Harold 'Jim' James Johnson

Harold ‘Jim’ Johnson, age 98 of Litchfield, passed away September 13, 2026 at his home in Litchfield, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday September 18, 2026 at the Church of St. Philip in Litchfield. A visitation will be held from 4:00 – 7:00 PM on Thursday, September 17 at Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home in Litchfield, as well as one hour prior to the service at the church. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery in Litchfield. The service will be livestreamed at www.johnsonhagglund.com.

Harold ‘Jim’ James Johnson, the son of Mirrel and Pauline (Hegg) Johnson was born on July 24, 1928 in Minneapolis, MN. He grew up in Manannah and graduated from Litchfield High School in 1946. He was united in marriage to Joan McCandless on August 18, 1951, in New Jersey, two days before entering the US Air Force. He served in Germany for 18 months and finished his active duty in Wichita, Kansas. In 1957, they moved to Litchfield where they raised their three children, Mary, Mark, and Judy. Jim worked in road construction, was airplane mechanic, and a mechanic for Meeker County before he took a job as a mechanic for 3M, where he worked for over 30 years, retiring in 1990. He was a member of the Church of St. Philips. He loved to fish for Walleye, play cribbage and tend to his vegetable garden. He was a talented woodworker and made many wood carvings and intricate structures including vehicles, buildings, cribbage boards and birds.

Jim is survived by his children, Mary (Dale) Piepenburg, Mark (Delaine) Johnson and Judy (Marty) Meyering; grandchildren, Jared (Katie) Piepenburg, Patrick (Rachel) Johnson, Wendy Meyering, Tyna (Mike) Wenisch, Tim (Cait) Meyering, Kaity Johnson and Steffi Meyering; and great-grandchildren, Henrik Piepenburg, Jossilyn Piepenburg, Rhys Wenisch, Annie Johnson, Lorelei Meyering and Lincoln Meyering.

He was preceded in death by his parents Mirrel and Pauline; and his wife Joan.

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