Joseph H. Johnston, 94, of 22 Amity St., Cohoes, a native of Blackinton (North Adams), Mass., died today after a long illness.
Mr. Johnston spent most of his life in Cohoes and was the oldest member of St. James Methodist Church and for a number of years had taken an active part in church affairs.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Roy E. Summers of Cohoes and Mrs. Warren W. Brower of Waterford, N.Y.; a son, Joseph Johnston, Jr. of Cohoes; a sister, Mrs. Leroy Geesler of Schenectady, N.Y., several grandchildren and great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, as well as several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Dufresne Funeral Home, 216 Columbia St., Cohoes. Interment will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery.
Mr. Johnston spent most of his life in Cohoes and was the oldest member of St. James Methodist Church and for a number of years had taken an active part in church affairs.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Roy E. Summers of Cohoes and Mrs. Warren W. Brower of Waterford, N.Y.; a son, Joseph Johnston, Jr. of Cohoes; a sister, Mrs. Leroy Geesler of Schenectady, N.Y., several grandchildren and great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, as well as several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Dufresne Funeral Home, 216 Columbia St., Cohoes. Interment will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery.
Joseph H. Johnston, 94, of 22 Amity St., Cohoes, a native of Blackinton (North Adams), Mass., died today after a long illness.
Mr. Johnston spent most of his life in Cohoes and was the oldest member of St. James Methodist Church and for a number of years had taken an active part in church affairs.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Roy E. Summers of Cohoes and Mrs. Warren W. Brower of Waterford, N.Y.; a son, Joseph Johnston, Jr. of Cohoes; a sister, Mrs. Leroy Geesler of Schenectady, N.Y., several grandchildren and great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, as well as several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Dufresne Funeral Home, 216 Columbia St., Cohoes. Interment will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery.
Mr. Johnston spent most of his life in Cohoes and was the oldest member of St. James Methodist Church and for a number of years had taken an active part in church affairs.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Roy E. Summers of Cohoes and Mrs. Warren W. Brower of Waterford, N.Y.; a son, Joseph Johnston, Jr. of Cohoes; a sister, Mrs. Leroy Geesler of Schenectady, N.Y., several grandchildren and great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild, as well as several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday from the Dufresne Funeral Home, 216 Columbia St., Cohoes. Interment will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery.
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