Walter G. Johnson

WALLINGFORD - Walter G. Johnson, 88, of Wallingford, died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 at Masonicare of Wallingford. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy Darrow Johnson for 66 years.

Born in Deep River, Nov. 21, 1925, a son of the late Raymond and Olive Moat Johnson, he was a Wallingford resident for many years. He had been employed by the U.S. Postal Service for 37 years and retired as superintendent of the Yalesville Station in 1987. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and was a Iwo Jima survivor. He was a member of the American Legion Shaw-Sinon Post, the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Wallingford, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, and the Masonic Lodge of Wallingford, and the Connecticut Stripers Club. He was an active member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, in Meriden, serving on the Church Council, the property committee, and as an usher.

Besides his wife, Dorothy, he is survived by his sons, Walter G. Johnson, Jr., of Southbury, and Kenneth A. Johnson, and his partner, James LaRocco, of Bethany; his grandchildren, Douglas A. Johnson, of New York City and Caroline D. Johnson, of Cheshire; his sister, Helen Pzedpelski, of Wallingford; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers, Thomas Johnson and Ronald Johnson.

His family will receive relatives and friends in the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 164 Hanover St., Meriden, Monday, Dec. 16, from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. in the Immanuel Lutheran Church. Interment, with military honors, will be in the In Memoriam Cemetery in Wallingford. Arrangements are under the direction of The Yalesville Funeral Home, 386 Main St., Yalesville section of Wallingford. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to the Immanuel Lutheran Church, 164 Hanover St., Meriden, CT 06451 or to the Masonic Charity Foundation, P.O. Box 70, Wallingford, CT 06492. www.yalesvillefh.com.