Gerald "Jerry" Johnson, 82, of Mitchell, South Dakota passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls.  Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at Will Funeral Chapel in Mitchell. Memorial Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 15, 2025, at Will Funeral Chapel in Mitchell.  Interment will follow at Graceland Cemetery in Mitchell.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family for future designation to the Mitchell Girls Basketball Program and First Presbyterian Church.

Gerald "Jerry" Johnson, son of Fred and Calla (Huska) Johnson was born April 21, 1943, in Madison, South Dakota.  The family later moved to Fedora where he would graduate with the class of 1961.  He spent two years at Dakota Wesleyan where he excelled at Football and Basketball.  Jerry served in the Army National Guard for six years. He returned to Fedora until 1968 when he moved to Mitchell.  Jerry dedicated 50 years of service as a finish carpenter for Bob Mueller.  You knew that any project he undertook would meet and exceed your expectations for perfection.  Jerry was united in marriage to Diane Gossar on May 3, 1981, in Mitchell.

Jerry has been a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Mitchell.  He has also been a member of the Mitchell Quarterback Club.  In his free time, he enjoyed golfing and tending to the flower garden.  Countless hours were spent cheering on the Kernels Girls Basketball and DWU Tigers.  His booming presence will be missed by many.  There will be a few referees who may be fooled into thinking they called a perfect game without Jerry there to let them know they missed a call or two.

Left to cherish his memory are his step son, Michael (Whitney) Hauge of Dallas, Texas; grandson, Gabe Hauge of Massachusetts; and special friends, Troy and Karla Kokesh of Mitchell.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Calla and beloved wife, Diane in 2014.