Betty J. (Hoag) Johnston
August 22, 1926 — May 7, 2019
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Betty J. (Hoag) Johnston
Betty was born in N.Y., adopted at age eight by an aunt and uncle, and their daughter, Dorothy Rothe, in Malden & graduated from Malden High School. She trained as a cadet nurse during WWII at N.E. Hospital for Women & Children which later became Children's & Brigham & Women's Hospitals. She married William A."Bill" Johnston on June 11, 1949 at Robinson's Church, Malden.They both craved a large family, a goal to which they succeeded, having seven children at their Winter Hill, Somerville home.
Betty was a talented & devoted nursing supervisor for over 56 yrs. at Somerville Hospital, and was a hard worker, an outstanding nurse & respected mentor, encouraging many into the nursing profession, leading by her excellent example. She worked full time nearly lifelong while she managed a very busy family. Betty has stayed in close contact with her many nursing friends who still meet regularly as family & friends were everything to Betty.
She had many hobbies & was an active member of the 200 Club for Srs. in Melrose & worked to raise funds for activities. She enjoyed travel, & hunting for yard & estate sale treasures with her friends & family to benefit the Srs. & their fairs, dinners & parties. Betty was an amazing cook & her apple pies, zucchini bread, roast beef dinners, snicker doodles, xmas cookies, brownies & potato salad will be missed by many, as well as her wonderful xmas parties. She actively cooked for her Sr. events. Betty enjoyed knitting, reading, & travel with her friends & family & loved summers in P.E.I., N. Conway, at Lake Ossippee, & visits to NY & to Maine with the girls. She played Bingo with joy, enjoyed scrabble, LCR & poker cards games & was lucky at the casino. She gave freely of her time & volunteered at the Food Pantry & the front desk at Fuller House, Melrose where she lived the past four years. She shared her love & apt. with her coon cat, Shadow.
Her many children, grand & great grandchildren & friends will miss her sweet TLC, her amazing work ethic, her gentle guidance & most of all, her unconditional love.
Betty was an amazing & devoted wife, mother, nurse & friend. "Goodness & mercy followed her all the days of her life" and she will be greatly missed.
Betty was the beloved wife of the late William A. Johnston with whom she shared 39 years of marriage. Cherished mother of Carol Roberts & her late husband George of Melrose, Linda Muccioli & her husband Kevin of Melrose, Nancy Wells of Concord, NH, David Johnston of S. Boston, Margaret Ankiewicz & her husband William of Tewksbury, George Johnston of Burlington, & Paul Johnston & his wife Janis of Woburn. Proud grandmother Jim, Sean, Josh & Eric Roberts, Mathew Muccioli, Michael, Bonnie & Danny Wells,Kristen Babcock, George Myers & Lauren Riley, Darryl, Kaylene & Laura Johnston, Brandon Johnston, Dylan & Ryan Johnston. Loving great-grandmother of Jon, Tyler & Shane Roberts, Kelsey & Lauren Roberts, Kalia & Taylor Roberts, Emily & Jake Wells, Michael Jr. & Colin Wells, Dalton & Iris Wells, Zach Johnston, Julian Johnston, Gabby, Anthony & Ricky Alicea, Connor Babcock-Gillis & Eowyn Babcock, Patrick & Emma Riley. Also survived by many beloved nieces, nephews & cherished friends.
Relatives & friends will gather in honor of Betty's life during visiting hours at the Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., Melrose on Monday, May 13 from 4-8pm, and again for her Funeral Service celebrated on Tuesday at 10:00 am. Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Burlington.Donations in her memory may be made to Kelsey's Krew at CureSMA.org, Cure SMA, 925 Busse Rd., Elk Grove, Il 60007. For online tribute or directions: RobinsonFuneralHome.com.
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Monday, May 13, 2019
4:00 - 8:00 pm
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Starts at 10:00 am
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