Obituaries

THOMAS ROBERT JOHNSTON

July 8, 1925 to October 2, 2018

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather Thomas Robert (Bob) Johnston on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Deer Lodge Centre in Winnipeg. We will infinitely miss his vast wisdom and wry sense of humour.

Dad had a full, interesting, and rewarding life. At the tender age of seventeen, he joined the RCAF Reserve as a pilot. He was stationed in Northern England where he led raids across the English Channel into war-torn Europe. When World War II ended, Dad returned to Canada as a Warrant Officer. At a military dance, he met the love of his life, Virginia Cardinal. Dad and Mom were married in 1946. Working as a miner and accountant, Dad took his family from Northern Ontario, to Nicaragua in Central America, before returning to Winnipeg. He was a member of Legion Branch 100, A.N.A.F 283. After a lengthy career as an accountant, C.M.A. with the federal government, Dad retired to spend his time with Mom traveling and puttering around in his garden.

Predeceased by his loving wife Virginia (2004) and daughter Carol (2017), Dad leaves to mourn his passing his daughter Donna (Garry Boyce); son Robert (Wendy Ellis), daughter Joanne (Lou Urmos), son Gordon (Rina Gagnon); grandchildren David (Connie Prestayko), Michael (Christine Beese), Joanne (Rick Morrisette), Heather, Scott (Leanne Peppler), Mark (Lina Fleihan), Blake, Sean (Sara Chester), Wade (Laura Fletcher) and Dean (Ashley Cox), Nathalie, Paul, Dylan, Jennifer; great-grandchildren Ryan, Paige, Noah, Tiernan, Twila, Grace, Ty, Sophie, Chloe, Ainslee, Rylan, Olivia, Bennett, Gibson, Miles, Leland, Emma, Alice, Calla, Hayden and Mackenzie; and great great-granddaughter Angel.

A private celebration of Dad’s life will be held Friday, October 12, 2018.  Immediately following, Dad’s ashes will be placed next to Mom’s in the Royal Canadian Legion Columbarium at Brookside Cemetery.

Wojcik’s Funeral Chapels & Crematoriums, 2157 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg 204.897.4665 www.wojciksfuneralchapel.com