Marilyn Johnston
December 1, 2021 at 10:25 p.m.
Marilyn Johnston
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She was a 1953 graduate of Union School. She went on to marry her high school sweetheart (08/08/53) and followed him through his service in the Army. Marilyn was an avid bowler and bingo player, and enjoyed puzzles, trivia games/shows, and attending her church of Salem Friends Meeting in Liberty. She worked at the Miami University Alumni Library and held the titles of Village Clerk Treasurer, Ballpark Concession Manager, Union School Board Member, and Co-Owner of Johnston Concessions all for many, many years.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her father, Roland Whiteman; mother, Alberta Hartley; sister, Barbara Bowling; and niece, Sandra Bowling.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, John E. Johnston; daughter, Tana (Scott) Blair; son, Kevin (Kim) Johnston; sister, Joyce (Ralph) Patterson; her grandchildren Sean (Sandy) Leventen, Christopher (Amanda) Johnston, Katherine (Brock) O'Neil, and Taylor (Josh) Turner, as well as six great-grandchildren whom she adored immensely.
Visitation for Marilyn will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Ogle & Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Oxford, Ohio, from 10:00am until the time of the service at 12:00 p.m., officiated by Pastor Paul Ayers. Burial will follow at the College Corner Cemetery.
Contributions can be sent to the Oxford Lanes Bowling Alley in Marilyn's honor to go in a youth bowling league fund.
Condolences may be offered at www.paulyoungfuneralhome.com
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She was a 1953 graduate of Union School. She went on to marry her high school sweetheart (08/08/53) and followed him through his service in the Army. Marilyn was an avid bowler and bingo player, and enjoyed puzzles, trivia games/shows, and attending her church of Salem Friends Meeting in Liberty. She worked at the Miami University Alumni Library and held the titles of Village Clerk Treasurer, Ballpark Concession Manager, Union School Board Member, and Co-Owner of Johnston Concessions all for many, many years.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her father, Roland Whiteman; mother, Alberta Hartley; sister, Barbara Bowling; and niece, Sandra Bowling.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, John E. Johnston; daughter, Tana (Scott) Blair; son, Kevin (Kim) Johnston; sister, Joyce (Ralph) Patterson; her grandchildren Sean (Sandy) Leventen, Christopher (Amanda) Johnston, Katherine (Brock) O'Neil, and Taylor (Josh) Turner, as well as six great-grandchildren whom she adored immensely.
Visitation for Marilyn will be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021, at Ogle & Paul R. Young Funeral Home, Oxford, Ohio, from 10:00am until the time of the service at 12:00 p.m., officiated by Pastor Paul Ayers. Burial will follow at the College Corner Cemetery.
Contributions can be sent to the Oxford Lanes Bowling Alley in Marilyn's honor to go in a youth bowling league fund.
Condolences may be offered at www.paulyoungfuneralhome.com
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