Robert Johnson, Jr.

Robert E. Johnson, Jr., 84, a life long resident of Wakefield died on Sunday, July 6 at Melrose-Wakefield Hospital.

Born in Wakefield on January 30, 1924, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Mary A. (Beane) Johnson.

Mr. Johnson was a graduate of Wakefield High School, Class of 1942. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Mr. Johnson was a longtime member of the Wakefield Police Department and retired in 1973.

Mr. Johnson was the husband of the late Marion A. (Riley). He is survived by his two sons, Jeffrey R. Johnson and his wife Cynthia of Topsfield and Timothy J. Johnson of Newton and his fiancé Ann-Marie Ponze. He is also survived by eight loving grandchildren. Mr. Johnson was predeceased by his daughter Jayne M. Johnson, and his three sisters, Rita Widell, Barbara Gillin, and Lorraine Cerullo.

His funeral will be held from the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Friday at 9:00 AM followed by a funeral mass in St. Joseph Church, 173 Albion St., Wakefield at 10:00 o'clock. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 4 to 8 PM. Interment will be at Forest Glade Cemetery in Wakefield.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Jayne M. Johnson Scholarship Foundation, c/o Wakefield CSF, P.O. Box 321, Wakefield, MA 01880 or the Wakefield Police Officers Relief Assoc., c/o James Moccia, 1 Union St., Wakefield, MA 01880.
Read Robert Johnson, Jr.'s Obituary and Guestbook on www.mcdonaldfs.com.

Visitation

McDonald Funeral Home
19 Yale Ave.
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Thursday, July 10, 2008, 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Service

St. Joseph Church
173 Albion Street
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Friday, July 11, 2008, 10:00 AM

Cemetery

Forest Glade Cemetery
Lowell Street
Wakefield , MA US 01880
Thursday, July 10, 2008, 11:30 AM