Author Topic: Parents of Victor Richard Johnston, died Apr 17,2006 in Owatonna, Steele, Minn.  (Read 94 times)

Offline Peggy13

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According to findagrave, Victor Richard Johnston was born Nov 7, 1918 in Waseca, Waseca Co., Minnesota to Leslie Cheney Johnston and Theresa Benedicta Schaaf and died Apr 17, 2006 in Owatonna, Steele Co., Minnesota.
Leslie and Theresa married Nov 28, 1916 in Waterville, Waseca Co., Minnesota.
My problem is that there is no Victor with them in 1920,1930, or 1940. So where is Victor?
 1920 https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t76/
1930 - https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t75/
1940  https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t77/
I did find a Victor with Will Johnston, wife Hannah Anna Brusch, in 1920 in Waseca.
1920 https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t78/
Will may have died Dec 11, 1920 which could be why I find
Victor R in 1930 with uncle Jerome Johnston  https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t79/
And a Victor R in 1940 in California with Randolph Paulson- is this the same Victor? 
1940 - https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t7a/
Randolph is Victor's friend in 1942 when Victor registered for the draft. https://www.rootschat.com/links/01t7b/
Victor is supposed to have married Gloria Mae someone in 1949 who remarried to Harold Brockmiller in 1965.
Then Victor is supposed to have married Judith Karen Born, on June 21, 1969 in Waseca but they divorced Aug 2, 1982. Same Victor??
Personally, I think findagrave is wrong and his parents are William and Hannah. Can anyone find Victor's death record or an obituary?

I did find a brief death notice for Victor - Victor “Vic” Johnston, 87, of Waseca, died Monday, April 17, 2006, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Services are 11 a.m. Friday April 21 at Grace Lutheran Church in Waseca, with burial in Woodville Cemetery in Waseca. Visitation is 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at Kinder-Dennis Home for Funerals in Waseca and one hour before services Friday at the church.
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The Minnesota death index shows the Victor who died 17 Apr. 2006 as having parents William Johnston & Hannah Brusch, and it lists the informant as his daughter.

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The Minnesota birth index for Victor Richard Johnstone, b. 7 Nov. 1918 in Waseca Co. has his mother's maiden name as Brusch.  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01t7c/

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Thank you shelleyesq! this is  great info. It is not the first time I have found an error on findagrave but it sends one down the wrong trail for a while.
Peggy
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