RICHARD LEE "Rick" JOHNSON,
age 58, of 521 Wood Road, Freeville, NY died Monday, November 28th, 2005 at his residence. Rick was born in Montrose, PA a son of the late Claire and Erma Stanford Johnson. As a teenager Rick moved to Maryland where he was graduated from High School. After moving to the Ithaca area he was married to the former Janet Crockford on September 17, 1987 at Enfield. He was employed for 21 years at Wilcox Press where he was a first pressman. He loved
wood working, hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his loving wife, Janet Johnson of Freeville; his children, Jerry (Donna) Johnson of Churchill, MD, Eric (Lee) Johnson of Millington, MD, Stacy (Jamie) Ayres of Freeville, Greg (Robin) Bennett of Greencastle, IN and Sheila (James) Hazelgrove of New Port News, VA; his sister, Dale (Roy) Hicks of Easton, MD; a brother, Gary (Bonnie) Johnson of Friendsville, PA; his mother-in-law, Betty Crockford of Enfield; eleven grandchildren; nieces; nephews and cousins and many extended family members.
Memorial services will be held at 2 PM Friday, December 2, 2005 at the Perkins Funeral Home, 55 West Main St., Dryden, NY. Rev. Dale Austin will officiate. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. There are no prior calling hours. Friends are encouraged to
make a memorial gift, in lieu of flowers, and in Rick’s name, to the Bob Crockford Scholarship Fund, c/o Tompkins Trust Company, P.O. Box
460, Ithaca, NY 14851.
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