Jerry C. Johnson, age 78, of Wheaton, IL, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 14, 2020, surrounded by a couple of his children, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Illinois, ending his long battle with COPD.   Jerry was one of three children born to Crawford and Victoria Johnson.  He was born July 1, 1942 in Highland Park, Michigan.

Jerry served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corp during the Vietnam War.  Following that he lived a quiet life.  He is survived by his loving twin sister (Janet), 9 children (Job, Sarah, Ben, Amy, Deborah, Oriel, Jon, Uriah, Ruth), 23 grandchildren (Gabriella, Abigail, Isaac, Joslynne, Jonathan, Giovanni, Taylor, Jaden, Julian, Emilio, Evangeline, Noah, Analeasa, Isabelle, Lily, Uriah Jr., Naomi, Violet, Lola, Jude, Zoey, Jane, Penny, and 2 great grandchildren (Mason and Adriana).

Family and friends may sign a guest book at hultgrenfh.com. For more information, please call Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668-0027.