IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Delores
Johnstone
November 17, 1930 – May 19, 2013
Obituary
Delores "Deets" Johnstone, 82 of Spearfish and formerly of Kennebec died Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the David M. Dorsett Healthcare Center in Spearfish.
Delores was born on November 17th 1930 to Charles and Leila (Karst) Flint in Hurley S.D. The family moved from Hurley to Hartford in 1938 where she attended school until her junior year when they moved to Kennebec, SD and she finished high school.
She married Lloyd Johnstone in May of 1950 at Macintosh, SD and to this union three children were born: Candyce, Dan and Brad. They lived and ranched in the Kennebec area. In 1952, she and Lloyd purchased the Kennebec Telephone Co. She was the bookkeeper until Lloyd was killed in an accident, but continued to keep the business running until selling it in 1998. She lived in Kennebec until December of 2011 when she moved to Spearfish to be closer to relatives.
Delores loved the beach, quilting, and jig saw puzzles, but the coffee crew in Kennebec was her main entertainment. She cherished her grandchildren and often said, "If I had known how much fun it was to be a grandma, I'd have done that first."
She is survived by her children, Candyce "Candy" (Allan) Miller of Beulah, WY and formerly Rock Rapids, IA, Dan (Sherry) Johnstone of Monument, CO and Brad "Ern" (Kathy) Johnstone of Lohn, TX; grandchildren Chad Miller, Tobi (David) Miller Ayer, Tracy (Justin) Whitt, Ryan (Aubrey) Johnstone, Ty Miller, Rachal (Roger) Welch and Samantha Johnstone; great-grandchildren, Tanner Miller, Carley Miller, Maverick Miller, Holden Ayer, Payton Whitt, Koleton Goillandeau, Jeremiah Whitt and Gatlan Ayer; sisters, Jinny (Paul) Cooney and Joyce (Bill) Craig. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Lloyd.
A Sharing of Memories of Delores' life will take place at 7:00 P.M. (C.S.T.) on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the Senior Center in Kennebec. Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. (C.S.T.) on Friday, May 24 at the United Methodist Church in Kennebec with visitation from 11:00 A.M. until the time of the service. A Memorial has been established to benefit the United Methodist Church of Kennebec.
Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish.
Delores was born on November 17th 1930 to Charles and Leila (Karst) Flint in Hurley S.D. The family moved from Hurley to Hartford in 1938 where she attended school until her junior year when they moved to Kennebec, SD and she finished high school.
She married Lloyd Johnstone in May of 1950 at Macintosh, SD and to this union three children were born: Candyce, Dan and Brad. They lived and ranched in the Kennebec area. In 1952, she and Lloyd purchased the Kennebec Telephone Co. She was the bookkeeper until Lloyd was killed in an accident, but continued to keep the business running until selling it in 1998. She lived in Kennebec until December of 2011 when she moved to Spearfish to be closer to relatives.
Delores loved the beach, quilting, and jig saw puzzles, but the coffee crew in Kennebec was her main entertainment. She cherished her grandchildren and often said, "If I had known how much fun it was to be a grandma, I'd have done that first."
She is survived by her children, Candyce "Candy" (Allan) Miller of Beulah, WY and formerly Rock Rapids, IA, Dan (Sherry) Johnstone of Monument, CO and Brad "Ern" (Kathy) Johnstone of Lohn, TX; grandchildren Chad Miller, Tobi (David) Miller Ayer, Tracy (Justin) Whitt, Ryan (Aubrey) Johnstone, Ty Miller, Rachal (Roger) Welch and Samantha Johnstone; great-grandchildren, Tanner Miller, Carley Miller, Maverick Miller, Holden Ayer, Payton Whitt, Koleton Goillandeau, Jeremiah Whitt and Gatlan Ayer; sisters, Jinny (Paul) Cooney and Joyce (Bill) Craig. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Lloyd.
A Sharing of Memories of Delores' life will take place at 7:00 P.M. (C.S.T.) on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the Senior Center in Kennebec. Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M. (C.S.T.) on Friday, May 24 at the United Methodist Church in Kennebec with visitation from 11:00 A.M. until the time of the service. A Memorial has been established to benefit the United Methodist Church of Kennebec.
Arrangements are under the care of Fidler-Isburg Funeral Chapels and Crematory Service of Spearfish.
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