Maida Katherine Wernicke

1916 - 2005  (89 years)

• Name	Maida Katherine Wernicke
  Birth	1 Apr 1916	Portland, Multnomah, OR
  Gender	Female
  Census	7 Jan 1920	Portland, Multnomah, OR ; age 3 9/12, born OR, living with parents
  Census	3 Apr 1930	Portland, Multnomah, OR ; age 14, born OR, living with parents
  Death	24 Aug 2005	San Mateo, San Mateo, CA
  Person ID	I6537	Family Tree | Descendants of Francis & Elizabeth (Peck) Perkins
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2019

  
  

  Father	Carl Leopold Wernicke,   b. 25 Dec 1882, New Orleans, Orleans, LA d. 3 Jan 1946, Portland, Multnomah, OR (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Maida G Hart,   b. Feb 1886, Oregon d. 6 Oct 1963, Marion Co, OR (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F2119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas E Johnston   d. 1989
  Marriage	1940
  Family ID	F2124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2014

  
  

• Notes

  from "Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007" (ancestry.com) Maida Katharine Wernicke was born 1 Apr 1916 in Portland OR to Carl L Wernick & Maida Hart. Death date 24 Aug 2005. AKA Maida Hart and Maida Wernicke Johnson in Sep 1991. from "REED Magazine", Feb 2006 (www.reed.edu) Maida Hart Wernicke Johnston '38, August 24, 2005, in San Mateo, California. Maida attended Reed for two years, earning a BA from the University of California. Said to be a patron of the arts and a unique individual, Maida was a "part-time" Scientologist, who also wrote for the Pacifica Tribune. In 1940, She married Thomas E. Johnston, who predeceased her. from "The San Francisco Chronicle", 30 Aug 2005 (sfgate.com) JOHNSTON, Maida Hart - Passed away peacefully in San Mateo, CA on August 24, 2005 at the age of 89 years. Beloved wife of the late Thomas E. Johnston who predeceased her 16 years ago. Born a Wernicke in Portland, OR, she had the distinction of having lived in Pacifica, CA, where she adored to walk and beachcomb. A graduate of Reed College; a patron of the arts; she was a very unique and Bohemian lady, known for having a soft spot for people down on their luck. Remembered by many as a loving, caring individual. A Memorial Service will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, September 1, 2005 at the Sneider & Sullivan Funeral Home, 977 So. El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA. Donations in her memory to the San Mateo Co. S.P.C.A. preferred.