Dorothy Eileen Johnston (Ryan)
November 10, 1931 — November 23, 2010
Dorothy Eileen (Ryan) Johnston, 79, of Marion, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass: 10:00 a.m., Monday, November 29 2010, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Visitation: One hour prior to mass at the church on Monday. Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements. Burial: Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Survivors include her children, Debra (Kevin) Wright of Marion, Teresa (Randy) Sheppard of Center Point, Robert Parker Johnston, Jr., Irving Johnston, and Keith Johnston, all of Marion; 8 grandchildren, Justin, Jared, Jacob, Mandy, Rachel, Angela, Samantha, and Bobby; 10 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Mildred Harper, Agnes Holmes, Vincent Ryan, Veronica Minor, and Carney Ryan, all of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Diana Johnston; and siblings, Mary Frances Scanlon and John T. Ryan.
Dorothy was born November 10, 1931, the daughter of John D. and Frances (Carney) Ryan, in Stuart, Iowa. On September 24, 1955, Dorothy married Robert Parker Johnston in Cedar Rapids. They later divorced. Dorothy worked as a switchboard operator at Kirkwood Community College and also for many years at Farmstead. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
A memorial fund has been established in Dorothy’s memory.
Please sign the online guest book for Dorothy at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Survivors include her children, Debra (Kevin) Wright of Marion, Teresa (Randy) Sheppard of Center Point, Robert Parker Johnston, Jr., Irving Johnston, and Keith Johnston, all of Marion; 8 grandchildren, Justin, Jared, Jacob, Mandy, Rachel, Angela, Samantha, and Bobby; 10 great-grandchildren; and siblings, Mildred Harper, Agnes Holmes, Vincent Ryan, Veronica Minor, and Carney Ryan, all of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Diana Johnston; and siblings, Mary Frances Scanlon and John T. Ryan.
Dorothy was born November 10, 1931, the daughter of John D. and Frances (Carney) Ryan, in Stuart, Iowa. On September 24, 1955, Dorothy married Robert Parker Johnston in Cedar Rapids. They later divorced. Dorothy worked as a switchboard operator at Kirkwood Community College and also for many years at Farmstead. She attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
A memorial fund has been established in Dorothy’s memory.
Please sign the online guest book for Dorothy at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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