California Obituaries
San Bernardino County 

Carl F. Johnson Jr.

Submitted by Peggy Hooper 1 Feb 2008

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"Big Bear Grizzly" Thursday, November 17, 2005 

Carl F. Johnson Jr. 85, passed Oct. 31, 2005, in La Jolla, Calif. Born April 12, 
1920, in Buffalo, New York, Carl was a longtime resident of Big Bear Valley and 
the former owner of the H&R Block franchise here for 20 years before moving to 
Menifee in 1993 with his wife, Jane.

A retired Lt. Col. USAF after 25 years of service in WWII, Korean and the Vietnam 
wars he was then a meteorologist for American Airlines. Carl was a member of the 
Big Bear and Lake Elsinore Elks Lodge and past president of the VFW in Big Bear.

Carl is survived by his four daughters, Nancy Wing of Bethesda, MD, Bonnie Novak 
and Judy Fogg, both of San Diego, and Shannon McElwee of Hemet; son Carl F. 
Johnson, III of Westport, Wash.; sister Ruth Cardon of Laverne; 13 grandchildren 
and 13 great grandchildren. Carl's wife, Jane, preceded him in death in Oct. 1999.

Graveside services were held Nov. 4, 2005, at the Riverside National Cemetery 
with full military honors.