DEATH NOTICE FORM FROM: NEWCOMER FAMILY FUNERAL HOME
TOPEKA, KANSAS
Family contact name and telephone number:
1. Full Name: Mildred Louise Johnston Age: 88 Sex: F
2. Current address: of Topeka
3. Date of death: Feb. 19, 2004
4. Place of death: Midland Hospice House
5. Cause of death:
6. Date of birth: Jan. 19, 1916 Place of birth: Charles City, Iowa
6. b. Parents: Frank Waddell and Ida Belle Powell
6. c. Years in current city/town:
7. Background: She has lived in Topeka, on and off since 1952. As a younger woman, she managed a ladies ready-to-wear retail store in Illinois. She was married to Captain Robert E. Lambiaso, Air Force, on October 14, 1941 in Kahoka, MO. He preceded her in death on Feb. 10, 1956. On June 14 1959, she married Hugh D. Johnston in Topeka, KS. While in Topeka, she operated an antique refinishing and framing business out of their home. Louise loved to dance. She was a poet with a keen wit and sharp sense of humor. She was married to Hugh for 43 years before he preceded her in death in Jan, 2003. She was a member of the Highland Park United Methodist Church.
8. Relatives : married to :
8.b. preceded in death by: 2 husbands; brothers and sister.
8.c. Immediate survivors: 2 Step-daughters: Jolene Billington, Houston, TX and Janet Johnston of Kurdistan; 1 Step-son: Jerret H. "Jerry" Johnston, Cashiers, N.C. 4 Grandchildren; Several Great-grandchildren; 2 Sisters: Shirley Merillat of Topeka, KS, and Dorothy Harvey of Roseville, ILL; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
9. Service time, day, place: Memorial services will be held on Friday, Feb. 27, 2004 at 10:30am at the Hearthstone Chapel.
10. Burial: Inurnment will be at Penwell Gabel Memorial Park Cemetery.
10a. Visitation: None
11. Vigil, wake, rosary, other:None
Memorial Contributions: To the Highland Park United Methodist Church at 2914 SE Michigan Ave. Topeka, KS 66605
Newcomer Family funeral Home is assisting the family.
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Sue Brueggemann, Director