Clifford Paul Johnson was born March 13, 1933 at the home place north of Dunseith, ND to Hans and Cynthia Johnson. He attended schools in Dunseith and Towner, ND, Mayville State Teacher and the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, where he graduated with a Masters Degree in Education. In North Dakota he served as superintendent in Courtenay, Hatton and Linton. Also in Montana in Poplar, and from 1974 to 1991 in Hamilton from 1991 to 1992 at the University of Montana, Missoula where he Taught business administration.
Cliff married Joy ( Babe Nordquist) April 14, 1960 in Dunseith, ND. Cliff retired when he and Joy moved to Flathead Lake, near Elmo, MT in 1992 where they spent their summers, and their winters traveling. In 1997 Cliff was called to serve as superintendent of schools in Noxon, MT until June of 1998 and then into retirerment, again.
Cliff was preceded in death by his father, Hans (1965) his brother Donald and sister-in-law Bernice (1980) of Dunseith, ND, and his mother Cynthia, (1998) of Bottineau, ND. Cliff Is survived by his wife, Joy, his sons Brad (Janet) Watertown, SD and Janets, children, Matt and Jennifer; Gerald LaPush, WA, nephew Dick (Brenda) and children David and Jennifer Johnson, Dunseith, ND; brother-in-law Gary ( Sharlotte, Joy's sister) sons Branden and Jeremie, Schwalk, Hannaford, ND,; and his uncle and aunt, Darrel and Dorothy Fassett, Dunseith, ND; and Gary Beyers, Columbia Falls, MT who Cliff was "Pop", to. To Honor Cliff's wishes there will not be a service in Montana. Internment will be at Little Praire Cemetary, near Dunseith, ND.
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Cliff married Joy ( Babe Nordquist) April 14, 1960 in Dunseith, ND. Cliff retired when he and Joy moved to Flathead Lake, near Elmo, MT in 1992 where they spent their summers, and their winters traveling. In 1997 Cliff was called to serve as superintendent of schools in Noxon, MT until June of 1998 and then into retirerment, again.
Cliff was preceded in death by his father, Hans (1965) his brother Donald and sister-in-law Bernice (1980) of Dunseith, ND, and his mother Cynthia, (1998) of Bottineau, ND. Cliff Is survived by his wife, Joy, his sons Brad (Janet) Watertown, SD and Janets, children, Matt and Jennifer; Gerald LaPush, WA, nephew Dick (Brenda) and children David and Jennifer Johnson, Dunseith, ND; brother-in-law Gary ( Sharlotte, Joy's sister) sons Branden and Jeremie, Schwalk, Hannaford, ND,; and his uncle and aunt, Darrel and Dorothy Fassett, Dunseith, ND; and Gary Beyers, Columbia Falls, MT who Cliff was "Pop", to. To Honor Cliff's wishes there will not be a service in Montana. Internment will be at Little Praire Cemetary, near Dunseith, ND.