HOWARD—Mrs. Myrtle Johnston, 34, wife of James Bathgate, died Sunday, October 25, 1953 at the Lock Haven Hospital 10 days after the birth of a daughter, Alta Lucinda.
She was a native of Howard, born February 3, 1919, daughter of Clarence D. and the late Blanche Schenck Johnston.
She was active in community life. A member of the Methodist Church, she headed the Woman’s Society of Christian Service for four years, and was a member of the Civiv Club, PTA and Band Mothers Association.
She was married September 12, 1937 to James Bathgate, who survived, with her father and three children, Bobby Jim, 10; Tommy, 6, and a new baby; also a sister, Mrs. C.F. Taylor of Harrisburg, and a brother, W. Dean Johnston, Dover, Delaware.
Services wren held at the Howard Methodist Church with the Reverend Francis Geiger officiating, assisted by the Reverend L. P. Markley.
Burial was in Schenck Cemetery.
From Her Obituary:
The Express. Lock Haven, PA
Monday, October 26, 1953
From Her 1953 Pennsylvania Certificate of Death:
Name: Mytrle Pauline Bathgate
[Mytrle Johnston]
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1919
Birth Place: Howard, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 25 Oct 1953
Death Place: Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Clarence D Johnston
Mother: Blanche Schenck
Marital Status: Married
Informant: James Bathgate, Howard, PA
Certificate Number: 86839
HOWARD—Mrs. Myrtle Johnston, 34, wife of James Bathgate, died Sunday, October 25, 1953 at the Lock Haven Hospital 10 days after the birth of a daughter, Alta Lucinda.
She was a native of Howard, born February 3, 1919, daughter of Clarence D. and the late Blanche Schenck Johnston.
She was active in community life. A member of the Methodist Church, she headed the Woman’s Society of Christian Service for four years, and was a member of the Civiv Club, PTA and Band Mothers Association.
She was married September 12, 1937 to James Bathgate, who survived, with her father and three children, Bobby Jim, 10; Tommy, 6, and a new baby; also a sister, Mrs. C.F. Taylor of Harrisburg, and a brother, W. Dean Johnston, Dover, Delaware.
Services wren held at the Howard Methodist Church with the Reverend Francis Geiger officiating, assisted by the Reverend L. P. Markley.
Burial was in Schenck Cemetery.
From Her Obituary:
The Express. Lock Haven, PA
Monday, October 26, 1953
From Her 1953 Pennsylvania Certificate of Death:
Name: Mytrle Pauline Bathgate
[Mytrle Johnston]
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Birth Date: 3 Feb 1919
Birth Place: Howard, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 25 Oct 1953
Death Place: Lock Haven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Clarence D Johnston
Mother: Blanche Schenck
Marital Status: Married
Informant: James Bathgate, Howard, PA
Certificate Number: 86839
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