Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, March 5, 1993 TAG: 9303050290
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT JOHNSTON, THERESA HENSON RICHARDSON
JOHNSTON, Theresa Henson Richardson, 87, of Roanoke, died Thursday, March
4, 1993 in a local hospital. She was the widow of Harvey R. Johnston. She was
a life and charter member of Raleigh Court United Methodist Church, a member
and past president of the Women's Auxiliary of the B.P.O. Elks #197, member
and past president of the Pilot Club International, member of the Thursday
Morning Music Club and the Women's Auxiliary of the Roanoke Symphony
Orchestra. Mrs. Johnston worked for Military Intelligence during World War II
in Washington D.C. and received a citation for service. She was later employed
as administrator of the Capital Institute of Technology in Washington, D.C.,
and later retired from this job. Surviving are two sons, John W. Richardson
and Nathan L. ("Pete") Richardson, Roanoke; daughter, Marcia Bergquist,
Vienna, Va.; two daughters-in-law, Patricia H. Richardson, and Gayle M.
Richardson; son-in-law, Lt. General Robert L. Bergquist, U. S. Army Ret.;
sister-in-law, Miriam Henson, Roanoke; brother-in-law, Orville Miller,
Florida; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; six
great-great-grandchildren; first cousins, Pricie Perlstein, Washington, D.C.,
John Norman, Roanoke; and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will
be held at Raleigh Court United Methodist Church, 1 p.m. Saturday with the
Rev. Gregory L. Adkins officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Burial
Park. Friends may call at Oakey's South Chapel after 1 p.m. Friday.
by Archana Subramaniam
by CNB