Dr. Robert Klappert Johnson

Dr. Robert Klappert Johnson, 85, of Ft. Myers, Florida, formerly of Edgewood, Kentucky, went to be with the Lord on May 15, 2021. Robert epitomized “God, Family and Country.”  Robert was a founding partner of Northern Kentucky Orthopedic Associates where he was a hand specialist. He was a Colonel in the United States Army. He was Chief Resident at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He was the Chief of Orthopedics at Ireland Army Medical Center in Ft. Knox, Kentucky.  He was on the Board of Directors where he served a pivotal role in building St. Elizabeth South Hospital in Edgewood, Kentucky.  He developed the first hospice service in Northern Kentucky and he initiated the first Emergency Medical Technician and paramedic training in Northern Kentucky. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years, Judith I. Johnson in 2012 and grandson, Nicholas R. Johnson in 2008. He leaves behind their loving children, Robert W. (Marigen) Johnson, Laura A. McGlinchey, Kenneth R. Johnson and Mary G. (David) Remley, grandchildren, John R. McGlinchey, Julia E. McGlinchey, Mary Eliza Abigail Johnson, Raymond Q. Johnson, Lillian G. Johnson, Alyssa L. Johnson, Elizabeth I. Johnson, Cassandra M. Leming and Samantha Leming and his wife of 6 years, Carole L. Johnson and her children Daniel J. (Yenallis) Gray, David C. (Virginia) Gray and Christian D. (Judith) Gray and her grandchildren, Alexander Gray, Andrew Gray, Heidi Gray, and Ellen Gray. Visitation will be held on Friday, May 28, 2021 from 3pm to 7pm at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church with funeral services to follow at 7pm. Burial will be Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 10am at Highland Cemetery in Ft. Mitchell, KY with Military Honors to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 2718 Dixie Highway, Lakeside Park, KY 41017.