Larry Howard Johnson, 84, of Mediapolis, died Jan. 2, 2022. Born Dec. 5, 1937, in Burlington, he was the son of Howard Raymond and Grace Emma Dewalt Johnson. He grew up in Mediapolis, but also called Danville, Sperry, and Morning Sun home. Larry drove a Mediapolis school bus at the age of 16, and joined the Navy at 17. He was stationed on the USS Antietam from 1955 to 1959. After returning from service, he worked for Leonard’s Quarry in Pleasant Grove, US Gypsum plant, and then General Electric for 29 years until his retirement in 1994. He married Rosemary Lee Weicher on Jan. 9, 1961, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Burlington. She died Jan. 18, 2014. Survivors include his four children; Lorie Styles of Atlanta, Ga., Brian Johnson of Mesa, Ariz., Darren Johnson of Morning Sun, and Scott Johnson of Sperry; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Kenny Johnson of Danville and Warren Johnson of Mediapolis. The funeral service for Mr. Johnson will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 7 at Lunning Chapel. The Burlington Area Veterans Honor Guard will conduct military rites. Interment will be held in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the funeral service. A memorial has been established for Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House.

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 </figure>Larry Howard Johnson, 84, of Mediapolis, died Jan. 2, 2022. Born Dec. 5, 1937, in Burlington, he was the son of Howard Raymond and Grace Emma Dewalt Johnson. He grew up in Mediapolis, but also called Danville, Sperry, and Morning Sun home. Larry drove a Mediapolis school bus at the age of 16, and joined the Navy at 17. He was stationed on the USS Antietam from 1955 to 1959. After returning from service, he worked for Leonard’s Quarry in Pleasant Grove, US Gypsum plant, and then General Electric for 29 years until his retirement in 1994. He married Rosemary Lee Weicher on Jan. 9, 1961, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West Burlington. She died Jan. 18, 2014. Survivors include his four children; Lorie Styles of Atlanta, Ga., Brian Johnson of Mesa, Ariz., Darren Johnson of Morning Sun, and Scott Johnson of Sperry; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Kenny Johnson of Danville and Warren Johnson of Mediapolis. The funeral service for Mr. Johnson will be 2 p.m. Friday, January 7 at Lunning Chapel. The Burlington Area Veterans Honor Guard will conduct military rites. Interment will be held in Aspen Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the funeral service. A memorial has been established for Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House.