Johnny Rosser
Obituary
Johnny Rosser passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at the age of 81, just one day shy of his 82nd Birthday.
Born on March 29, 1940, in Watsonville, CA to Mary Terkla and John Rosser; he was primarily raised on the family farm by his Aunt Mae and Leon Lazo, affectionately known as Grandpa Boz. He is survived by his children: Yvette Petrowicz of Plumas Lake, CA; Cher Darling of Sacramento, CA; Mae Rosser of Morgan Hill, CA; Rich (Shawnee) Rosser of Roseville, CA; Shawn Rosser of Columbus, IN; 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
Johnny joined the US Navy and served honorably from 1958 to 1962 as a Radioman onboard DD-652, USS Ingersoll, on which he made a WestPac deployment visiting Hawaii and the Philippines among other foreign ports, followed by two years of Naval Reserve duty. After service to his country, he worked for Bucks Gas Service and Grand Auto in Watsonville before moving to Auburn, CA in 1987. There he opened and operated Brakeman's Trains and Hobbies for over 35 years.
He was well known for his hobbies, which included trains, hand-drawings, vintage cars, plus building model cars and planes along with scaled replicas for his train layouts. He was a wonderful father who thoroughly enjoyed spending time with his children, was always silly, and had an amazingly engaging and endearing personality. He treated everyone like family, was a great storyteller; truly loved and well respected by all he met.
Funeral arrangements are being made. If interested in attending, please contact us at
JohnnyRosser4Ever@gmail.com and we will provide details.
Published in The Pajaronian · April 29, 2022