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December 14, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 2-4 PM. A funeral services will be held at 4 PM at the funeral home, following the visiting hours.
Hilding R. Johnson, age 93 of Wayne, died peacefully on Saturday, December 14, 2013. He was a resident of Wayne since 1961.
Hilding was born in Halland, Sweden and came to America at the age of 10. He knew not a single word of English and was in awe at his new home. He realized his biggest issue was learning English and within two years he had it down. In a total of eight years he completed the equivalent of twelve years of American schooling and graduated from high school as class valedictorian in 1938. He later graduated from Clarkson College of Technology with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He pursued a career in chemistry and enjoyed a lengthy career with Tenneco Chemical. He retired as Director of Analytical Services. He had been a member of the American Chemical Society throughout his career.
Hilding met his wife Jeanne Colbert at a YMCA where she was having lunch. He struck up a conversation which led to a courtship and finally marriage in 1947. They loved each other very much and did most everything together. They traveled to Florida frequently, where Jeanne would collect seashells on Sanibel Island. Maine was also among their favorite places to visit, beachcombing and taking pictures. Hilding was an avid nature-photographer and was known to take a lot of pictures on their vacations. He had his own dark room for developing and belonged to a local photographers club. He and Jeanne enjoyed fifty seven years together before her passing in 2004.
Hilding is survived by one sister; Lilly Giosi of Riverhead, NY, two nieces: Ruth Johnson of Valhalla, NY, Nancy LaRocco of Mattituck, NY, two nephews: Alfred Giosi of Miller Place, NY and George Giosi of Mastic, NY, three grand-nieces and two grand-nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Stewart Johnson in 1954, sister Karin Johnson in 1994, brother Helge Johnson in 1998, and sister Bertha Johnson in 2007.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the charity of your choice.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 2-4 PM. A funeral services will be held at 4 PM at the funeral home, following the visiting hours.
December 14, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Wednesday, December 18, 2013 from 2-4 PM. A funeral services will be held at 4 PM at the funeral home, following the visiting hours.
Hilding R. Johnson, age 93 of Wayne, died peacefully on Saturday, December 14, 2013. He was a resident of Wayne since 1961.
Hilding was born in Halland, Sweden and came to America at the age of 10. He knew not a single word of English and was in awe at his new home. He realized his biggest issue was learning English and within two years he had it down. In a total of eight years he completed the equivalent of twelve years of American schooling and graduated from high school as class valedictorian in 1938. He later graduated from Clarkson College of Technology with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He pursued a career in chemistry and enjoyed a lengthy career with Tenneco Chemical. He retired as Director of Analytical Services. He had been a member of the American Chemical Society throughout his career.
Hilding met his wife Jeanne Colbert at a YMCA where she was having lunch. He struck up a conversation which led to a courtship and finally marriage in 1947. They loved each other very much and did most everything together. They traveled to Florida frequently, where Jeanne would collect seashells on Sanibel Island. Maine was also among their favorite places to visit, beachcombing and taking pictures. Hilding was an avid nature-photographer and was known to take a lot of pictures on their vacations. He had his own dark room for developing and belonged to a local photographers club. He and Jeanne enjoyed fifty seven years together before her passing in 2004.
Hilding is survived by one sister; Lilly Giosi of Riverhead, NY, two nieces: Ruth Johnson of Valhalla, NY, Nancy LaRocco of Mattituck, NY, two nephews: Alfred Giosi of Miller Place, NY and George Giosi of Mastic, NY, three grand-nieces and two grand-nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Stewart Johnson in 1954, sister Karin Johnson in 1994, brother Helge Johnson in 1998, and sister Bertha Johnson in 2007.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the charity of your choice.
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