Donald W. Johnston

1926 - 2017

Donald W. Johnston
1926-2017
Donald W. Johnston, 91, of Boise, Idaho, passed away December 23, 2017. He was born August 28, 1926 in St. Francis, Kansas to George R. and Lydia (Armknecht) Johnston.
He served in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific.
Don worked in lumber mills to put himself through college. After college, he joined the U. S. State Department. Mr. Johnston married Jacqueline Cheshire June 26, 1953 in Buenos Aires, Argentina where both were employed at the American Embassy.
In 1955, he entered the automobile business becoming an automobile dealer in Redmond, Oregon. He later owned dealerships in Aberdeen, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona and Seattle, Washington. He retired in 1992. After his wife's death in 1995, he moved to Tumwater, Washington to be closer to his family.
Mr. Johnston enjoyed genealogy, gardening, travel (having visited close to 100 countries), pitching horseshoes and time with his family.
His wife, Jacque, preceded him in death October 2, 1995.
He remarried September 14, 2002 to Mary Ann Andrews, a friend of the family for many years.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann; daughters, Kathleen Keilman of Puyallup, WA., and Margaret Johnston of Santa Rosa, California; sons, George of Olympia, WA. and Donald of Kent, WA. In addition, he has a daughter-in-law, Tonni Johnston, sons-in-law, Bill Keilman and Paul Heck, 2 granddaughters, Karissa McLaughlin, and Erin McLaughlin, 3 grandsons, Bryan Johnston, Brett Johnston, Geoff Johnston, 1 granddaughter-in-law, Niki Johnston, and a brother, Robert Johnston.
He will be greatly missed by his family.
There will be a Celebration of Life for Don at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 30, 2017 at the Alden-Waggoner Funeral Chapel, 5400 Fairview Ave., Boise.