Myron Leroy was born on January 5, 1958, in Williston, ND the son of Eldin and Frances (Thomas) Johnson. He grew up and attended schools in East Fairview. After school Myron started working in the oil field, starting in the worm’s corner and working his way up to driller. Myron started consulting in the oil field and he flew all over the world doing consulting. Then he started doing construction and siding with his uncle. They were working in Utah when he met Patty Elquist and they were married on February 16, 1980, in Elko, NV. To this union they had three children, Brandon, Cory, and Nicole. After the marriage they lived in Morgan, UT until moving to Fairview, MT in November of 1980. In 1982, they moved back to Utah, later returning to Fairview where Myron was working on the oil rigs. Then he started again putting on siding with Dick Moore back in Utah before they moved to Missoula, MT and continued working putting on Siding. From Missoula they moved to Lebanon, OR. The Siding Company Myron was working for went out of business and they moved back to Fairview. Myron and Patty divorced in March of 1988. Myron married Doris Freeman.
He enjoyed fishing, his Monte Carlo (his vehicle of choice) and riding his TT500 Yamaha dirt bike. Myron would do long wheelies and would out run the cops on the TT500.
Myron passed away on Saturday, November 20, 2021, at his home in Fairview, MT.
Surviving him are: sons, Brandon (Tena) Johnson and Cory (Shila) Johnson; daughter, Nicole Johnson; his mother, Frances Falkenhagen; his father, Eldin (Marilyn) Johnson; his grandchildren, Carter, Emily, Kaylee, Kayden, Taylor, and Corbin; brothers, Kirk (Anita) Johnson and Scott Johnson; sisters, Patty (Cal) Faiman and Kim (John) Falkenhagen; step brothers, Phil Weiser and Michael “Mick” Weiser; step sister, Mary Harris; and special friend, Bri.
He was preceded in death by: Grandpa Kenny Thomas; Grandma Ella Thomas; Grandpa Alvin Johnson; Grandma Marietta Johnson; aunts, Joanie Sivertson, Loretta Thompson, Sharon Turnquist, and Arlene Johnson; uncles, Mervin Johnson and Duane Schatz; step-father, Larry Falkenhagen; step brother, David Weiser.