Elmer Franklin Johnston (1904-1982)
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| Elmer Franklin Johnston | |
|---|---|
| Born: | 6 Nov 1904 Readmond Twp., Michigan |
| Died: | 30 Apr 1982 Petoskey, Michigan |
| Father: | Robert Roy Johnston |
| Mother: | Mary Elizabeth Sheffield |
| Siblings: | Anna Johnston Berta I. Johnston Elmer Franklin Johnston Robert Earl Johnston Roy Melvin Johnston Samuel Edwin Johnston Edna May Johnston Marvin J. Johnston Irene E. Johnston |
| Spouse: | Nellie R. Wyland |
| Married: | 27 Nov 1930 Petoskey, Michigan |
| Children: | Mary Johnston Nelda Johnston Juanita Johnston |
[edit] Obituary
Petoskey News-Review, Monday, May 3, 1982:
Funeral services for Elmer F. Johnston, 77, of Harbor Springs, were held today (Monday) at 2 p.m. at the Schiller-Gillian Funeral Chapel. Rev. Edward Warner officiated and burial was in Readmond Township Cemetery.
Mr. Johnston died April 30 at Little Traverse Division of Northern Michigan Hospitals.
He was born Nov. 6, 1904 in Readmond Township and attended the Sogonosh Valley School. He worked on the family farm and later on his own farm all his life.
On Nov. 27, 1930 he married the former Nellie Sheffield in Petoskey. The couple made their home in Readmond Township ever since.
Mr. Johnston is survived by his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Jim (Mary) Lang of Bermerton, Wash., Mrs. Lloyd (Nelda) Farrow of Tecumseh, Okla., Mrs. Anton (Juanita) Peterson of Harbor Springs; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, Robert Earl of Harbor Springs, Sam of Harbor Springs and Marvin of Petoskey; three sisters, Mrs. Berta Matthews of Harbor Springs, Mrs. Herb (Irene) Hickman of Petoskey and Mrs. Edna Swiss of Harbor Springs.
[edit] Sources
- Marriage: Emmet County, Michigan, Vital Records Search, Marriages:
- Johnston, Elmer & Wyland, Nellie
- Date of Marriage: 11/27/1930
- Liber: 4
- Folio: 119
- Death: Emmet County, Michigan, Vital Records Search, Deaths:
- JOHNSTON, Elmer F
- Date of Death: 4/29/1982
- Liber: 1982
- Folio: 140
- Place of Death: Petoskey
- Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Index, Petoskey, Michigan:
- Johnston, Elmer F.
- Age: 77
- Born: 11/6/1904
- Died: 4/30/1982
- Burial: 5/3/1982
- Cemetery: Readmond Twp., Harbor Springs
- Obituary: on file
