JOHNSON, Francis George — 89, died November 10, 2009, in QEII Health Sciences Centre. Frank served in the Second World War as a pilot. After the war he resumed working in his trade as a plumber. In 1950 he became Manager of McNally's Plumbing and Heating - a position he held until his retirement in 1980. Upon retirement, he built a retirement home in Mill Cove, Lunenburg Co. where he lived for many happy years with his dearly beloved wife Ruth. While living there, he joined the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires and served as a telephone operator and security officer at CFB Mill Cove. He has resided in Halifax since 1998. He had many interests such as hunting, fishing, competitive skeet and trap shooting, ham radio, restoring British sports cars and golf to name a few. He was very active in several Masonic lodges and as a member of the Shriners of the Philae Temple in Halifax. He was a founding member of the Ad Astra Lodge. In his later years he spent much of his time quietly at home enjoying his family and reading. Frank is survived by his wife, Ruth; sons, Harlie (Betty), Peter (Louise MacNeil) and Wayne McCarron (Bev); daughters, Sandra McKinnon, Nancy (Richard) Hurlburt and Debbie Stuart; 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; sisters, Marie Carter and Joanne Eldershaw. He was predeceased by his first wife, Vi (MacInnis); infant son, Frank Randall; sisters, Marion Hamlin, Marjorie Robertson; grandson, Keith Harlie Johnson, and son-in-law, Jimmy Stuart. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Atlantic Funeral Home, 6552 Bayers Rd., Halifax, where visitation will be held 7-9 p.m. on Friday, November 13. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Trinity Anglican Church, 321 Main Ave., Halifax, officiated by Rev. Carson Baxter. Reception to follow in church hall. Private family interment in Camp Hill Cemetery at a later date. Family flowers only. Donations in memory may be made to the Canadian Diabetes Association or Palliative Care, QEII. On-line condolences may be sent by visiting: www.atlanticfuneralhomes.com