Lloyd T. "Jack" Johnson

A celebration of life memorial service for Lloyd T. "Jack" Johnson will be held on Friday, January 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the Holdrege Memorial Homes chapel in Holdrege, Nebraska, with Chaplain Kathy Doiel officiating. Private family inurnment will be held in the Oxford Cemetery at Oxford, Nebraska, following the service.

Lloyd Tanner "Jack" Johnson, 99 years of age, of Holdrege, passed away on December 22, 2024, at Holdrege Memorial Homes in Holdrege. Lloyd was born in Mascot, Nebraska on September 3, 1925, the oldest of four children born to Lloyd and Ethel (Tanner) Johnson. He received his education from Mascot Public School in Mascot, graduating with the class of 1943.

Lloyd enlisted in the United States Army in September 1945. He served with the Occupation Force in Japan and was discharged with the 519 Military Battalion Police in March of 1947.

On July 30, 1948, Lloyd was united in marriage to Merideth Laue at Oconto, Nebraska, and to this union, three children were born:  Robert, Sandra, and Julie. The family made their home in Holdrege, where Lloyd worked as a farm laborer, and from 1964 to 1988 he worked for the United States Postal Service.

Lloyd was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Holdrege, and in his spare time, he enjoyed gardening and woodworking.

Lloyd was preceded in death by his wife; his parents; his son, Robert Johnson and his wife, Guia;  one son-in-law, Paul Beckler; two sisters: Marjorie Williams and her husband, Earl; Ella Mae Isaacson and her husband, Dale; four sisters-in-law:  Rosella Laue; Dorothy Hoffman and her husband, Dick; Alberta Reinhardt and her husband, Kenneth; and Betty Woodcock and her husband, Raymond; and two brothers-in-law: Victor Laue; and Donald Laue.

Lloyd is survived by his two daughters: Sandra Beckler of Grass Range, Montana; and Julie McKown and her husband, Alan of Marietta, Georgia; five grandchildren: Jeff Beckler and his wife, Janica of Grass Range; Melissa Conley and her husband, Sean of Wichita; Emily Fernandez and her husband, Jorge of Wichita, Kansas; and Dorie McKown and Tanner McKown both of Marietta; three great-grandchildren: Isabella Fernandez; Rafael Fernandez; and Steven Halvorson; one brother, Gary Johnson and his wife, Rose of Lincoln, Nebraska; one sister-in-law, Millie Laue of Rapid City, South Dakota; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

There will be no visitation or memorial book signing. The family is honoring Lloyd's wish for cremation.

A memorial has been established in Lloyd's honor, and kindly suggested to the Holdrege Memorial Home's Foundation at 1320 11th Ave, Holdrege, NE 68949.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home in Holdrege is in charge of the arrangements.