Richard N. “Rich” Johansen, 80, of Lincoln, passed away December 19, 2019. He was born November 29, 1939 in Friend, NE to Fredrick and Geraldine (Casper) Johansen; there he was raised on a farm and rode a horse to country school each day before graduating from Friend High School in 1957. He married his wife Joanne in 1970.
Rich was a retired salesman for NebCo, later moving to Mesquite, NV in 2002, where he became a realtor. In June 2019 he and Joanne returned to Lincoln to be closer to family. Rich enjoyed competitive skeet shooting as well as swimming and water skiing at the family cabin in Fremont, NE. He was a member of Eastridge Presbyterian Church; Mesquite United Methodist Church; Masonic Lodge #54; Sesostris Temple; Little Cars Unit; Lincoln Gun Club; National Skeet Assoc.; Executive Club; Mesquite Rotary Club.
Family members include his wife Joanne; son, Mike (Debra) Johansen of Yukon, OK; daughter, Nancy (Major) King of Columbia, MO; son, Tom (Tiffani) Johansen of Lincoln; 10 grandchildren; Deven Schernikau, Cody Thompson, Hannah Johansen, Addie Vallier, Kayla King, Julia Trenkle, Logan King, Luke Trenkle, Cody McNeese & Sam Johansen; 4 great grandchildren; Bentley Juranek, Reagan Juranek, Reese Schernikau & Cooper Vallier; brother, David Johansen of York, NE. Preceded in death by parents; his first wife, Kathleen; children, Diane Johansen and Kent Trenkle.