Herbert F. Johnson Sr

Herbert F. Johnson Sr
Herbert F. Johnson Sr., 75, of 22 Hillside Place, Bristol, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at his home. He was the husband of Nancy (Beebe) Johnson. Mr. Johnson was born in Meriden April 13, 1933, the son of the late Herbert F. Sr. and Claira (Heldt) Johnson. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Navy. Herbert worked for Pratt & Whitney and Pioneer Steel Ball Co. in Unionville for 12 years before he retired 14 years ago. He was a member of BPOE No. 1010 and the American Legion. Besides his wife of Bristol, Herbert, known to all as Poppy, is survived by a son, Herbert F. Johnson Jr.; his stepson, Patrick Paradis; daughters Iris Long and Jenny Johnson; his stepdaughters, Dorothy Chambers and her husband, Vinny, and Nancy Pokorny and her husband, Ronald; a sister, Bonnie Desaunier and her husband, Art; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 8 Maple St., Terryville, with the Rev. Joel D. Kotila, pastor, officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bristol. Friends may call at Dunn Funeral Home, 191 West St., Bristol, Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bristol Visiting Nurse Association, 20 Malby St., Bristol, CT 06010