Josiah Todd Johnson
July 19, 1977 — October 17, 2023
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Josiah Johnson, 46, passed away on October 17, 2023 in Altoona, Iowa. He was born on July 19, 1977 to Brenda Johnson (Nichols).
Josiah graduated with the class of 1996 from Southeast Polk High School. He served in the Marine Corps. Josiah was employed as a plumber for the Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 33. He loved to go fishing and turkey hunting with his friends. Josiah was a huge fan of the American rock band, Phish and toured the United States just to go watch them.
Josiah is survived by his mother, Brenda; aunts, Connie Jo Nichols, Connie (John Ulrey) Johnson and Mary (Gene) Miller all of Newton, Iowa; uncle, Joey (Teresa Birkenholtz) Nichols of Monroe, Iowa, along with many cousins and friends.
Family will greet guests on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 from 5:00 -7:00 p.m., at Hamilton’s Funeral Home in Altoona, IA. Funeral services will be on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., at the funeral home. Burial with Military Honors will take place at Altoona Cemetery in Altoona, Iowa.
Memorial contributions may be made to Brenda Johnson in memory of Josiah.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Randy L Johnson
10/25/2023
He is family. I know just about everything there was to know about him. When we were kids I called him Jose because I couldn't spell Josiah. His favorite baseball player while collecting baseball cards was Jose Canseco back in the early 80's. For many years we all called him that. As he got older and he made his own way his friends called him Joe. In our family he was the only boy my age so we spent as much time together as we could. If I had a skate board, he had a skate board. If he had an RC car, I had an RC car. Many times I would give his mom a heart attack picking up Jose (who was much larger than myself as a kid) and tossing him as we played and wrestled. We would tag team at every holiday or family event to harass the younger cousins and nieces. Often finding ourselves in the clutches of an Aunt or Uncle for some good old family WWE wrestling matches when we were younger. He was good at anything he put his mind too and his friends fellow military buddies knew they could always look to him for a smile and a hand at anything. Life pulled me away from seeing Jose as much as I would have liked as we got older, only seeing him on rare family occasion or holidays. Either way he was the closest thing I had to a brother. He will be missed and I certainly wished my wife would have had her chance to go ice fishing with him but we never know how much time we have with each other. Take care buddy!
Harriett Colton
10/22/2023
I am so sorry for your lost , my prayers are with you .