Johnston, Donald Lee (1927 - 2013)

JOHNSTON, TREMMEL, STROM, SCHMIDT

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 10/17/2013 at 18:01:49

Name of deceased: Donald Lee Johnston

Aged: 86 yrs, 6 mo, 8 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Feb. 14, 1927, Owatonna, MN

Died: August 22, 2013 at the Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013; Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, Harlan, IA; Margaret Schenck officiated.

Survived by: Sons, Tom Johnston of Omaha, NE, Richard (spouse, Christine) Johnston of Clarinda, IA; daughter, Kathleen (spouse, Tom) Tremmel of Harlan, IA; brother, Bob (spouse, Karen) Johnston of Sandpoint, ID; 6 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren

Predeceased by: Parents, James and Edna (nee Strom) Johnston; wife, Mary Ann (deceased May 2011); brothers, Jim and Dick; sisters, Mildred, Pauline, and Helen

Education: attended White Bear Lake High School and Fargo High School. He received his GED while in the military.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: enlisted in the United States Navy and received an honorary discharge for his service during World War II in the South Pacific.

Marriage: Mary Ann Schmidt; October 22, 1949; St. Kevins Catholic Church, Minneapolis, MN.

Employment: was employed as a parts manager for General Motors, living in different locations around the country including Fort Lauderdale, FL, NC, MO, and Pompano Beach, FL, before settling in Harlan, IA. He retired in 1982.

Hobbies/Interests: gardening

Sources: The Harlan Tribune, kjan.com, pauleyjones.com