Harold Johnson

2/15/1940 — 7/24/2016

• Service Date: 7/30/2016
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Harold Johnson, 76, of Lewiston, passed away Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Guardian Angel Homes in Lewiston, from complications of Parkinson's disease.

Harold was born Feb. 15, 1940, in Clarkston to Francis and Gladys Johnson. After a short stay in Clarkston, they moved back to Weippe for six years. They then moved to Kooskia along the Middle Fork of the Clearwater River. He attended Kooskia High School, now Clearwater Valley. Harold played basketball and football and participated in track. His passion was riding anything he could catch: horses, mules, cows and pigs.

After graduation, he worked with his dad at Cory Lumber Co., learning all aspects of the sawmill. In 1960, he enlisted in the U.S. Army. While in the Army, he attended lineman school and became an instructor, teaching lineman school for two years in Fort Gordon, Ga. His last year in the Army was spent in Alaska. After the Army, he returned to Kooskia, where he again worked at the Cory sawmill. He also worked for Jim Renshaw packing and guiding elk hunters. From 1964-67, he went to work for the General Telephone Co. in Moscow. In 1967, he moved to Lewiston and went to work for the Clearwater Power Co., retiring in 2002 after 35 years of service. He survived being electrocuted while working for Clearwater Power.

He married Sharon Tribble, which later ended in divorce, and they had one son, Michael. While working at Clearwater Power, he started Lucky Acres fencing, providing portable rodeo arenas all around the Northwest. His favorites were Bill Gates' company picnics at North Bend, Wash., and the Northwest Championship bull riding at the Clark County Fair in Portland, Ore.

He was involved in many activities over the years, including chariot racing, horse racing, team roping, heading and healing, barrels and pole bending. He joined the Nez Perce County Mounted Sheriff's Posse in 1967, serving in many officer capacities and was a lifetime member. He was active in the Kooskia Saddle Club, 49ers Lewis-Clark Saddle Club, and was a lifetime member of the American Quarter Horse Association. When not found at Lucky Acres, he was in the mountains with family, friends and the Nez Perce County Mounted Sheriff's Posse.

While setting up a rodeo in Rosalia, he met Betty Berquist. They later became engaged, but Betty's life was cut short, and she passed away in 2001 from cancer. After retiring, he volunteered anywhere help was needed. He turned over Lucky Acres Fencing to Betty's son, Levi.

Two of his favorite animals were his famous horse, Lucky T Devil, and his faithful companion, his dog, Ginger, who traveled many miles with him.

In addition to his son, Michael; he is survived by two sisters, Lucille (Earl) Pepper and Louise (Phil) Crosby; nieces Ann Marie (her children Dustin, Dalton, Dakota), Crystal (Patrick) and Patty (Tim); nephew Kenny (Michelle); and aunt Dorothy.

Viewing will be from noon to 5 p.m. Friday at Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home, located at 1711 18th St., Lewiston.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens in the Lewiston Orchards, followed by a celebration of life at the Seaport Room at the Red Lion Hotel.

At the family's request, in lieu of flowers, please consider making any contributions to the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Posse.

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Saturday, July 30, 11:00 AM

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Lewis-Clark Memorial Gardens
3521 7th Street
Lewiston, Idaho 83501

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