Elizabeth Lorraine Johnstone

Rochester, NH- Elizabeth Lorraine (Avery) Johnstone 89, died peacefully on Sunday June 25, 2023 at home. Born August 3, 1933 in Laconia, NH the daughter of William and Florence (Cross) Avery. She grew up in West Campton and attended an eighth grade one room school. She went on to graduate from Plymouth High School in 1951 and Plymouth State College in 1955. She taught in Portsmouth, Spaulding High School and Noble High School. She was most fond of teaching and her students. In 1954 she married John Johnstone and they recently celebrated 69 years of marriage. Together they had two children, Neal in 1955 and Kathleen (Kate) in 1957. Lorraine loved to garden, paint tole ware and braid rugs. She knitted 30 or so pair of mittens for Head Start kids in York County.  Firm believer in charity she knitted 30 or so pair of mittens for Head Start kids in York County for about 20 years. Always ready for adventure she and John spent many happy days traveling. Upon retiring, they spent 2 months going cross country...