It looks like you are viewing this on a mobile device. Would you like to use the mobile version? No thanks.
It looks like your device can support the full version of the site. Would you like to view that instead? No thanks.
Email to a friend Tweet This Send to Facebook Share on Google+
  Login
Stanley Johnston
October 19, 1933 - August 28, 2013
Return to the Memorial Getting Started Administration Inbox  
Return to Getting Started  
Return to the Memorial Help Extend the Memorial Order a Keepsake Book  
Obituary Eulogy Guestbook Biography Photos Media Life Stories Family Tree Contribute
<div itemprop="description">JOHNSTON, Stanley Edward <br />October 19, 1933 &ndash; August 28, 2013 <br /> <br />Stanley Edward Johnston passed away at the South Health Campus in Calgary, Alberta on Wednesday, August 28, 2013. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife Gwendolyn of Nanton, AB as well as his sons, Calvin (Linda) of Nanton and Jason (Twyla) of London, ON; his daughters, Laurie (Bill) Matthews of Saskatoon, SK, Jody (Robert) Kennedy of Hodgeville, SK and his son-in-law Brad Hartmann. Stanley is also survived by his grandchildren, Patrick (Nicole) Johnston of Medicine Hat, AB; Amanda Johnston of Cochrane, AB; Corey Schnell of Calgary; Nicole (Peter) Versluys of Red Deer, AB; Justin Schnell and Matthew (Sarah) Schnell, all of Didsbury, AB; Daniel (Erin) Matthews of Saskatoon; Kristie (Mark) Carroll and Mandy (Kris) Vanderlinde, all of Saskatoon; Darren (Chantel) Kennedy of Swift Current, SK; Ian Kennedy, Cameron Kennedy and Kimberly Kennedy, all of Hodgeville; Anthony Johnston and Jessica Johnston, both of London, ON. Stanley will also be remembered by his brothers, George (Marion), Jim (Olga) and Danny as well as eighteen great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Stanley was predeceased by his parents John and May Johnston; his daughter Bonny Hartmann; his brothers Bob and Wilfred and his sister Lowella Pappas. <br /> <br />Stanley was born on October 19, 1933 to John and May Johnston in Prince Albert, SK. He spent his formative years on the family farm near Paddockwood, SK. At 18 he went to work in the oil patch in Alberta with his older brother, George - starting a career that spanned seventeen years and saw him rise to Field Superintendent with stints in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories. In 1955 he met his loving wife of 57 years, Gwendolyn Hiltz, at a dance in Christopher Lake, and they were married on May 5, 1956. Stan left the oil patch in 1969 and began a second career as a manager with Sears, while they were living in Regina. They raised their five children in the Regina area. After eleven years at Sears, they moved to a local country/golf club, Sherwood Forest, where they took over management. In 1993, Stan and Gwen retired to a small farm near Hodgeville, SK, where he enjoyed planting trees and working the land. In 2007, they sold the farm and moved to Herbert, SK, enjoying a beautiful house with a huge yard and garden. In 2012, with Stan&rsquo;s health failing, they moved to Nanton, AB to be close to their eldest child, Calvin. Stan passed away peacefully in his sleep in hospital in Calgary. He lived his life in accordance with his values, principles and faith: unfailingly honest, always a gentleman, family was paramount, and he was a good neighbour to everyone he met. <br /> <br />A Funeral Service will be held at the Nanton United Church at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, with the Reverend Karl Shin presiding. Interment will follow in the Nanton Cemetery. <br /></div>