Katherine Johnston

Katherine L. Johnston; of Lake Orion; age 92; passed away on January 27, 2020. Katherine is the wife of the late Melvin Johnston; dear mother of Glen Johnston, Gordon (Marilyn) Johnston, Paula (Larry) Alcorn, Patricia (the late Jim) Turner, Peggy (Dan) Ludwig, Pamela (Keith) Beauchamp, Gene Johnston and Penny (Rob) Harris; grandmother of 20; and great grandmother of 42, with more on the way. She is also survived by her brother Loren Schmidt; and her sister Dora Perry. Katherine belonged to the First Baptist Church-Lake Orion for 62 years where she taught Sunday school for many years ranging from 2 year old's to the Shepherds class (Handicapped Bible class) which she headed up until 6 years ago. She and her husband Melvin started and operated Smile Club, a group for mentally and physically challenged people, for 20 years. Before retiring she worked as Bus Driver for Lake Orion Public Schools for 23 plus years and for Kingsbury Country Day for 3 plus years. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11am the First Baptist Church Lake Orion with a luncheon to immediately follow at the church. The family will receive friends for visitation on Thursday from 6-8pm at Sparks-Griffin Funeral Home, Lake Orion and from 10-11am on Friday at the church. Katherine will be laid to rest at Square Lake Cemetery next to her husband Melvin. Memorial donations may be made to the Gideons International .