Donavon "Don" Johnson, 59, Fertile, MN, formerly Denver, CO, died Thursday, August, 21, 2014, in Fertile, MN.

Donavon Roy Johnson was born February 27, 1955, to Edsel and Iris (Stine) Johnson in Crookston, MN. He attended school in Beltrami and Gary, MN, before graduating from the Fertile-Beltrami High School in 1972. After meeting Vicky Nixon, they married in 1975 at Minneapolis, MN. They moved to Mandan, ND, where Don began working at the Tesoro Oil Refinery, in 1977. He moved to Denver, CO, in 1989, living there until July of 2014. While in Denver, Don worked for John Craighead Company, a manufacture of various leather products. Don was responsible for the maintenance and repair of the machinery and sewing machines. Don worked for this company for 23 years, when it closed.

He is survived by his mother, Iris Moen (and special friend Ken Oien), Fertile, MN; son, Andrew Johnson, England; siblings, Deborah (John) Nixon, Bismarck, ND; Edsel (Jackie) Johnson, Red Lake Falls, MN; Joette (Bob) Greiner, South Sioux City, NB; Dana Johnson, St. Cloud, MN, several aunts, cousins,  nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father and grandparents.

Memorial Service: 2:00pm, Wednesday, August 27, 2014, Maple Bay Free Lutheran Church, Maple Bay, MN.


Visitation: One hour before the service at the church.


Burial: Maple Bay Free Cemetery, Maple Bay, MN.