Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnston, Richard L. 1999 ************************************************ 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 August 4, 2011, 11:43 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 11 Mar 1999 Richard L. Johnston, 76, of Weidman, died Wednesday, March 10, 1999, at Ionia County Hospital in Ionia. He was born Nov. 27, 1923, in Michigan, to Raymond and Beulah Johnston. He later married Marian Ilene Colter. She preceded him in death on Oct. 15, 1985. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Betty Dean and Letha Mooney; and his parents. Richard was a self-employed mechanic and enjoyed fishing and working on cars. Survivors include three children, Richard Johnston of Sheridan, Rosemary Warren of Kentucky, and Ronnie Johnston of Grand Rapids; three brothers, Walter of Saranac, Lawrence of Ionia and William of Blanchard; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A funeral services is scheduled for 2 p.m., Friday, March 12, at Helms Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with Pastor Marvin Eldridge officiating. Interment will be in Union Cemetery in Winn. Visitation will be Friday from noon until service time. Helms Funeral Home, 330 S. University Ave., Mt. Pleasant, is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/j/johnston15616nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb