The funeral service for Sidney G. Johnson, of Albert Lea, formerly of Rake, Iowa, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 23, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Rake, Iowa. The Rev. Terry Mahnke will officiate. Interment will be in East Cemetery, rural Rake. Military honors will be accorded by Rake area veteran’s organizations.

Friends may visit with family one hour before the service at the church.

Sidney died on Friday, May 20, 2011, at the Albert Lea Medical Center. He was 93.

He was born on a farm near Rake, Iowa, on Feb. 24, 1918, to Gustave and Susan (Ryg) Johnson. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Rake, Iowa, where he was a lifetime member. He graduated from Rake High School.

Sidney served the country in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1945, where he earned a Good Conduct Medal, WWII Victory Medal and a European African Middle East Ribbon with four bronze service stars.

He liked all sports, especially baseball. Sidney enjoyed driving around the countryside with his brother, Herman, at his side, checking out the crops.

Sidney and Herman lived outside of Rake where they farmed. Also, Sidney along with his brother, Odin, ran Johnson Meat Market in Rake.

He is survived by a brother Alanzo “Lonnie” (Betty) Johnson of Albert Lea, a sister Alta Erdahl of Albert Lea; nieces and nephews: Larry (Lois) Johnson of Albert Lea, Paul Johnson of Savage, Steve (Becky) Johnson of Albert Lea, Randy (Karen) Erdahl of Chaska, Kevin (Jean) Erdahl of Minneapolis, Susan (Doug) Davis of Lake City, Brian (Karen) Erdahl of Gibsonia, Pa., Allan (Margarete) Erdahl of Irvine, Calif., Shari Erdahl (Chris Mazurek) of Eden Prairie, LouAnn (Peter) Van Gerpen of Garner, Iowa and several great nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers: Odin, Irvin, Russell and Herman, sisters-in-law Lillian Johnson and Jackie Peth, brother-in-law Sidney Erdahl, nephews Craig Erdahl and Ronald Russ, and niece Patricia Eastvold.