Harry E. Johnson

Harry Edward Johnson, age 90, of Collinsville, IL, born on May 2, 1934, in Nameoki Township, IL, passed away on Friday, May 10, 2024, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, IL.

Harry enjoyed a lifetime of adventures.  He loved to ride motorcycles, water ski, snow ski, bowl and later, played bingo with Margie.  Harry always wanted to participate in whatever was going on.  He owned the Phillips Gas Station for a time on the corner of 159 and Bethel Road in Caseyville, and he was also a member of District 9 Machinists of IAM & AW most of his life.  He retired from St. Louis Beer Sales in 1996.  After Harry retired, he kept himself busy first at a crane company and then with two different school bus companies, and traveled the United States, Europe, and Asia with Margie. Harry loved the kids, and the kids loved him.  He also was able to move to the Shawnee Forest in Southern Illinois to be close to his brother.  Harry moved back to this area in 2004.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mieko “Amy” Yoneda; his son, Harry E. Johnson, Jr.; his grandson, Anthony “Tony” Bucaro; his parents, Edward Thomas and Faniette, nee Lindsey Johnson; and his siblings, Donald (Edna) Johnson, Mary (Glen) Burgess, Evelyn “Babe” Kimberlin; Billy Johnson, and Patty Johnson.

Harry is survived by his wife of 37 years, Marjorie Johnson, nee Bovinette; his daughter, Lucy (Ronald) Thompson; his step-children; Nancy (John) Starr, Chuck (Bonnie) Lee, Cathy (Danny) Dervalis, Bo Lee, and Susie (Pete) Edgecomb; his daughter-in-law, Dianne Johnson; his brothers and sisters-in-law, Everette Bovinette, Charlotte Foutch, Kay Houston, and Roland Green; 14 grandchildren, Jennifer (Christian) Hanrath-Balaco, Kelly (Brandon) Balaco-Reeder, Alyssa Johnson, Taryn Johnson, Eddie (Jennifer) Starr, Steven Starr, Bill Franke, Jeree (Kevin) Bronnbauer, Dani (Pat) Jaeger, Nick Aday, Bobby Lee, Jacob (Missy) Dervalis, Stephen Edgecomb and Emily Edgecomb; and many loving great-grandchildren. Harry is also survived by many nieces and nephews. 

In lieu of flowers, donations are preferred to the Collinsville Food Pantry.

Join us on Sunday, May 19, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to remember Harry, at the Collinsville Senior Citizens Center, 420 E. Main St., Collinsville, IL.  Please bring a memory or a picture of Harry as we warmly remember him.   

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