Obituary of Glenn H. Johnson

Glenn H. Johnson Jr., 86, of 152 Aldren Ave Jamestown, formerly of Darwin Drive, Snyder, NY and Connelly Park, Stow, NY died at 6:36 a.m. Monday (June 22, 2009) in the Lutheran Home and Rehabilitation Center. He was born November 5, 1922 in Jamestown the son of Glenn H. and Agnetta Eckman Johnson Sr. Glenn was a 1940 graduate of Jamestown High School and received his BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Buffalo in 1950. A US Army veteran of WWII, he served with the 104th Infantry Division (Timberwolves) in the European Theatre. Glenn worked as an engineer for Buffalo Forge Co in Buffalo for 39 years, retiring in 1990 as Vice President of Sales. Following retirement, he was a consultant for Niagara Blower in Buffalo for 5 years. He was confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Jamestown, and was a member of St. Timothy Lutheran Church in Bemus Point, NY and Ascension Lutheran Church in Snyder, NY. Surviving are his wife, Joyce A. Shanahan Johnson whom he married July 3, 1948; three sons, Curtis M. Johnson of Falconer, NY; Craig M. Johnson of Stow, NY; Colin M. (Lisa) Johnson of Batavia, IL; a daughter, Constance M. Johnson of Boston, MA; and two grandchildren, Matthew G. Johnson and Christine N. Johnson both of Batavia, IL. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Timothy Lutheran Church. The Rev. Daniel S. Rumfelt, Lutheran Social Services Chaplain, will officiate. Burial will be in Lake View Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Lind Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Lutheran Social Services Foundation of Upstate NY Inc., 737 Falconer Street, Jamestown, NY 14701; or St. Timothy Lutheran Church, PO Box 9190, Bemus Point, NY 14712.