Richard Johnson

July 31, 1940 - May 23, 2002

Richard J. Johnson, age 61, of 5435 Button Valley Road, Ashville, died at 4:41 A.M. Tuesday (May 21, 2002) in WCA Hospital. He was born July 31, 1940 in Erie, Pa., son of the late Harry B. Johnson and Gertrude Fisher Johnson. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He had been employed as a machine operator at Automatice Voting Machine Co. before retiring due to ill health in 1975. He attended the Lakewood Baptist Church, and was a member of the Herman Kent Post #777 American Legion, and the Clymer Conservation Club, where he had been a board member and groundskeeper. He was a caring, helpful person who always looked out for others, even strangers. He enjoyed fishing hunting,and fixing things. Survivors: His mother, Gertrude Fisher Johnson Wife - the former Marcia Rasmussen, whom he married Sept. 30, 1961 Sons: Richard J., Rex J., and Randall J. Johnson Daughters: Rhonda J. Blakeslee, Rae-na J. Smith Grandchildren: Kimmberly E., Katie L., Kayla, Joshua, Meranda and Ronald Johnson; Carrie Mae, and Ashley Lynn Blakeslee; Mercedes M. and Morgan M. Smith; Alex Nuse Great Grandson: Jerimiah Snow Brothers: Russel G., Stanley B., Eugene M. Johnson Sisters: Arloween Parson, Dorothy Kelly, Shirley Hoosier, Joyce Lynch. Preceded in death by his father; a son, Ronald J. Johnson, a granddaughter, Michelle L. Blakeslee, and 2 brothers: John M. and Paul Johnson Rev. Daniel Rumfelt will officiate at the service. Burial will follow in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Memorials: Panama or Ashville Volunteer Fire Dept.