Elaine Marie Johnston
Monday, December 3, 1923
Date of Death:
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Age:
88 years old
Monday, December 3, 1923
Date of Death:
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Age:
88 years old
Monday, December 3, 1923
Date of Death:
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Age:
88 years old
Elaine Marie Johnston
The funeral mass for Elaine M. Johnston will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday March 10th 2012 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Byron, MN. with the Rev. Paul Surprenant and Rev. Charlie Collins officiating. Burial will be at Byron Cemetery in Byron. Visitation will be one hour before the service at church on Saturday March 10, 2012
Mrs. Johnston, 88 of Byron, MN. died Tuesday March 6, 2012 at Fairview Care Center in Dodge Center, MN.
Elaine was born December 3, 1923 in rural Mapleton, Iowa to Mike and Rose (Petrositch) Nielsen. Elaine was raised in Mapleton, and during WWII, she moved to Washington D.C. and worked at The Pentagon. On July 1, 1946 she married Thomas J. Johnston at Vestal, New York. The couple lived in Byron since August of 1956. Mrs. Johnston was a homemaker and member of Christ the King Catholic Church. Mr. Johnston was a systems analyst for IBM and he died March 8, 2004.
Those left to cherish her memory are her two daughters, Carolyn Johnston of Byron, MN. and Joelyn (Duane) Senst of Waseca, MN. Her grandchildren Betsy (Tim) Koppelman of Montgomery, MN. and Steven (Janelle) Senst of LaCrescent, MN. great grandson Andrew Senst. Two brother’s Paul (Jeanne) Nielsen of Bellingham, WA.; Mike Nielsen of Mapleton, Iowa; three sisters Rita Dahl of Omaha, NE.; Evelyn (Clarence) Cameron of Tupelo, MS.; Carol Ann Nielsen of Seattle, WA.; sister-in-law Betty Nielsen of Mapleton, Iowa; and special niece Janice Weatherby of Seattle, WA. Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sisters and one brother.
Elaine loved spending time with her family, and she also enjoyed gardening, sewing, and reading.
Macken Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.
Condolences
The family of Elaine Marie Johnston has received the following condolences.
To Elaine's Family,
Our Sympathy to all of you.
We know how very dedicated you all were to her.
What a wonderful heritage and legacy Elaine and Tom
provided for you in their life and careers.
Card to follow.
Affectionately,
I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. I WILL MISS HAVING COFFEE WITH ELAINE AFTER COMPLETING THE THE JOB SHE WANTED DONE.
My deep sympathy to you all. Losing a mother is so difficult but you should have no regrets as you were there always and what more can a mother ask for. It will be comforting to you when you make a recipe that she always made, see the beautiful flowers that you know she would have enjoyed, or some piece of advice that she had given you as that will make you smile and then she is with you in that moment again.
We share the pain of the loss of this great lady, not only was she a great neighbor but she felt like the grand mother we never had. We will always think of her when we see those flowers blooming in her yard.
I enjoyed knowing Elaine! She gave me lots of good gardening tips and was always patient with my questions. You have my sincere sympathy. Carol Gronseth
Dear Carolyn and Family,
So sorry to hear of your loss.
May God bless and keep you through this difficult time.
Terry and Joann Petersen
My condolences to all of you. Through all of your pain, I hope that happy memories of better times can ease some of the pain of your loss. You will feel her absence but hopefully always feel her love as she is looking down on you from heaven. Take care.
My heartfelt sympathy to all of you for the loss of your mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend. Over the years of working with Carolyn, I heard many stories about the family. I know that Elaine was very proud of all of you. My prayers are with you during these difficult days.
I'm so sorry to hear of Elaine's death. Please know that you are in our prayers. I will always remember the beautiful tomatoes that Elaine shared with me! Having no green thumb, I really appreciated that!
To the Johnston Family,
I was so sorry to hear the news this morning when I got to work. My heart goes out to all of you. I heard many stories over the years about Elaine as I worked with Carolyn. She sounded like a wonderful person. She is now in a better place and another angel who got her wings! Please know that she will be forever remembered and watching over all of you.
Casey Hart