Donald C. Johnson
– March 1, 2023
Donald C. Johnson (Buzz), 92, a resident of Sun City Center, Florida, passed away peacefully at home on March 01, 2023.
Don was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minn., and graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis. He also attended Dunwoody Industrial Institute, receiving a degree in engineering and was also an instructor at Dunwoody. He began working in engineering at Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company in April 1954. Don was also employed by Amoco Engineered Plastics Company in Denver, as a sales engineer and also Juno Inc. in Plymouth, Minn.
Don met his wife, Constance (Connie) Wold, at Honeywell, and they were married in 1956 at The Little Brown Church in the Vale in Northern Iowa. He retired in 1997, and they moved to Sun City Center and bought a house on the Caloosa Greens Golf Course.
Don is survived by his wife of 66 years, Connie; and by his daughters, Susan (Harlan) Cosner, Lisa (David) Ehlers, Caroline (Larry) Nyberg; and son, Donnie Jr. (Jean) Johnson; four grandchildren, A.J. Gladieux, Tyler Nyberg, Dylan Nyberg, Allison Jack; and great-grandson, Lincoln Gladieux.
After moving to SCC, Don enjoyed line dancing, bridge groups with friends, Oldies and Goodies Dance Club, the SCC Shriners Club and the Elks Club in Ruskin. He was a member of the neighborhood golf club at Sandpiper and for several years was a member of Caloosa Golf and Country Club. On Wednesday afternoons Don and Connie enjoyed music by the Front Porch Pickers at the Rollins theater in SCC.
Don was an Army veteran and will be laid to rest at Sarasota National Cemetery.
He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.
Don was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minn., and graduated from Central High School in Minneapolis. He also attended Dunwoody Industrial Institute, receiving a degree in engineering and was also an instructor at Dunwoody. He began working in engineering at Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Company in April 1954. Don was also employed by Amoco Engineered Plastics Company in Denver, as a sales engineer and also Juno Inc. in Plymouth, Minn.
Don met his wife, Constance (Connie) Wold, at Honeywell, and they were married in 1956 at The Little Brown Church in the Vale in Northern Iowa. He retired in 1997, and they moved to Sun City Center and bought a house on the Caloosa Greens Golf Course.
Don is survived by his wife of 66 years, Connie; and by his daughters, Susan (Harlan) Cosner, Lisa (David) Ehlers, Caroline (Larry) Nyberg; and son, Donnie Jr. (Jean) Johnson; four grandchildren, A.J. Gladieux, Tyler Nyberg, Dylan Nyberg, Allison Jack; and great-grandson, Lincoln Gladieux.
After moving to SCC, Don enjoyed line dancing, bridge groups with friends, Oldies and Goodies Dance Club, the SCC Shriners Club and the Elks Club in Ruskin. He was a member of the neighborhood golf club at Sandpiper and for several years was a member of Caloosa Golf and Country Club. On Wednesday afternoons Don and Connie enjoyed music by the Front Porch Pickers at the Rollins theater in SCC.
Don was an Army veteran and will be laid to rest at Sarasota National Cemetery.
He will be deeply missed by his family and friends.