David P. Johnson, 81, died at his Oak Park home on July 20, 2017.
Born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 17, 1936 to Helen Arlander and Paul Maurice Johnson, his family lived in Washington, D.C. for a few years then moved to Oak Park.
Mr. Johnson attended both Mann and Beye Elementary Schools, graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School and earned his B.A in Business from Miami University of Ohio.
He worked for Christensen & Olsen Foundry in Chicago until his retirement in the 1990s.
Mr. Johnson was the husband of Madeline “Lynne” Birkelund and the father of Paul Maurice and Brian Daniel. He has a twin sister, Mary, and his siblings, Jeannette Johnson Bowman and Maurice Johnson, preceded him in death.
Interment was at Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery in Northlake. A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Oak Park, 820 Ontario St. on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m.
Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, Oak Park, handled arrangements.