Paul "Bud" Johnson, Jr., age 89, Winner, passed away on March 19, 2017 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Facility in Winner. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 25, 2017at the Christ Lutheran Church in Winner. Burial will follow at Winner City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 PM Friday, March 24, 2017 at Mason Funeral Home in Winner with a Prayer Service starting at 7:00 PM.

Paul "Bud" Johnson, Jr., age 89, Winner, passed away on March 19, 2017 at the Winner Regional Healthcare Facility in Winner. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, March 25, 2017at the Christ Lutheran Church in Winner. Burial will follow at Winner City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6:00-7:00 PM Friday, March 24, 2017 at Mason Funeral Home in Winner with a Prayer Service starting at 7:00 PM

Bud, son of Paul and Irene Johnson, was born on June 7, 1927 in his Grandma McEachrans's house south of Hamill.

He graduated from Winner High School in 1944. He joined the Hamill Lutheran Church as a young man.

In the 1950's, he joined the South Dakota National Guard and served in Alaska as a cook. After the Guards, Bud joined his father on the farm/ranch south of Hamill, where he lived until moving to the Elder Inn in 2015 due to lung cancer.

Bud was an active member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hamill, SD.

Bud was a faithful son, brother, and the adored uncle to numerous nieces and nephews.

Survivors include his sisters Alice Schuette of Rapid City, and Ruby Carlson of Winner; numerous nieces and nephews and their spouses, and great-nephews and great-nieces.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brother-in-laws.