Daniel Nicholas Johnson, age 70, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas. He was born on December 19, 1945 in Hutchinson, Minnesota the son of Richard Lafayette and Alice Johanna Jensen Johnson.

He was a member of the Bazine Seventh Day Adventist Church. He enjoyed hunting, playing the saxophone, and raising golden retrievers, but most of all he enjoyed being with people.

He married Elaine Hagelgantz on May 21, 1978 in Peaceful Valley, Colorado. She survives.

Other survivors include his mother, Alice Johnson, and sisters Teresa Ann Johnson-Boiraud and Rita Johnson all of Olympia, Washington. He was preceded in death by his father and brother, Herluf Daryl Johnson.

Funeral Service will be on Sunday, November 20, 2016, 2:00 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, LaCrosse with burial in the Bazine Cemetery. Viewing will be at Fitzgerald Funeral Home on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. with the family present from 5-7 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be given to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency or KZBA 100.1 FM Bazine Christian Radio Association.

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