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MERLE JEAN JOHNSTON
Born: Feb 13, 1922
Date of Passing: Oct 22, 2011
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryMERLE JEAN JOHNSTON Merle Jean Johnston (Axford) of Waverley, N.S. passed away October 22, 2011. She was born February 13, 1922, the eldest child of William Beaven Axford and Jean Ann Axford of Winnipeg. She graduated from Daniel McIntyre High School and worked as a secretary for Air Canada in Winnipeg, Montreal and Halifax. Merle was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, G.R. Johnston; her sister, Grace Florence Isabel McKeever of Winnipeg; and her brother William Barry of Annapolis, Md. She is survived by three nieces and one nephew: Elizabeth Jean Axford of Clinton, WA; Lorraine Merle Woodmansee of Chesapeake Beach, MD; George Albert McKeever of Ottawa and Grace Jean McKeever of Toronto. A memorial service will be held Thursday, July 12, 10:30 a.m, at Chapel Lawn Cemetery, 4000 Portage Avenue.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Jul 09, 2012