George william johnston jr
George W Johnston, Jr.
George W. Johnston Jr. Born November 30, 1936 passed away on July 29, 2022 with his family by his side.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years Ruth (Anderson) Johnston. Children: George "Butch" Johnston III of Elyria, Carma Lee Freeman of Lorain, Douglas Johnston of Wellington and Tonya Bollin of Decatur, IN. Grandchildren Brandi (Russ Godsey) Hatfield, Sean (Jessica) Freeman, Erin (Nate) Messer, Tim (Jolene) Johnston, Christopher (Katie) Bollin, Brandon (Amanda) Sauer, Braeton Bollin and Jayce Bollin and 10 Great-grandchildren. Brother-in-law Allan (Cathy) Anderson, many nieces and nephews and his Beloved boston terriers Hudson and Maya
He worked at Spitzer's in Grafton as a mechanic before working at Larson's Foundry in Grafton in Maintenance for over 30 years.
A lover of all cars, he could be found at car shows with his 1936 Dodge Ram that he rebuilt along with friends and family, and going to car races. After retirement, he was a regular at Wellington Lawn and Garden, where in between cups of coffee and donuts with his friends, he could be found helping fix lawn equipment.
Proceeded in death by parents George and Maria (Kaiser) Johnston, siblings Robert, Mary, Charlie, Donald, Ronald, Harold, Eva, and Kathleen, father-in-law, Lawrence (Archie) Anderson and mother-in-law, Marguerite Anderson. Brothers-in- law Raymond Anderson and Robert Anderson and grandson Joshua Freeman.
Friends and family will be received on Tuesday, August 2, from 4-7 p.m. at Norton-Eastman Funeral Home, 370 South Main Street, Wellington. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Family requests that attendees wear car themed shirts or the color orange in honor of George. If you have a show car and weather is permitting, please bring them to park by George's truck as a final farewell. In Lieu of Fl
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George Wm. Johnston
1938 - 2012
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George Wm. Johnston, Jr. George William Johnston, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Haven Hospice at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born in Elizabeth, NJ to the late George William Johnston, Sr. and Beatrice Candela, George grew up in Roselle Park and attended MKSD in Trenton, NJ after becoming deaf at the age of 5 from scarlet fever. He graduated MKSD and continued his studies at Gallaudet University. He graduated in 1960, attended Catholic University for his Masters Degree and later the University of Cincinnati for ABD to his doctorate in Deaf Ed. George married Rosemarie Johnston in 1975 and automatically became a father of two. They moved to Plainfield, NJ from New York and in 1980, their son Atom was born. George had many great accomplishments throughout his life. He was an award winning actor in college winning multiple best actor awards and Gallaudet's first "most versatile actor" award in 1960. He also won awards in humor and song signing, George developed his own traveling comedy show called the "Gee Jay Show" and performed all over the country. He also worked with the Deaf Youth Leadership Camp. He did this for 17 years, teaching logical thinking and performing arts, while bringing his "Gee Jay Show" to the camp using campers as actors/actresses. George also had numerous athletic achievements, none higher than being an Olympic wrestling champion in the 1961 Deaf Olympics at Helsinki, Finland. He received a silver medal in freestyle wrestling, and became the FIRST American to medal in Greco Roman wrestling with a bronze. After graduating Gallaudet in 1960, he was hired as a chemistry professor. George went on to te American comedian (1930–1978) Totie Fields Sophie Feldman Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Totie Fields (born Sophie Feldman; May 7, 1930 – August 2, 1978) was an American comedian. Fields was born Sophie Feldman in Hartford, Connecticut. She started singing in Boston clubs while still in high school, taking the stage name of Totie Fields. She was Jewish. Fields gained fame during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. After years of Fields' successful appearances in nightclubs,Ed Sullivan gave Fields her first big break when he booked her on his show after seeing her perform at the Copacabana in New York in March 1964. She made multiple appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Mike Douglas Show, The Merv Griffin Show, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She also appeared in a 1971 episode of The Carol Burnett Show (Season 4, Episode 21) and a 1972 episode of Here's Lucy (Season 5, Episode 7) starring Lucille Ball. It was on Mike Douglas in 1974 that Totie met the band Kiss, who were making their first national TV appearance. Fields joked that it would be funny if bassist Gene Simmons, under the makeup, turned out to be "just a nice Jewish boy." Simmons (who is not only Jewish but was born in Israel) responded "You should only know", to which Fields said, "I do! You can’t hide the hook!" (Simmons and Fields became friends and corresponded until her death.) Field .Totie Fields
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(1930-05-07)May 7, 1930Died August 2, 1978(1978-08-02) (aged 48) Resting place Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles Other names Totie Fields Johnston Occupation Comedian Years active 1954–1978 Spouse(s) George William Johnston, Jr. (1950–1978; her death; 2 children) Early life
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