{"id":234561,"date":"2026-07-03T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/234561\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T10:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:00:15","slug":"edward-a-johnson-jr-63-of-bethlehem-obituary-brought-to-you-by-heintzelman-funeral-home-saucon-source","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/234561\/","title":{"rendered":"Edward A. Johnson Jr., 63, of Bethlehem (Obituary Brought to You by Heintzelman Funeral Home) \u2013 Saucon Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heintzelmanfh.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"847\" height=\"842\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760648888_604_Screenshot-2025-09-16-133959.png\" alt=\"Heintzelman Funeral Home HFH\" class=\"wp-image-76655\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Edward A. Johnson Jr. (1962 \u2013 2026)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Johnson-Edward-A.-Jr.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-79698\" style=\"width:296px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Edward A. Johnson Jr., 63, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at St. Luke\u2019s Hospice House in Lower Saucon Township, surrounded by the comfort of compassionate care. Born in Allentown on July 17, 1962, Ed was the son of Joan (Lackner) Guth of Emmaus and the late Edward A. Johnson Sr. He spent his career working hard as an industrial laborer. Outside of work, Ed was a man who appreciated life\u2019s simple pleasures. He loved the great outdoors, frequently going camping, and could often be found walking his beloved dogs. An avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles and a true lover of classic rock music, his greatest joy by far was spending precious time with his granddaughters. He will be fondly remembered for his trademark farewell, \u201cSee ya.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SURVIVORS<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is survived and dearly missed by: his mother: Joan Guth of Emmaus; his son: Edward A. Johnson III, and his wife, Sharon; his brother: Jeffrey Johnson of Emmaus; and his two cherished granddaughters who brought immense light to his life. He was predeceased by his sister: Sherry Mellon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SERVICES<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In accordance with Edward\u2019s wishes, services will be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Heintzelman Funeral Home Inc., Hellertown. To share an expression of sympathy or leave a fond memory with the Johnson family, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/heintzelmanfh.tributecenteronline.com\/obituaries\/Edward-A-Johnson?obId=48916578\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heintzelmancares.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Edward A. Johnson Jr. (1962 \u2013 2026) Edward A. Johnson Jr., 63, of Bethlehem, passed away peacefully on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":234562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[153,155,154,101259,2249,204,2252],"class_list":["post-234561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem","tag-bethlehem-headlines","tag-bethlehem-news","tag-edward-a-johnson-jr","tag-heintzelman-funeral-home","tag-hellertown","tag-obituary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}