Richard Joseph Johansen

Richard Joseph Johansen, 81, of Gunnison, passed away on July 14, 2024 at the Mission at Community Living Rehabilitation Center in Centerfield.

 Rick was born on May 30, 1943 in Manti to Vernon Peter and Barbara Clark Johansen. He married Susan Swain and they are the parents of 4 children. They later divorced. Rick then married Andrea Kretchmer on January 24, 2004. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti Temple on July 2, 2005.

 As a child Rick lived with his family in Heber City. He and his family moved to Mt. Pleasant when he was 11 years old. He then attended school in Mt. Pleasant and Moroni. Rick actively worked on the family farm and loved to ride horses.

 Rick graduated from North Sanpete High School in Mt. Pleasant with the class of 1961. In high school he loved shop, kept the band on beat playing the bass drum, and was on the basketball team. After high school, Rick entered National Guard training, and was then in the Army Reserves. He attended Snow College before and after his mission to Montana for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Rick had numerous callings in the church, usually in a missionary capacity. He attended Utah Tech in Provo, studying auto body repair and that became his profession.

 Rick loved to fish, hunt, play the harmonica, artistically carve items out of wood, build tree houses, raise Rex rabbits, garden, and work on their cabin. Rick and Andrea lived in Gunnison, where he did auto body repair and for 20 years raised and sold Dachshund puppies. Rick and Andrea served a mission in Peoria, Illinois and volunteered at the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison.

 Rick is survived by his wife, Andrea; sons, Richard Kurtis (Angela) Johansen, Evan Vernon (Amy) Johansen, Neal Reid Johansen; daughter, Jessica (Randy) Cooper; sisters, Julie (Don) Minton, Becky (David) Livingston. He is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. We truly miss Rick, our loved one and our friend! He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Marjorie and Joan; nephew, Jeremy Dyches.

 Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 26, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. in the Gunnison Stake Center, 80 West Center, Gunnison. There will be a viewing prior to services at the church from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Interment will be in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, 900 South 100 East at 2:00 p.m. Funeral Directors: Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. Online guestbook and condolences at www.maglebymortuary.com