Rose Mary (DiFrancesco) Johnson

Rose Mary (DiFrancesco) Johnson died March 20, 2016. Rose was the daughter of immigrants from Italy. Born in Hartford, Conn. on April 24, 1918, she was raised by her loving parents in New Britain, Conn. She met her future husband, Charles Graham Johnson, before the start of World War II and they corresponded for the duration.

After Graham was released from service, they married in 1946. Their son, Thomas, arrived in 1948 and their daughter, Nancy, came along in 1949. They all lived happily on the second floor at 321 Main St., Portland, Conn. until 1965 when they built a home at 2 Spruce Terrac...