The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

March 30, 1937 – Dec. 23, 2019

Larry L. Johnson, 82, a frequent resident of Sweet Home, died peacefully on Dec. 23, 2019 with his family by his side after a five-year battle with dementia.

He was born March 30, 1937 in Minot, N.D., to Ruby and Lorring Johnson. They moved in 1945 to Sweet Home, where he grew up.

Mr. Johnson entered the Air Force in 1955. While on leave he met the love of his life, Joan Brown, at the A&W in Sweet Home. They married Dec.14, 1963 at the Sweet Home United Methodist Church. They traveled together throughout Europe and the United States while he was in the mi...