson, Utah, Robert H. and Karin Johnson, Soda Springs, and Mrs. Jack (Betty Jean) Merrill, Bountiful, Utah. Also surviving are 25 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren; five brothers and two sisters, Keith Johnson, Twin Falls
  Death	31 May 1992	Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States
  Burial	3 Jun 1992	Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
  Person ID	I171079	Main Tree
  Last Modified	17 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Afton Johannah Hansen,   b. 29 Apr 1915, Mink Creek, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 6 Mar 1983, Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1937	Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States
  	Type: Civil
  Children	1. Linnea Johnson,   b. 26 Aug 1938, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 7 Jun 1977, Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States (Age 38 years)   2. Joyce Johnson,   b. 15 Dec 1940, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 6 Nov 1958, San Francisco, California, United States (Age 17 years)   3. Johnny H Johnson,   b. 14 Dec 1941, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States d. 9 Jun 2025, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States (Age 83 years)
  Photos		Leo Hillstead Johnson / Afton Johannah Hansen (F44870) Contributed to FamilySearch.org by Robert Johnson 21 September 2023
  Family ID	F44870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2026

  
  

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  Birth - 7 Apr 1916 - Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States Death - 31 May 1992 - Soda Springs, Caribou, Idaho, United States Burial - 3 Jun 1992 - Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Leo Hillstead Johnson Contributed to FamilySearch.org by Robert Johnson 23 April 2014