Edwin Peter Johnson Jr.
Obituary
Edwin Peter Johnson, Jr. was born on November 30, 1933 to Edwin Peter Johnson and Meta L. Johnson in San Jose, CA. Ed graduated from Live Oak High School. He joined the army and was a member of the Singal Corp during the Korean conflict. He later went to the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, and U.C. Medical Eye Inoculation school. Ed was an owner-director of Johnson Funeral Home until 1985. After selling the business Ed became a real estate agent.
Because Ed was always involved in the Morgan Hill Community, he was made Citizen of the Year in 1978. Ed was on the Morgan Hill City Council for ten years. He also instructed citizenship for the Boy Scouts for their Eagle ranking, sponsored the Magic Ship of Christmas, the Wheeler Hospital expansion, and Wheeler Hospital Foundation. After Ed moved to Hollister he served as a member of the Hollister City Council.
Edwin was the past president of the following clubs. Morgan Hill Rotary, Santa Clara County Funeral Director Association, Ducks Unlimited, United Presbyterian Church Clipper Club, Hollister Airmen's Association, CA Rifle and Pistol Assoc, and a proud member of the NRA. Ed was also a sixty-year member of the MH Masonic Lodge, and active in several organizations while living in Sonora. Ed is survived by the love of his life, Sandra Johnson of 34 years, his daughter Judy Johnson Guardino and Christie Gamble (Mark), his stepchildren Bob (Chris), Jim, and Ed (Lea) Valenti, five grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, four step-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his sisters Dorothy Corbin (Dave) and Bonnie Simonsen (Harry).
Donations may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Children or your favorite charity.
Friends and family are invited to attend the funeral services at Lima, Campagna, Johnson Funeral Home, 17720 Monterey Rd. MH on Monday, June 7th at 11 AM, and Visitation on Sunday evening, June 6th from 5-7 PM. Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery MH, immediately following the service with Military Honors.
Published in Morgan Hill Times · June 3, 2021