Kenneth Johnson
August 1, 1928 – January 7, 2021
Kenneth Emerson Johnson, 92, passed away Jan. 7, 2021, in Sun City Center, Florida.
A memorial service will be held privately.
Ken was born on Aug. 1, 1928, in Flint, Mich., to parents Naomi (Westwick) and Edwin Johnson.
He attended Central High School in Flint and graduated from the General Motors Tool and Die apprentice school. He worked as a tool and die maker and union representative at Chevrolet, taking a break to serve as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He also worked as a foreman before retiring from Chevrolet in 1980, after 36 years of service.
He married Ruth Ruppel in 1956. The couple had two daughters, Sally York of Flushing and Susan (Kenneth) Smithson of Fort Myers, Florida; and a grandson, Kenny Paul Smithson.
Ken pursued a second career in photography, winning an award from Kodak. He had a passion for golf, airplanes and hunting. He and Ruth purchased a winter home in Sun City Center and eventually moved there full time.
Ken was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Rodney Pierpoint.
A memorial service will be held privately.
Ken was born on Aug. 1, 1928, in Flint, Mich., to parents Naomi (Westwick) and Edwin Johnson.
He attended Central High School in Flint and graduated from the General Motors Tool and Die apprentice school. He worked as a tool and die maker and union representative at Chevrolet, taking a break to serve as a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He also worked as a foreman before retiring from Chevrolet in 1980, after 36 years of service.
He married Ruth Ruppel in 1956. The couple had two daughters, Sally York of Flushing and Susan (Kenneth) Smithson of Fort Myers, Florida; and a grandson, Kenny Paul Smithson.
Ken pursued a second career in photography, winning an award from Kodak. He had a passion for golf, airplanes and hunting. He and Ruth purchased a winter home in Sun City Center and eventually moved there full time.
Ken was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Rodney Pierpoint.