Leon Alvin Johnson

1920 - 2003  (83 years)

• Name	Leon Alvin Johnson
  Born	25 Jan 1920	Long Island, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	24 May 2003	Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA
  Person ID	I1282	A00 Hoar and Horr Families North America
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Lewis Alvin Johnson,   b. May 1892, Long Island, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA ,   d. 20 Feb 1977, Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	Eva Horr,   b. 17 Oct 1893, Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA ,   d. Dec 1985,  (Age 92 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1912	Maine, USA
  Family ID	F13356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita Mae Carr,   b. 6 Apr 1920, Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA ,   d. 8 Sep 1990, Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2009
  Family ID	F541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 24 May 2003 - Portland, Cumberland Co, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [[ Obituary: Union Leader, The (Manchester, NH) - May 26, 2003 Deceased Name: Leon A. Johnson PORTLAND, Maine -- Leon A. Johnson, 83, a resident of Virginia Street, died May 24, 2003, at his home after a long illness. He was born on Long Island on Jan. 25, 1920, a son of Lewis Alvin and Eva May (Horr) Johnson. He attended schools on Long Island and in Portland. Mr. Johnson worked for a brief period of time for the Maine Central Railroad before entering the military. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Navy. Following the war, he worked on Long Island where he worked for the Department of the Navy and also as a lobsterman. Mr. Johnson was rehired for the Maine Central Railroad at age 50, something he was very proud of. He remained there until his retirement in 1982. However retirement did not slow him down. He then worked in maintenance for Coastal Manor in Yarmouth for a few years. His family remembers him as a great provider, a good husband and a loving father who was proud, independent and loved a good joke. He loved his cat "Jack," fishing, spending time with his lifelong friend Harold Brigham and most of all his family. Mr. Johnson was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 832 of South Portland, the Clark Memorial United Methodist Church in Portland and the American Legion of Westbrook. He was predeceased by his wife, Rita (Carr) Johnson, in 1990. The family includes four daughters, "Peachie" (Rita) M. Stevens of Pembroke, Linda A. Neptune of Gorham, Maine, Diane L. Butler and Shirley E. Reichert, both of Portland; a brother, Wesley Johnson of Long Island, Maine; four sisters, Doris Perkins, Ruby Bruns, Joan Rhuda and Jean Tibbetts, all of Portland; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; son-in-laws and numerous nieces and nephews. SERVICES: Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday at Hay & Peabody Funeral Home, 749 Congress St., Portland. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, 15 Pleasant Ave., Portland, with the Rev. David Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Brooklawn Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Maine, 122 State St., Augusta, ME 04330.