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Martha Johnston

13 May 1945

Died 13 May 1945 at Blanshard — lifelong St. Marys resident born in York County; from the St. Marys Journal Argus

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

13 May 1945

Place of death

passed away at the home of her nephew, Mr. Fred Jameson, Base Line, Blanshard

The obituary

Inscription transcription

DEATH OF MISS M. JOHNSTON

Following several months of failing health, Miss Martha Johnston, daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Johnston, passed away at the home of her nephew, Mr. Fred Jameson, Base Line, Blanshard, on Sunday, May 13th. Miss Johnston, born in York County, was a lifelong resident of St. Marys until thirteen years ago when she went to reside with her nephew. Friends will remember Miss Johnston as a true friend and kind neighbor when she resided in her home at the corner of Queen and Ontario Sts., West Ward, with her two sisters, namely, Mrs. F. E. Taylor and Miss Sarah Johnston, who predeceased her a number of years ago. She was a member of St. James' Anglican Church. The following nieces and nephew survive: Misses Florence and Kate Jameson, Blanshard, and Messrs. Fred Jameson, Blanshard, Harold Jameson of Vancouver and Percy Johnston of Port Stanley. The funeral which took place on Tuesday, May 15th, from the S. Ross Marriott Funeral Home, St. Marys, was attended by many in St. Marys and district. Rev. G. P. Parson, rector of St. James' Church officiated. Interment was made in St. Marys Cemetery. The pallbearers were:—Messrs. C. E. Richardson, W. N. Harrison, George Thompson, Joseph Rae, B. F. Lancaster and Nelson Bonis.

Transcribed from the clipping image. The clipping states she died "on Sunday, May 13th" without a year; the year 1945 comes from our original posting, which sources the clipping to the St. Marys Journal Argus of 17 May 1945 (13 May 1945 was indeed a Sunday). No age or birth date is stated in the obituary.

People named in this record

  • Martha JohnstonSubject
  • Thomas JohnstonParent
  • Mary JohnstonParent
  • Mrs. F. E. TaylorMentioned
  • Miss Sarah JohnstonMentioned
  • Miss Florence JamesonMentioned
  • Miss Kate JamesonMentioned
  • Mr. Fred JamesonMentioned
  • Harold JamesonMentioned
  • Percy JohnstonMentioned
  • Rev. G. P. ParsonOfficiant
  • C. E. RichardsonMentioned
  • W. N. HarrisonMentioned
  • George ThompsonMentioned
  • Joseph RaeMentioned
  • B. F. LancasterMentioned
  • Nelson BonisMentioned

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Image vs transcription
Photograph of the original clipping with a transcription made from the image

Citation: Obituary of Martha Johnston of St. Marys (died 13 May 1945 at Blanshard), from the St. Marys Journal Argus, 17 May 1945. Clipping preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/johnston-martha-1945/ : accessed [your access date]).

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