Harold Johnson

Harold R. Johnson, 78, of Saint Thomas, PA, passed away to be with the Lord on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015 at the Menno Haven Nursing Facility of Chambersburg. Born at home on February 6, 1937 in Richmond Furnace, Metal Township, PA, he was a son of the late Earl W. and Hazel (Wolff) Johnson. A 1954 graduate of Metal Township High School, he was employed by the State of Pennsylvania at Shippensburg University and retired as the supervisor of the campus Steam Plant while also managing activities on the family’s farm in Richmond Furnace. Harold pursued a lifelong hobby collecting and restoring antique tractors. At one point, he owned over forty (40) tractors which were each restored to historical specifications and were fully operational. He enjoyed driving his tractors in many local parades and displaying them at seasonal fairs in rural Pennsylvania. He also was a Phillies baseball fan and traveled with his wife many times to Philadelphia for home games. Harold also enjoyed a lifelong avocation as an avid hunter. He and his wife, Thelma M. (Stewart), were looking forward to celebrating their thirty-ninth (39th) wedding anniversary this month. They were long time members of the Saint Thomas United Methodist Church and had recently also attended the Lemasters United Methodist Church. Harold was a loving and dedicated husband, son, brother and uncle.

In addition to his wife Thelma, he is survived by four siblings: sisters Mabel Higgins (Karl) and Patricia Myers (Lauren); brothers Robert Johnson (Sue) and Gerald Johnson (Dorcas), sister-in-law Betty Johnson and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Harold was preceded in death by a brother Carl Johnson and a sister Dorothy (Mellott) and brother-in-law Roy Mellott.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 am on Friday, April 10, 2015 in the Chapel of Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home, 333 Falling Spring Road, Chambersburg, PA. Harold’s nephew, Rev. Adam Leeper, will officiate the service. Interment will follow at Norland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm on Thursday, April 9th and from 10:30 to 11:30 am on Friday, April 10th at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: National Parkinson Foundation, Gift Processing Center, PO Box 5018, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5018 or at http://www.parkinson.org.