January 19, 2005

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Publication Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Obituaries

Coffee importer

Edwin Anthony Johnson Jr., who lived in Woodside and Atherton for many years, died January 1 in Carmel following complications from surgery. He was 84.

Mr. Johnson was born in Hollywood and moved with his family to Hillsborough as a youngster. He attended Burlingame High School, where he met his future wife, Asta Beckstrom. They were married in 1943.

Mr. Johnson graduated from Stanford University and served in the South Pacific as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corp during World War II.

After the war, Mr. Johnson ran E.A. Johnson Co., the family coffee- import business founded by his grandfather. He served one term as president of the Pacific Coast Coffee Association.

When living in Woodside, Mr. Johnson regularly attended the Woodside Town Council meetings and helped to organize the Woodside clean-up committee. The Johnsons moved to Carmel from Atherton three years ago.

A member of the Menlo Country Club, he was a golfer in his younger years, enjoyed photography and was a champion domino player. He liked to spend time at the family cabin in the Sierra, say family members.

Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife of 61 years, Asta; three children, Heidi Johnson of San Mateo, Peter Johnson of Belvedere, and Kirk Johnson of Portland; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

A private family service will be held at Christ Episcopal Church in Portola Valley. The family prefers memorials be made to the ALS Research Foundation, 2351 Clay St., #416, San Francisco, CA 94115.

  Patricia Eder

Former Atherton resident

Patricia "Tricia" Ann Allen Eder died at her home in Gilroy on January 4 after a lengthy illness. She was 65.

A native of New Jersey, Ms. Eder lived in Atherton for 30 years before moving to Gilroy 13 years ago.

She is survived by her husband, Fred J. Eder Jr. of Gilroy; daughter Pamela DeVoy of Redwood Shores; son Fred J. Eder III of Menlo Park; brother Harold F. Allen of Topeka, Kansas; sister Dolores Rybinski of South Plainfield, New Jersey; mother-in-law Anna Koschak Eder of Gilroy; and five grandchildren.

A memorial Mass was held January 15 at St. Mary's Church in Gilroy. The family would appreciate donations in her memory to the Hospice of the Valley, Suite 7A, 1150 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose, CA 95128-3509.

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