O.Q. Johnson

O.Q. Johnson FARGO, North Dakota -- O.Q. Johnson, 81, of Fargo, North Dakota, died on Thursday, February 2, 2012, at Sanford Health, Fargo. Memorial Service will be 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, 2012, at the First United Methodist Church in Fargo. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, February 10, 2012, at Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home in Fargo. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Hospice of the Red River Valley at 1701 38th St S Suite 101, Fargo, ND, 58103-4499 or First United Methodist Church - 906 1st Ave. S, Fargo, ND 58103. O.Q. "Sonny" Johnson was born on October 23, 1930, in Enid, Oklahoma, to parents O.Q. Johnson, Sr., and Willie Howard Johnson. He grew up in West Liberty, Iowa, where he graduated from high school in 1949. He attended the University of Iowa before enlisting in the U.S. Navy, where he served aboard the U.S. Yosemite, AD-19. After his discharge from the U.S. Navy, he returned to the University of Iowa and received his Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. He married his wife, Marjorie Buckman, in West Liberty, Iowa, on August 10, 1952. They lived in Sioux City, Iowa, where he worked for Texaco Oil Company. ...[more]

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was transferred to Fargo in 1970, retiring in 1981. O.Q. was an active member of the South West Optimist Club in Fargo and a past District Governor of Optimist International. He enjoyed fishing, NDSU Bison football and basketball, and UND hockey, but his greatest joy was his family, especially his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Marjorie Johnson of Fargo; sons, Max Johnson and wife, Kathy, and Phil Johnson, all of Fargo; a brother, Roy Johnson and wife, Joyce, of Laurel, Montana; six grandchildren; his favorite buddy, his dog, King; and many, many friends.