Gerald Johnson Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 26, 2025, at the age of 88, Gerald Johnson of Decorah, Iowa passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Ernest Clifford and Stella Mae Johnson (Newhouse); his grandparents, Albert, Myrtle Newhouse (Casterton), Anna Johnson (Kolseth) and John; his brother James Johnson; his in-laws, Viola and Clair Palmer; and his siblings-in-law, Jan Johnson, Lois, Richard Matter, Diane Palmer, Sharon, Roman Hageman, Daryl Palmer and David Palmer.

He is survived by: his wife Linda Spry (Palmer); his stepdaughter Jennifer Spry-Knutson (Tony Edwards); his stepgrandchildren, Kaylee Miller (Javonte) and Kole Knutson; his stepson Christopher Spry (Kari Mensink); his children, Codey Hayek (Brittany), Cavan Spry, Dylan Spry and Teigan Spry; his sister Myrna McNatt (Dobbin) of Madison, WI.; and his siblings-in-law, Mary Ellen Farley (Paul), Dorothy Palmer, James Palmer (Alice), Harlan Palmer and Kevin Palmer (Shirley Phinney). He is also survived by 4 great-grandchildren.