Obituaries
May 29, 2024

Kenneth Frazier Johnson – Rostraver Township

Kenneth Frazier Johnson
Rostraver Township

Kenneth Frazier Johnson

Kenneth Frazier Johnson, 68, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Born in Liberty Borough on Feb. 25, 1956, he was the son of the late Albert E. and Mary Elizabeth Frazier Johnson. Kenneth was a carpenter with Union Carpenters Local 432 and worked for Giffin Interiors in Bridgeville. He is survived by his wife, Marion J. (Taylor) Johnson; children, Sean (Angelica) Johnson of Smithton, Jackelyn (Shaun) Moran of St. Clairsville, Ohio, and Raymond Carl (Robyn) Pampus of Coleman, Mich.; grandchildren, Melody, Stephen, Kenneth, Josiah, Brooke, Seth, Lauren, Otto, Raymond and Karli; siblings, Albert (Bonnie) Johnson of Maine, Joann (Frank) Guzman of North Carolina, Norma (Dave) Harrison of Florida and Dennis Johnson of Clarksville, Pa.; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Kenneth was preceded in death by his siblings, Richard Johnson, Christine Davis and Mary Louise Conaway. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com.

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