Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnston, Lawrence J. 2002 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net June 16, 2011, 7:20 pm Ionia Sentinel Standard, 2002 Lawrence J. Johnston, 67, of Ionia passed away Mon., March 4, 2002 at Heartland Health Care Center in Ionia. Mr. Johnston was born June 8, 1934 in Stanton, the son of Raymond Johnston and Beulah (Martin) Johnston. He married Annie A. (Faust) Johnston on Feb. 14, 1953 in Caldwell, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Annie A. Johnston; three daughters, Joyce (Perry) Miller of Fenwick, Darlene (Mark) Esparza of Ionia and Terri (Michael) Stemler of Ionia; one son, Raymond (Cherylann) Johnston of Orleans; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers, William (Helen) Johnston of Blanchard and Walter (Betty) Johnston of Saranac. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Barbara Ann in 1954; and five brothers and sisters. Mr. Johnston has been a longtime resident of Ionia. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean Conflict, a member of the VFW Post 5065 of Sheridan, retired from Oldsmobile in 1994 and attended the Shiloh Community Church. Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday at the Stebbins and Simpson Funeral Home at Sheridan. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Friday at the Stebbins and Simpson Funeral Home at Sheridan with Rev. Kenneth Harger of the Shiloh Community Church officiating. Interment at the McBride Cemetery, McBride. The family suggests memorial considerations to either Heartland Health Care Center of Ionia, or to the Shiloh Community Church, or to Hospice of Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/j/johnston13386nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb