Cornelius Johanson died peacefully at home on Dec. 1, 2015. Cornelius, 86, died of complications from lung cancer.
Cornelius was born in Manhattan, NYC, on July 18, 1929, and lived in the Bronx with his wife, Ruth, 81, and his children, Neal, Karen, and Susan, prior to their moving to Hackettstown more than 50 yrs. ago. Cornelius served in the U. S. army during the Korean War and was a corporal in an artillery battalion. Cornelius graduated from the City University of New York, and for many years he was employed as an accountant at Bell Laboratories in Whippany. He also worked for the NJ State Department of Labor. He was a commander of the Hackettstown chapter of the Veterans of Foreign War, he was a member of the Joyce Kilmer Council of the Knights of Columbus, and was a founding member of the Council’s bowling team. Cornelius was a member of St. Mary’s parish, he was an avid golfer, and he enjoyed working in his yard.
Cornelius will be remembered most fondly as a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. .
Cornelius is predeceased by his daughter, Karen, who died last Nov., also from cancer. He is survived by his wife, Ruth, his son, Neal, his daughter, Susan Egan, his sister in law, Jane, and also by his son-in-law, Steve, and his grandsons Steven and Kyle.
Visitation will be held at the Cochran Funeral Home, 905 High Street, Hackettstown, NJ 07840 on Friday, December 4, 2015 from 4-8 pm.
A funeral mass for Cornelius will be held at St. Mary’s RC church on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at 11 am with Father David Pekola officiating.