Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Johnston, Albert L. August 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Albert L. Johnston
Services: Thurs., Aug. 26, 2004, 11 a.m.

Albert L. Johnston, 76, a longtime Cuyama Valley, CA resident, passed away 
while visiting his daughter and son-in-law, in Dillon, MT. 

Albert was born at the Johnston Ranch in the Cuyama Valley on August 28, 1927 
to Lillie (Anderson) and Eugene Lamar Johnston Sr. He attended one room 
schools and was home schooled by his mother in the Valley and graduated from 
Maricopa High School in 1945.

Albert left for active service in the Navy in 1945 and later attended Cal 
Poly, receiving a Bachelors Degree in Crop Science. He reenlisted in the Army, 
and attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Belvoir, VA and served in Korea 
at the end of the conflict. In 1953 he married Lorraine Gerlich from Santa 
Maria and they had one child, Patti. Lorraine passed away in the Fall of 1972 
and he married Jerri Bowen in 1974, Jerri passed away three years later.

During Alberts life he was a wheat farmer, State Brand Inspector and served as 
an agricultural inspector for the State of California for many years. He 
retired in 1996.

Alberts interests included helping ranchers in the Cuyama Valley along with 
hunting and fishing. He was a member of the Santa Maria Elks Lodge #1538, Taft 
Sportsman Club, and the Cuyama Valley Exchange for over 50 years.

Albert is survived by his daughter, Patti Johnston and her husband, Tom Osen 
of Dillon, MT; brother, William P. Johnston and his wife, Alice of Reno, NV; 
Alberts companion, Pat Swan of New Cuyama, CA and her family; Ray and Terri 
Swan, Val and Tim Crabb and their families; nieces and nephews, Judith, Emery 
and Kelly, JoAnna, Gary, Janet, Lance and Tammy, and Trystin Johnston; 
caregivers, Frank and Laura Studer. Albert was preceded in death by his 
parents and his wives, Lorraine and Jerri; brother, Lamar Johnston; and sister-
in-law, Isabelle Johnston.

Memorial service will be Thursday, August 26, 2004, 11:00 a.m., at Santa Maria 
Elks Lodge #1538.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Cuyama Valley Scholarship 
Foundation, in the care of Cuyama Valley Exchange club, P.O. Box 138, New 
Cuyama, CA 93254, or to a charity of your choice. Arrangements are in the care 
of Magner-Maloney Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Santa Maria, CA. 


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