Loretta Johnston

September 21, 1925 - January 5, 2022

Loretta Johnston 96, Died peacefully in her home on January 5, 2022 with family and wonderful Vitas nurses at her bedside. Preceded in death by parents Paul and Loretta Curtiss, husband Richard, siblings Paul Curtiss and Muriel Orehek, and son Ritchie. Survived by children: Stephen Johnston and Vicki (Richard) Young. Grandchildren: Vicki Ann (Ray) Lynn, PJ Bockheim, Karl Bockheim, and Jamie Bockheim. Great grandchildren Gavin and Tori Reed; Brianna, Kaylee, and Liam Bockheim; Veronica, Christian and Kayden Bockheim; Amy Tefft. Born and raised in New York City. She Married Richard in 1944 and they were married for 64 years. She worked as a cashier for King Kullen until 1991 when she retired and moved to St Augustine. She decided retirement wasn’t for her and worked at Beall’s Outlet and Walmart where she worked until retirement in 2018. In retirement she started traveling with her family where she found a love for cruising visiting places like the Bahamas, Mexico, and Rotan. She got to go on one last cruise in October to the Bahamas with her granddaughter Vicki Ann, great granddaughters Tori and Amy, and close family friends Michael Doyle Jr and Jessica Johnson. Services for Loretta will be Wednesday January 19, 2022, 10:00 AM at Craig Funeral home in St Augustine.