Eric Scott Johnson

November 18, 1975 - October 30, 2020

Eric Scott Johnson 44, of Central City, died Friday, October 30th, 2020 as a result of a car accident. Due to Covid-19 precautions, private grave-side services will be held for the family on Wednesday, November 4th, at Riverview Cemetery in Niobrara, with a public Celebration of Life service to be held at a later date. Solt-Wagner Funeral Home in Central City will be assisting the family. Memorials are suggested to the family to be used to help complete his son’s Eagle Scout project in Central City, or to Camp Augustine Scout Camp in Grand Island, NE. Eric was born during a snowstorm on November 18th, 1975 in Lynch, NE to Wilton and Georgia (Scott) Johnson. After living a year in Iowa, his family moved to a farm south of Verdel, NE. In 1988 the Johnson’s moved their house from the farm into Niobrara, NE where Eric went to school until his graduation from Niobrara High School in 1994. Eric had a love for airplanes and flying and dreamed of being a pilot one day. He attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney where he majored in aviation and took private pilot lessons. Eric met his wife, Beth (Rohrer) Johnson, while still in high school and they were married on July 15th, 1995. After college, the couple lived for a year in Hay Springs, NE and then moved to Franklin, NE where they lived for six years. Because of a diagnosis of a degenerative brain disorder, Eric was forced to give up his dream of being a pilot, but he never gave in to his disability. He worked as a CNA during his years living in Franklin and after moving to Central City in 2005, where he also worked at Pizza Hut and the Central City Mall. Eric had a gift for working with people and always had a smile on his face and a friendly greeting for everyone that he met. Eric and Beth were blessed with two sons; David and Paul. Eric was a proud father and loved spending time with his family. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church and frequently attended church, school and 4-H activities. He was a part of the local Cub Scout and Boy Scout committees and spent many summers accompanying his sons and the other scouts to summer camp. Eric was known for being an avid Husker’s fan and also loved attending local high school sporting events. Eric was preceded in death by his grandparents; Cecil and Grace Scott and Vernon and Wilma Johnson. He is survived by his parents, Wilton and Georgia Johnson (Niobrara), his brother Kent Johnson (Yankton), sister Anna (Johnson) Cautrell (Ohio), his wife Beth, and sons David and Paul, as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.