James Peter Johnson, 85, passed away on April 8, 2021, at the Hays Medical Center in Hays, Kansas. He was born on October 1, 1935, in Omaha, Nebraska the son of Edwin and Rose (Cutis) Johnson.
Jim and Nadra met in Omaha through mutual friends while she was going to school. They married on October 13, 1957, in Omaha. In 1958, they moved to Utica and started farming with her dad. She survives.
Other survivors include his son, Jeff Johnson and his wife, Ramona, of Utica; his daughter, Diedra "Dee Dee" McCallum and her husband, Mac, of Valley Center; three sisters, Mildred Walenz, Carolyn Jones, both of Omaha, and Marilyn Strickland of St. Cloud, Florida; six grandchildren, J.D. Johnson and his wife, Kayla, Jordan Johnson, Joni Johnson, Reid McCallum, Harmon McCallum, and Kirby McCallum and three great grandchildren, Meredith, Alex, and Sloan.
He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Corinne Morris ad Charlotte Wietzki.
Funeral service will be on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 10:30 AM, at the United Methodist Church, Utica, Kansas. Burial in the Utica Cemetery, Utica, Kansas. Friends may sign the book at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City on Monday, April 12, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be given to the Utica United Methodist Church, or Donor's Choice.