Gary M. Johnson

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Gary M. Johnson

Alton Bay, NH - Gary Johnson, 76, of Alton Bay, NH, formally of Peabody, MA died Saturday, August 31,2013 at Rosewood Nursing & Rehab Center in Peabody, MA.

He was born August 17, 1937 in Clarion, Iowa the son of the late Norman and Marjorie(Lorraine) Johnson.

He was raised and educated in Clarion, Iowa. After graduation he joined the Navy serving during the Korean Conflict aboard the destroyer escort, USS Naifeh. He earned the Good Conduct and China Service Medal.

He worked for the Silver Sands Proving Ground in Alamogordo, New Mexico after serving his duty. He moved to Wakefield, MA with the pending birth of his son, Gary T. Johnson and worked for Avco Systems in Wilmington, MA. He also was employed for many years at the George T. Johnson Company of Burlington, MA. He also was the former owner of the Glass People in North Reading, MA where he was active in the North Reading Rotary Organization and a member of the Good Samaritan Masonic Lodge of Reading, MA.

He loved their cottage at Alton Bay and retired there where he enjoyed entertaining his many friends. He enjoyed football, an avid reader, boating and especially golf. He was a member of the Perry Hollow Golf Club and played as often as possible.

Family members include his wife of 34 years, Susan C. Johnson of Peabody, MA and Alton Bay, his son Gary T. Johnson of Effingham, NH, his sister, Gloria Olson and her husband Dennis of Barnum, MN, his twin brothers, Brian Johnson of Duluth, MN and Bruce Johnson of Oklahoma.

A celebration of his life will be held at Stockbridge Funeral Home, 141 Epping Road, Exeter, NH Saturday, September 14, 2013 at 2 PM. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited and may visit with the family Saturday at 1 PM until the hour of the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Rosewood Nursing & Rehab Center, 22 Johnson St. Peabody, MA 01960 or the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 22718, Oklahoma, OK 73123-1718. Burial will follow in the Union Cemetery, Newton, NH.

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