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[ In Memoriam ]

H. Stanley Johnson
1926 – 2024
Herbert Stanley (Stan) Johnson passed away
peacefully in his sleep on Friday, November
29, 2024, at the age of 98. Born in Low Fell,
Gateshead, England, Stan immigrated to the
United States at the age of 9 with his sister Joan
and their parents, George Herbert and Edith
(Hutchinson) Johnson.
In high school, Stan was an active member
of the aeronautical club. After graduating, he
briefly worked as an office boy at a Manhattan
law firm. In 1944, he volunteered for the Royal
Air Force and was sent to Canada for training, where he trained as a
radio operator on a bomber. After the war, Stan worked as a Steward
for Eastern Airlines and as a bank teller.
When his family moved to Pleasantville, New York, Stan took a
position at Chas. H. Sells, a land surveying and engineering firm.
He eventually became a licensed land surveyor. In 1978, he opened
H. Stanley Johnson, Land Surveyors, in Mt. Kisco, New York, and
successfully ran the firm with his two sons, Robert and Stephen, until
his retirement to Cape Cod in 1994.
It was in Pleasantville that Stan met the girl next door, Margaret
(Peg) Finnerty, who would become his loving wife of 62 years. Peg
predeceased Stan in 2011.
Stan was an avid tennis player, nature and landscape photographer,
and world traveler. His photographs were published in Vermont Life
magazine and other publications. Some of his work even appeared on
placemats at local diners and in jigsaw puzzles.
After Peg’s passing, Stan met and married his second wife, Nancy
Rust, who predeceased him in 2023.
Stan is survived by his four children, Robert Johnson (Linda), Susan
Naspo (Eugene), Stephen Johnson (Virginia), and Mary Blanchette
(David). Nine grandchildren, Jason, Patrick, Colin, Alex, Timothy,
Genevieve, Stephen, Sophie, and Ruby. Two great grandchildren
Emmett and Vera.
A memorial gathering was held at Clark Associates Funeral Home,
in Katonah, NY on Thursday, December 12, 2024. In lieu of flowers
please make donations to either: VNA of Cape Cod Hospice, giving@
capecodhealth.org 508-862-5600; or RVNA Health, rvnahealth.org
203-438-5555.

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