Bruce Johnston

Bruce Johnston, the son of Josephine (Fox) and Clarence William Johnston, was born March 23, 1925 at Guide Rock, Nebraska. He departed this life on Saturday, December 18, 2010 at the Phelps memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Nebraska at the age of 85 years, 8 months and 23 days.

Bruce received his formal education attending rural Webster county schools and graduated from the Guide Rock High School with the class of 1942. Following graduation Bruce remained in the Guide Rock area farming with his farming.

He was united in marriage with Lavon Peterson on June 30, 1946 at Mankato, Kansas. This union was blessed with four children. They made their home farming in Guide Rock and in 1947, they moved to Inavale where they operated the elevator for 18 years, and then ran the Inavale Lumber Yard for a number of years. On August 10, 1979 they moved to their farm southeast of Guide Rock. where they farmed and raised cattle.

Bruce was a member of Charity Lodge #53 A.F.&A.M., the Tehama Shrine Temple, The Superior Elks Lodge and Eagles Lodge, the Order of Eastern Star and the Red Cloud Lions Club. In his leisure time he enjoyed collecting and polishing rock and cut stones for jewelry. He was an excellent craftsman enjoying both woodworking and painting. Bruce and Lavon loved to dance and for 15 years spent their winters at Yuma, Arizona where they belonged to the Golden Road Dance Club. Bruce also volunteered his talents teaching woodworking at the Yuma Senior Center.

Preceding him in death were his parents; a sister, Irma Gurney and a brother, Richard Johnston.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Lavon; his children, Donald J. Johnston and wife Carole of Carthage, Missouri; Mary Jane Sidlo and husband Sonny of Kearney, Nebraska; Wm. Jerry Johnston and wife Kay of Cocoa, Florida; and Ronald James Johnston and wife Lek of Salt Lake City, Utah; 5 grandchildren; 2 step-grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren; 1 step-great granddaughter; other relatives and a host of friends.

Funeral services were Friday, 10:30 a.m., December 24, 2010 at the Williams Funeral Home in Red Cloud with the Rev. Richard Fairbanks officiating. Interment with Masonic Rites was at the Red Cloud Cemetery.

Williams Funeral Home
241 West 4th Avenue
Red Cloud, Nebraska 68970

402-746-2500
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