Watertown, South Dakota
David G. Johnson
1950 — 2022
David G. Johnson, 71, of Watertown, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at the Estelline Nursing and Care Center. On Saturday, December 16, 1950, at 8:25 in the morning in Watertown, SD, a 9 lb. 3 oz baby boy was born to Glenn and Mary (Kruthoff) Johnson. He later said they knew he would be beloved, so they named him David. Over the next 10 years, little brothers joined David until there were 5 little towheaded boys. These boys along with cousins would go out to Aunt Ella and uncle George's farm when they had big Johnson get togethers. They would explore and play hide and seek in the tree belt, or swing on the hay rope up in the barn, falling in piles of loose hay. When it was time to...