Submitted by: Dan Rich

Lester F. Johnson

May 14, 1905 - Nov. 18, 1998

South Bend Tribune 11/20/1998

Lester F. Johnson, 93, of St. Paul's Retirement Community, died at 2:27 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at St. Paul's. He was born on May 14, 1905, in Lakeville, Ind., to Leona (Logan) and Arthur Johnson, who both preceded him in death. Mr. Johnson was a graduate of South Bend Central High School. On Dec. 28, 1938, in South Bend, Ind., he married Naomi "Peg" Propes, who survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Karen Lynn Corwin of Mishawaka, Ind.; two granddaughters, Kristin Lynn Gring of South Bend and Susan Renee Corwin of Mishawaka; a great-grandson, Mitchell Connor Gring of South Bend; and by a brother, Chester G. Johnson of South Bend. Mr. Johnson was the owner of the former South Bend Lunch Restaurant. He was a member of the First Christian Church, South Bend, where he was a former deacon and chairman of the property committee. He was a member of St. Joseph Lodge No. 45 F & AM, where he served as Tyler for over 50 years; the Scottish Rite Valley of South Bend where he served as member of the Orak Shrine Temple; and the South Bend Shrine Club.