HUDSON FALLS – Shirley (Yarter) Johnston, 96, formerly of Feeder St. passed away on Friday, July 10, 2020 at the Saratoga Hospital.
Born on April 25, 1924, in Hudson Falls, she was the daughter of the late Leo and Annabelle (Sheehy) Yarter.
Shirley was a 1942 graduate of Hudson Falls High School. Following graduation, she married the love of her life, Robert M. Johnston at St. Mary’s Church Rectory in Hudson Falls on November 29, 1942. He passed away on December 16, 2015, after 73 wonderful years of marriage.
Shirley worked for a number of years at Color Tech Litho, formerly the Post Star Printing Department, in Glens Falls, retiring in 1986.
She was a communicant of St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls and her enjoyments included gardening, traveling and crossword puzzles.
In addition to her parents and husband, Shirley was predeceased by her sister, Virginia Carson and her brother, John “Jack” Yarter.
Survivors include her three children, Thomas H. Johnston and his wife, Cynthia, of Wilton, Marcia E. Bolesh of University Place, WA and Barbara A. Hunt and her husband, Willis, of Bennington, VT; 13 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; six great great grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Because of the current health care crisis, a memorial service will be conducted at a future date.
Rite of Committal will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in South Glens Falls, where she will be laid to rest next to her husband.
Memorial contributions, in her memory may be made to BCARC (Berkshire County Down Syndrome), 395 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01120 or the American Heart Association, 4 Atruim Drive #100, Albany, NY 12205.
Barbara/Marsha-We have great memories of you and your parents as ooh babysitters and neighbors on 9 th Ave! Your Mom was always the first to arrive home from work, always waving to us as she passed! I could tell you her every car through out the years! She was a constant in our lives. We will never forget her!!