Lorne passed at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina at the age of 97 years, and was predeceased by Ruth, his wife of 71 years in 2021.
He is survived by his children, Lorna (Dale) Gerhardt, Clayton (Polly) Johnstone, Beverly Johnstone, and Brenda (Ken) Montgomery; grandchildren, Melanie (David) Gerhardt Peters, Jeff (Meeka) Gerhardt, Tanya Gerhardt, Trevor Johnstone (Clare Wright), Gavin and Claire Macaulay; and great grandchildren, Matthew and Sarah Peters.
He was the youngest of four children, born to Arthur Edward and Macil Irene Johnstone. He was raised on the family farm at Yellow Grass with siblings Elaine, Verna, and Ronald. When Yellow Grass broke the heat record at 45 degrees C on 05 July 1937, young Lorne was sitting in a tin tub full of water in the yard, trying to keep cool.
Lorne graduated from the College of Agriculture at U of S in 1949. He remained in Saskatoon for two years following graduation. His destiny changed forever when his older brother, Ronald, was killed in action over Berlin in January 1944, while serving with the RCAF as a bomb aimer. Following that tragedy, Lorne operated the family farm from 1951 until 1994, when he retired.
Lorne taught all of his children how to ride a bike, running miles back and forth down a dirt road, with each and every one of us. He coached hockey, and enjoyed skating at the local rink, showing off his fancy trick on ice, "shoot the duck". He taught us kids how to drive on a variety of tractors, trucks, and cars, starting with our beloved Massey Ferguson tractor. Between Dad and Mom, there was always music in our lives. Dad continued playing his saxophone well into his nineties. He had an incredible long term memory, and could list off the owners of all the family farms, along with other interesting historical facts, all the way along the route from Yellow Grass to Regina.
In 1967 our family moved from the farm at Yellow Grass to Regina. Lorne worked for the Family Farm Improvement Branch for a period of 16 years, which he found to be a very different experience than life as a farmer.
Lorne enjoyed spending winters at their little house at Venture Out, Mesa, AZ. There he enjoyed socializing with dear friends, sang in the choir, and tended to his grapefruit trees, proudly bringing boxes of the fruit of his labour back to Regina every spring.
Private Interment will occur at the Yellow Grass Cemetery.
He is survived by his children, Lorna (Dale) Gerhardt, Clayton (Polly) Johnstone, Beverly Johnstone, and Brenda (Ken) Montgomery; grandchildren, Melanie (David) Gerhardt Peters, Jeff (Meeka) Gerhardt, Tanya Gerhardt, Trevor Johnstone (Clare Wright), Gavin and Claire Macaulay; and great grandchildren, Matthew and Sarah Peters.
He was the youngest of four children, born to Arthur Edward and Macil Irene Johnstone. He was raised on the family farm at Yellow Grass with siblings Elaine, Verna, and Ronald. When Yellow Grass broke the heat record at 45 degrees C on 05 July 1937, young Lorne was sitting in a tin tub full of water in the yard, trying to keep cool.
Lorne graduated from the College of Agriculture at U of S in 1949. He remained in Saskatoon for two years following graduation. His destiny changed forever when his older brother, Ronald, was killed in action over Berlin in January 1944, while serving with the RCAF as a bomb aimer. Following that tragedy, Lorne operated the family farm from 1951 until 1994, when he retired.
Lorne taught all of his children how to ride a bike, running miles back and forth down a dirt road, with each and every one of us. He coached hockey, and enjoyed skating at the local rink, showing off his fancy trick on ice, "shoot the duck". He taught us kids how to drive on a variety of tractors, trucks, and cars, starting with our beloved Massey Ferguson tractor. Between Dad and Mom, there was always music in our lives. Dad continued playing his saxophone well into his nineties. He had an incredible long term memory, and could list off the owners of all the family farms, along with other interesting historical facts, all the way along the route from Yellow Grass to Regina.
In 1967 our family moved from the farm at Yellow Grass to Regina. Lorne worked for the Family Farm Improvement Branch for a period of 16 years, which he found to be a very different experience than life as a farmer.
Lorne enjoyed spending winters at their little house at Venture Out, Mesa, AZ. There he enjoyed socializing with dear friends, sang in the choir, and tended to his grapefruit trees, proudly bringing boxes of the fruit of his labour back to Regina every spring.
Private Interment will occur at the Yellow Grass Cemetery.
Lorne passed at the Pasqua Hospital in Regina at the age of 97 years, and was predeceased by Ruth, his wife of 71 years in 2021.
He is survived by his children, Lorna (Dale) Gerhardt, Clayton (Polly) Johnstone, Beverly Johnstone, and Brenda (Ken) Montgomery; grandchildren, Melanie (David) Gerhardt Peters, Jeff (Meeka) Gerhardt, Tanya Gerhardt, Trevor Johnstone (Clare Wright), Gavin and Claire Macaulay; and great grandchildren, Matthew and Sarah Peters.
He was the youngest of four children, born to Arthur Edward and Macil Irene Johnstone. He was raised on the family farm at Yellow Grass with siblings Elaine, Verna, and Ronald. When Yellow Grass broke the heat record at 45 degrees C on 05 July 1937, young Lorne was sitting in a tin tub full of water in the yard, trying to keep cool.
Lorne graduated from the College of Agriculture at U of S in 1949. He remained in Saskatoon for two years following graduation. His destiny changed forever when his older brother, Ronald, was killed in action over Berlin in January 1944, while serving with the RCAF as a bomb aimer. Following that tragedy, Lorne operated the family farm from 1951 until 1994, when he retired.
Lorne taught all of his children how to ride a bike, running miles back and forth down a dirt road, with each and every one of us. He coached hockey, and enjoyed skating at the local rink, showing off his fancy trick on ice, "shoot the duck". He taught us kids how to drive on a variety of tractors, trucks, and cars, starting with our beloved Massey Ferguson tractor. Between Dad and Mom, there was always music in our lives. Dad continued playing his saxophone well into his nineties. He had an incredible long term memory, and could list off the owners of all the family farms, along with other interesting historical facts, all the way along the route from Yellow Grass to Regina.
In 1967 our family moved from the farm at Yellow Grass to Regina. Lorne worked for the Family Farm Improvement Branch for a period of 16 years, which he found to be a very different experience than life as a farmer.
Lorne enjoyed spending winters at their little house at Venture Out, Mesa, AZ. There he enjoyed socializing with dear friends, sang in the choir, and tended to his grapefruit trees, proudly bringing boxes of the fruit of his labour back to Regina every spring.
Private Interment will occur at the Yellow Grass Cemetery.
He is survived by his children, Lorna (Dale) Gerhardt, Clayton (Polly) Johnstone, Beverly Johnstone, and Brenda (Ken) Montgomery; grandchildren, Melanie (David) Gerhardt Peters, Jeff (Meeka) Gerhardt, Tanya Gerhardt, Trevor Johnstone (Clare Wright), Gavin and Claire Macaulay; and great grandchildren, Matthew and Sarah Peters.
He was the youngest of four children, born to Arthur Edward and Macil Irene Johnstone. He was raised on the family farm at Yellow Grass with siblings Elaine, Verna, and Ronald. When Yellow Grass broke the heat record at 45 degrees C on 05 July 1937, young Lorne was sitting in a tin tub full of water in the yard, trying to keep cool.
Lorne graduated from the College of Agriculture at U of S in 1949. He remained in Saskatoon for two years following graduation. His destiny changed forever when his older brother, Ronald, was killed in action over Berlin in January 1944, while serving with the RCAF as a bomb aimer. Following that tragedy, Lorne operated the family farm from 1951 until 1994, when he retired.
Lorne taught all of his children how to ride a bike, running miles back and forth down a dirt road, with each and every one of us. He coached hockey, and enjoyed skating at the local rink, showing off his fancy trick on ice, "shoot the duck". He taught us kids how to drive on a variety of tractors, trucks, and cars, starting with our beloved Massey Ferguson tractor. Between Dad and Mom, there was always music in our lives. Dad continued playing his saxophone well into his nineties. He had an incredible long term memory, and could list off the owners of all the family farms, along with other interesting historical facts, all the way along the route from Yellow Grass to Regina.
In 1967 our family moved from the farm at Yellow Grass to Regina. Lorne worked for the Family Farm Improvement Branch for a period of 16 years, which he found to be a very different experience than life as a farmer.
Lorne enjoyed spending winters at their little house at Venture Out, Mesa, AZ. There he enjoyed socializing with dear friends, sang in the choir, and tended to his grapefruit trees, proudly bringing boxes of the fruit of his labour back to Regina every spring.
Private Interment will occur at the Yellow Grass Cemetery.
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