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Michael Johnstone Obituary

He was born in Dundee, Scotland and moved to South Barre in 1969. Michael worked for Morgan Construction Co. for many years until he retire in 1980. He was a member of St. Thomas A. Becket Church, a Fourth Degree member of the Knights of Columbus, the Greendale Mens Club and Worcester Men of Song.

Michael leaves his large loving family and will be sadly missed.

The funeral will be private for the family in Pillsbury Funeral Home, 96 S. Barre Rd., Barre. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 20 Speen St., Framingham, MA 01701.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on Oct. 6, 2008.

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Annie Boschen

October 12, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Alex McMillan

October 7, 2008

May beautiful memories of yesterday ease the sadness of today.

October 6, 2008

He will be missed.

His friends at Dr. Cannon's office.

Gayle Aroian

October 6, 2008

Be Still

Be still like the grass on a melancholy summer day
Be still like desert shrub.

Be calm and you will hear your loved one speak, in the stillness, in the calm, their love resounds.

If you are still this promise I make, you will hear the voice of your loved one helping you along your way.

Elizabeth Nicholson

October 6, 2008

Thinking of you in your sorrow.
Liz & Vernon Nicholson

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