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The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., June 9, 1966, page 8
"Trout Lake"

The Valley was saddened by the death of Merle Johnson on Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Mike McKinney, Kyle and Sylvia Johnson of Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pollack and boys of Ruby, Alaska, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Johnson of Renton, were all able to come up. Mrs. Johnson's 2 sisters and a brother-in-law of South Dakota will be coming on Monday and her brother will arrive by plane Monday evening to be here Tuesday for the funeral.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., June 9, 1966, page 4

RITES HELD FOR MERLE JOHNSON, TROUT LAKE PM

Funeral services for Merle Robert Johnson, 61, postmaster of Trout Lake, were held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 7 at the Trout Lake Presbyterian church of which he was a member.
Gardners were in charge of arrangements. The Rev. Richard E. Johnson, chaplain of Emanuel Hospital, Portland, Ore. officiated. Burial was in Trout Lake Cemetery.
Bearers were Lawrence McCuistion, Arthur Jones, Edgar Knoll, Roger Stamy, Charles Brown and Raymond Cole. Mr. Johnson was born Jan. 15, 1905 in Denver, Colo. and died Saturday, June 4 in Portland, Ore. He was a member and present Master of the Trout Lake Grange.
He is survived by his widow Dora E. (nee Callison) whom he married at Farmingdale, S.D. on Feb. 17, 1934.
One child, Virginia, died in infancy but four are living. Mrs. Julia McKinney of Seattle, Mrs. Elaine Pollack of Cantwell, Alaska; Sylvia and Kyle Johnson, both students at the University of Washington. Also a brother, Carl W. Johnson of Renton and four grandchildren.

The Mt. Adams Sun, Bingen, WA., June 9, 1966, page 2
"Trout Lake News"

Trout Lake was saddened Saturday by the passing of Merle Johnson. He had not been well for some time, but it did not seem so serious and he had been in the port office doing his work every day up to this week. A week ago Sunday he was taken to the hospital at Hood River, then later to the Emanuel Hospital in Portland. Fortunately their children all came during the week and were able to talk to their father. Kyle Johnson and Sylvia, the youngest daughter came from Seattle where both attend the U of W; also Mr. and Mrs. Mike McKinney from Seattle, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pollack flew from Cantwell, Alaska where he teaches school. Elaine Pollack will be able to stay with her mother for part of the summer. Two sisters of Mrs. Johnson and a brother came from South Dakota Monday. The valley will miss Mr. Johnson in many ways. They have been constant workers in the Presbyterian Church since first coming to the valley. Merle is postmaster at Trout Lake and also Master of the Trout Lake Grange. Funeral Services were held Tuesday morning in the Presbyterian church.