Alfred Johnson

1932 - 2021

KANE - Alfred Leroy Johnson, 88, of Ludlow, passed away Sunday (Jan. 31, 2021) at the Lutheran Home at Kane.
Mr. Johnson was born June 12, 1932, in Kane, a son of Leroy A. and Julia Dickinson Johnson. Mr. Johnson attended school in Ludlow and graduated from Kane High School class of 1950 and attended Upsala College for 1 ½ years before enlisting in the US Army earning the rank of corporal. He was stationed at Camp Roeder in Austria and it was there that he met the love of his life, Theresia Zahler. They would spend the next 52 years together before her passing on June 6, 2007.
Alfred was employed by National Fuel Gas before retiring in 1988. In 1970 he went into partnership with Robert Nelson and started their own natural gas business; Nel-Jo LLC.
Alfred loved the community of Ludlow and proudly represented Ludlow whenever possible. He served as Boy Scout Leader for Troop 50 for 27 years, was a school board director for Kane Area School District for 6 years, and served as one of the founding members of the Ludlow Television Corporation which helped bring cable television to the Ludlow area. He also served as an officer for the Ludlow Water Association and served multiple leadership positions at the Moriah Lutheran Church including board member, Sunday School superintendent and director of the Moriah Cemetery. He worked many years as a volunteer at the Sheffield Food Pantry and was a long-standing member of Ludlow's James Uber American Legion Post 489 where he served as chaplain. Later in life Alfred served as a volunteer and board member at the Lutheran Home at Kane.
Surviving are five children, Barry (Pam) Johnson of Ludlow, Yolanda Johnson of Cape Cod, Mass, Lisa (Thor) Helgason of Newton, Mass., Annette (Peter) Muttel of Topsham, Maine and Heidi (Donnie) Plouse of Covington; nine grandchildren, Elizabeth Johnson, Sarah Johnson Norcott, Allyse Muttel Bray, Alina, Erin and Emily Muttel, Anders and Brandon Helgason and Olive Plouse; two great-grandchildren, Abigal and Elizabeth Bray; and a sister, Delores (Jack) Lee of Youngsville.
Alfred was preceded in death by his parents, wife and son, Alfred J. Johnson.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials if desired may be made to the Lutheran Home at Kane, Moriah Lutheran Church or Wildcat Park.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Ronald McDonald Funeral Home Inc., 103 S. Fraley St. Kane, PA 16735.