Boyd Johnston

Loving father of Marnie (Bill) Barkley. Predeceased by Miriam Johnston. Son of the late Thomas and Pearl Johnston. Brother of the late Madeline (late Don) Allen, late Bill (late Alice) Johnston, late Ellen (late Doug) Johnson, late Mary Emery and the late Warren (late Pat) Johnston. Loving uncle to many nieces and nephews. Special friend to John and Laura Coccimiglio.

A very special thank you goes out to all the angels of the Finnish Rest Home for all of your care and compassion, you are all truly special people.

Family and friends may visit the Arthur Funeral Home - Barton & Kiteley Chapel (492 Wellington Street E. 705-759-2522) on Friday, October 4, 2024 from 11:30 am until 1:30 pm with a funeral service to follow in the chapel at 2 pm. Rev Helen Smith officiating. Interment Maple Leaf Cemetery. Memorial contributions (payable online or by cheque) to the Ontario Finnish Rest Home Association or to the Alzheimers Society would be appreciated by the family. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.arthurfuneralhome.com for the Johnston family.

Fathers & Daughters

If I could catch a star for you

I swear I'd steal them all tonight

To make your every wish come true

And every dream for all your life

But that's not how the story goes

The world is full of perfect plans

If there's a promise that I broke

I know one day you will understand

When times are hard I know you'll be strong

I'll be there in you heart when you'll carry on

Like moonlight on the water, and sunlight in the sky

Fathers and daughters never say goodbye

An Angel I will read to sleep

Gave me one dream of my own

So learn to love and spread your wings

And find the one to call your home

When times are hard I know you'll be strong

I'll be there in you heart when you'll carry on

Like moonlight on the water, and sunlight in the sky

Fathers and daughters never say goodbye

When times are hard I know you'll be strong

I'll be there in you heart when you'll carry on

Like moonlight on the water, and sunlight in the sky

Fathers and daughters never say goodbye

Fathers and daughters never say goodbye

My Way

And now, the end is near

And so I face the final curtain

My friend, I'll say it clear

I'll state my case, of which I'm certain

I've lived a life that's full

I traveled each and every highway

And more, much more than this

I did it my way

Regrets, I've had a few

But then again, too few to mention

I did what I had to do

And saw it through without exemption

I planned each charted course

Each careful step along the byway

And more, much more than this

I did it my way

Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew

When I bit off more than I could chew

But through it all, when there was doubt

I ate it up and spit it out

I faced it all, and I stood tall

And did it my way

I've loved, I've laughed and cried

I've had my fill, my share of losing

And now, as tears subside

I find it all so amusing

To think I did all that

And may I say, not in a shy way

Oh, no, oh, no, not me

I did it my way

For what is a man, what has he got?

If not himself, then he has naught

To say the things he truly feels

And not the words of one who kneels

The record shows I took the blows

And did it my way

Yes, it was my way

What A Wonderful World

I see trees of green

Red roses too

I see them bloom

For me and you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue

And clouds of white

The bright blessed day

The dark sacred night

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow

So pretty in the sky

Are also on the faces

Of people going by

I see friends shaking hands

Saying, "How do you do?"

They're really saying

I love you

I hear babies cry

I watch them grow

They'll learn much more

Than I'll ever know

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself

What a wonderful world

Ooh, yes