Robert "Bob" and Elizabeth "Betty" Johanson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Johanson passed away unexpectedly on February 13, 2021, due to a splenic abscess, at Huntington Hospital with her daughter, Jessica, and husband, Robert, by her side. She was 76 years old. She was survived by her husband Robert Johanson, daughter Jessica, daughter-in-law Crystal Myers, grandsons Joel and Shane Myers-Johanson, mother-in-law Ethel Czerwinski, and siblings Marie Loesch, Anthony Ferruzzi, Joan (Pete) Valenti, and Joe (Linda) Ferruzzi. She was predeceased by her parents Michael and Dorothy (Guire) Ferruzzi, brothers Albert and Michael Ferruzzi, sister-in-law Diane Ferruzzi, sister-in-law Sally Ferruzzi and brother-in-law Bruce Loesch. Betty was born in 1944 to Dorothy and Michael Ferruzzi, the middle child of seven, in the Bronx, New York. She graduated from John Glenn High school in Elwood, New York. After high school she went to work for Security National Bank. She met Robert (Bob) Johanson and in 1975 they were married. After having their daughter, Jessica, she left the bank to focus on being a homemaker and mother. Betty and Bob spent the majority of their 45+ years together in Huntington Station, New York. Betty was known for her sense of style, even earning the title of “best dressed’ in her senior year of high school. She had a quirky personality and enjoyed being goofy with her grandsons, especially bumping into things just to get a laugh out of them. If she liked a song she would play it on repeat till she knew every word. She preferred her wardrobe black, her coffee decaf and often times could be found at the Station Coffee shop in Huntington having some with egg whites and toast. Services for Betty were delayed due to both the pandemic and Robert’s cancer diagnosis. Robert (Bob) Erick Johanson passed away on April 12, 2022 in Charlottesville, Virginia after a painful battle with cancer. He was 74 years old. He is survived by his mother Ethel Czerwinski (Miller), his daughter Jessica, daughter in-law Crystal Myers, grandsons Joel and Shane Myers-Johanson, Aunt Clara Millar, cousins Karen Cummins, Patty (John) Twigg, Kathy Brown, and Billy Lane, brothers-in-law Anthony and Joe (Linda) Ferruzzi, sisters-in-law Marie Loesch and Joan (Pete) Valenti. He is predeceased by his wife of 45 years Elizabeth (Betty) Johanson, in laws Michael and Dorothy (Guire) Ferruzzi, step father John Steven, uncle Richard Lane, cousin Richie Lane Jr, brothers-in-law Bruce Loesch and Michael Ferruzzi, and sisters-in-law Diane Ferruzzi and Sally Ferruzzi. Bob was born to Bernhard and Ethel in Queens, New York. He grew up and lived the majority of his life in Huntington Station, New York where he attended Walt Whitman High School. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in high school and served his country honorably during the Vietnam War, achieving the rank of Sergeant. Bob met Betty after serving in Vietnam and they married in 1975. Bob worked for Huntington Brake Service for almost 30 years before trying out retirement in Florida for a short time. Not surprisingly, he decided retirement was not for him. He and Betty returned to New York and Bob went to work for We Transport, where he worked for 20 years. Bob was known for his quick wit and sense of humor. He enjoyed telling a willing ear his quips, though most were not meant for young ears or those easily offended. Most of his sage words of wisdom had at least one strategically placed obscenity, to help get the point across. He enjoyed golfing, woodworking and Wild Turkey (101 of course). Bob had only moved to Virginia recently, after the passing of his wife, in order to be closer to family. A joint service will he held for both Robert and Betty Johanson at A.L. Jacobsen Funeral Home on July 23, 2022 with final interment at Huntington Rural Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family asks you to consider a donation in Betty & Bob’s name to Bettys most loved charity, St. Jude Children’s Hospital. http://giftfunds.stjude.org/Johanson