Sgt. Wade B. Johnson
April 11, 2020
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Wade “Wadeo” Bruce Johnson, 80, was born January 21, 1940 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Everett and Edna (Schindler) Johnson. He passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side Saturday, April 11, 2020.
Wade is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Mertze Anderson Johnson; his children, Jaime (John) Caes and Ian (Amy) Johnson; his grandchildren, Matthew Wade Johnson, Maesi, Maddie and John Jr. Caes; his parents-in-law, Sigurd and Ann Anderson; other loving relatives and many special friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Jeffrey Johnson.
Due to public gatherings being limited to 10 people or less, private family services were held with burial at Glendale Cemetery. Friends and family will gather at a later date to celebrate Wade’s life.
The family would like to express their deepest gratitude for the overwhelming love and support to all of those who have reached out during this difficult time. We encourage friends to share their sympathies with Wade’s family using Hamilton’s online condolences at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Dave Brown
04/13/2020
Mertze and family, You will hear this hundreds if times over during the next few days and it won't be anything you don't already know, but Wadeo was truly a great guy. He was a great officer and became one of the legendary Sergeants that the Des Moines Police Department was blessed to have in its ranks.
To me what made Wadeo such a great guy to be around was not just that he was great at his job, but he was just always so laid back -I would even characterize him as being "cool." He took care of the people who worked for him and he garnered the highest respect from all who had the pleasure of working with him. He took the job seriously, but you could always depend on him to give you a laugh when you needed one. You and your family will miss him and all of his retired buddies in blue will miss him too.
Dave Brown (retired DMPD)
Terri & Mike Kruse
04/13/2020
So very sorry to hear of dear Wades passing, Mertze. He was a great man who honorably served our community. My heart goes out to you and your family. May your good memories sustain you all during this difficult time. Hugs & Prayers