Charles L. Johnson, 79, of Indian Hill Road, Orange and Maplewood at Orange, passed away on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the CT Hospice, Branford. He was the husband of Shirley Ann Muldoon Johnson. Charles was born in New Haven on March 8, 1934; son of the late Edgar and Martha Behrman Johnson; was a manager for Long Island Oyster Farm in New Haven; was a foreman for Beard Concrete Company; was an avid sailor; served on the Board of Schooner, Inc.; was a Justice of the Peace and a volunteer firefighter for the Northford Volunteer Fire Dept. Company #2. Father of Lauren (Timothy) Johnson of Oakland, CA, Charles (Maika) Johnson, Jr. of Guilford and Robert E. Johnson of Lubec, ME. Father-in-law of Maria Johnson of Northford. Grandfather of Kimberly, David, Sandra, Christopher, Evan, Caitlin, Nathan Johnson and Kate Close. Great-Grandfather of Connor and Tripp. Brother of Karen (Tom) Sharp of East Haven and Marta (Joe) Constantino of Montgomery, TX.
His funeral procession will leave the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Avenue, Thursday morning at 10:30. A funeral service will be conducted in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Northford at 11:00. Interment will follow in Northford Cemetery. The visiting hours will be Wednesday from 4 to 7 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the CT Hospice, Inc., 100 Double Beach Rd., Branford, CT 06405 or Schooner, Inc., 60 South Water St., New Haven, CT 06519.