Other Events:

• Occupation: inspector for Bird and Son Flooring
• AltBirth: CA 1898, Little River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Census: 16 Apr 1901, Oxford, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Residence: Aft 1925, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Misc: Sep 1988; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren
• Obituary: 6 Sep 1988, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; The Daily Transcript
• Obituary: 8 Sep 1988, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Halifax Chronicle Herald

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NORWOOD – A private service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 7, in the May Funeral Home, 85 Nichols St., Norwood, for Howard A. Johnson, 88, of Norwood, who died Sept. 3, in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Burial will take place at Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton.  Born in Nova Scotia, Mr. Johnson had been a resident of Norwood for 63 years. He worked as an inspector for Bird and Son Flooring Division and was a member of the Orient Lodge A.F. and A.M. in Norwood.  He was the husband of Margaret J. (Forbes) Johnson and the father of Aviard S. Johnson and Donald L. Johnson, both of Norwood. He is survived by eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.  Donations may be made to the Newton Lung Association.

[posted to NSCumber mailing list by Gerry Mattinson 29 Aug 2012, received from Phil Brides]

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JOHNSON, Howard Avard - 88, 19 Hill St., Norwood, Mass., died Saturday in Highland View Regional Hospital, Amherst.  Born in Little River, he was a son of the late Hiram and Mary (McCormick) Johnson.  He had been visiting at his summer cottage in Port Howe.  He is survived by his wife, the former M. Jesse Forbes; two sons, Avard and Donald, both of Norwood.  The body has been transferred to May Funeral Home, Norwood, where a family service will be held.

[posted to NSCumber mailing list by Gerry Mattinson on 29 Aug 2012]

Howard married Margaret Jessie Forbes 24 Dec 1918, Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. Margaret was born CA Nov 1898, Folly Lake, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died 11 Sep 1999; was buried , Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Misc: six grandchildren
• Residence: Little River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Occupation: From 1948 to 1973; assembly plant superintendent at General Motors
• Residence: Sep 1988, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Obituary: 10 Feb 1998, Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; The Daily Transcript

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NORWOOD – Avard S. Johnson died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998 at the Caritas Norwood Hospital.  He was 78.  Previously of Little River, Nova Scotia, Canada, Mr. Johnson was a lifelong resident of Norwood.  Mr. Johnson was an assembly plant superintendent at General Motors for 25 years until his retirement in 1973.  He was a World War II Army veteran.  He was a member of the Orient Lodge A.F. & A.M.; the York Rite Masons in Massachusetts; the DAV, Norwood Post; the American Association of Retired Persons and the Norwood Historical Society.  He leaves his wife, Eleanor E. (Probert) Johnson; his daughters, Karen E. Puglia of East Walpole, Karla C. Daddieco and Marsha C. Johnson, both of South Carolina and Margaret A. Lambert of Norwood; his mother, Margaret J. (Forbes) Johnson of Canada; brother, Donald L. Johnson of Norwood and six grandchildren.  He was the son of the late Howard A. Johnson.  Visiting hours will be Tuesday, Feb. 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the May Funeral Home, 85 Nichols St., Norwood.  A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. at First Congregational Church in Norwood.  Burial will be in Knollwood Memorial Park, Canton.  Donations may be made to First Congregational Memorial Fund, 100 Winter St., Norwood, MA 02602.

[posted to NSCumber mailing list by Gery Mattinson 29 Aug 2012, received from Phil Brides]

Avard — Eleanor E Probert. [Group Sheet]

Karen — ? Puglia. [Group Sheet]

Karla — ? Daddieco. [Group Sheet]

Margaret — ? Lambert. [Group Sheet]