Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
Ratay-Johnstone Ancestors - Person Sheet
NameLouise MOFFIT 
Baptism27 Nov 1949, LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana First Methodist Church8
Burial2 Nov 1995, Crown Hill Cemetery, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado9
OccupationEducator, Lobbyist, Director - Developmental Disabilities Center, mother of 1
EducationBA Western Kentucky College 1942, MA Purdue University 1953
ReligionMethodist
Alias/AKAShe always went by Peg
FatherJames William MOFFIT (1889-1970)
MotherDaisy Hindle SPEAR (1888-1968)
Spouses
Baptism5 Sep 1920, LaPorte, LaPorte County, Indiana First Methodist Church3
MemoAlterra Sterling House Assisted Living Residence
Burial14 Feb 2002, Crown Hill Cemetery, Lakewood, Jefferson County, Colorado4
FatherArthur Paul JOHNSTONE (1895-1964)
MotherLydia Henrietta WERREMEYER (1891-1975)
ChildrenNancy Louise (Living)
Census notes for Louise MOFFIT
1930 Kentucky, Union County, magisterial district 5, E.D. 10, sheet 21A, stamped page 145, film T626-779 (taken 23 Apr 1930)
Boxville and Bordley Rd., dwelling 389, family 390
Moffit, James W., head, owns home $500, male, white, age 41, married at age 29, born Kentucky, father born Kentucky, mother Kentucky, farmer, general farm
--------, Daisy, wife, female, white, age 41, married at age 29, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Louise, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, attended school, born Kentucky, father born Kentucky, mother New Jersey
--------, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, age 4, born Kentucky, father Kentucky, mother New Jersey
--------, Anna E., daughter, female, white, age 2/12, single, born Kentucky, father Kentucky, mother New Jersey
1940 Kentucky, Union County, Magisterial District 5, E.D. 113-15, sheet 3B
dwelling 58, owns farm, $250
Moffit, J. William, head, male, white, age 52, married, 4 years of college, born Kentucky, in same house in 1935, farmer
-------, Daisy, H., wife, female, white, age 52, married, 4 years of college, born New Jersey, in same house in 1935
-------, Louise, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, 1 year of college, born Kentucky, same house in 1935
-------, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, 8th grade, born Kentucky, same house in 1935
-------, Ann Elizabeth, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, 4th grade, born Kentucky, same house 1935
Boxville and Bordley Rd., dwelling 389, family 390
Moffit, James W., head, owns home $500, male, white, age 41, married at age 29, born Kentucky, father born Kentucky, mother Kentucky, farmer, general farm
--------, Daisy, wife, female, white, age 41, married at age 29, born New Jersey, parents born New Jersey
--------, Louise, daughter, female, white, age 8, single, attended school, born Kentucky, father born Kentucky, mother New Jersey
--------, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, age 4, born Kentucky, father Kentucky, mother New Jersey
--------, Anna E., daughter, female, white, age 2/12, single, born Kentucky, father Kentucky, mother New Jersey
1940 Kentucky, Union County, Magisterial District 5, E.D. 113-15, sheet 3B
dwelling 58, owns farm, $250
Moffit, J. William, head, male, white, age 52, married, 4 years of college, born Kentucky, in same house in 1935, farmer
-------, Daisy, H., wife, female, white, age 52, married, 4 years of college, born New Jersey, in same house in 1935
-------, Louise, daughter, female, white, age 19, single, 1 year of college, born Kentucky, same house in 1935
-------, Beatrice, daughter, female, white, age 14, single, 8th grade, born Kentucky, same house in 1935
-------, Ann Elizabeth, daughter, female, white, age 11, single, 4th grade, born Kentucky, same house 1935
Residences notes for Louise MOFFIT
1921-1938
Moffit farm
Morganfield, Kentucky
1938-1942
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
1942-1944
Taylorsville, Kentucky
Lived with J.D. and Mary Francis Brown
1944-1946
Route #4
Morganfield, Kentucky
1946-1948
1204 Washington
Golden, Colorado
above a drugstore downtown
1948-1956
Bldg 5, Apt 1
Ross-Ade Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana
1956-1957
Golden, Colorado
1957-1977
6535 West 26th Ave.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
1977-1995
13079 W. Ohio Ave.
Lakewood, Colorado
Moffit farm
Morganfield, Kentucky
1938-1942
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
1942-1944
Taylorsville, Kentucky
Lived with J.D. and Mary Francis Brown
1944-1946
Route #4
Morganfield, Kentucky
1946-1948
1204 Washington
Golden, Colorado
above a drugstore downtown
1948-1956
Bldg 5, Apt 1
Ross-Ade Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana
1956-1957
Golden, Colorado
1957-1977
6535 West 26th Ave.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
1977-1995
13079 W. Ohio Ave.
Lakewood, Colorado
Obituary notes for Louise MOFFIT
The Golden Transcript, 2 November 1995, page 6
Hall of Fame honoree Peg Johnstone dies
Jefferson County Historical Society Hall of Fame honoree Louise M. “Peg” Johnstone died at the Hospice of St. John Monday.
A family graveside service is scheduled for today, Thursday, at Crown Hill Cemetery and Mortuary at 11 a.m. at West 29th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.
A memorial service will be Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at Lakewood Methodist Church, 1390 Brentwood St. Public viewing was Wednesday at Olinger Mortuary.
“She’s done so many different things,” recalled her husband, Jim, Tuesday.
A teacher by trade, she served as the last elected Jefferson County superintendent of schools. She successfully worked to get the elective office changed to the appointed position it is today [office abolished].
She perhaps is best known for her 22 years as the executive director of the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center for Jeffco. “Peg took that program from a $50,000-a-year center to the $12 million deal it is today,” Jim Johnstone said.
And she served as the president of the Developmental Disabilities Foundation.
Most recently she helped form, from a bunch of different agencies, JeSSe [sic JeSSc],” he said. JeSSe [sic] is the Jeffco Self-Sufficiency Council and she served as its first president, as well as being a co-founder.
She served on the Lakewood Housing Authority board; Foothills Recreation District Advisory Committee; Jefferson Corp.; Jeffco Library Board; Rocky Flats Blue Ribbon Study Committee; Education 2000; Citizens Advisory committees to the Jeffco R-1 School District; PTA presidents at elementary and junior high schools; three homeowners associations; 4-H Extension; and CSU Extension Advisory Council.
She was national president, regional vice president and national meeting ladies activities chairwoman for the National Society of Professional Engineers Auxiliary.
She was organizing chairwoman, president, vice president, and membership chairwoman and secretary for the Professional Engineers of Colorado [Auxiliary]. The Professional Engineers of Colorado honored Johnstone with its Distinguished Service Award.
She held all offices of the Jefferson chapter of PEC [Auxiliary] and served in various positions for the American Society of Civil Engineers [Auxiliary], Colorado School of Mines Faculty Wives and Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists. She also was past president of the Private Industry Council.
Her political activities with the Republican Party included precinct committeewoman, district captain, state Central Committee bonus member, Jeffco GOP Executive Committee, Senate District 21 chairwoman vice chairwoman for House District 26, as well as chairing and managing campaigns for 20 years.
She was an independent consultant and legislative lobbyist for six years.
She was born in Morganfield, Ky., in 1921 to James William and Daisy (Hindel) [Hindle Spear] Moffit, and married James G. Johnstone in Golden Aug. 24, 1946.
She received a degree from Western Kentucky University and a master’s degree from Purdue, West Lafayette, Ind.
She began teaching at Arvada High School as a home economics teacher.
She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Nancy Ratay of Jeffco; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Ratay of Jeffco; and two sisters, Anna Morgan of Morganfield, Ky., and Beatrice Marvel, Sturgis, Ky.
The Rev. Melanie Rosa will officiate at the service.
The Jefferson Sentinel, November 2, 1995 page 15
Louise ‘Peg’ Johnstone Succumbs to Cancer
Louise “Peg” Johnstone, a longtime Jefferson County community member and activist, died this week after a brief battle with cancer. She was 74.
Johnstone died Oct. 30 after being diagnosed with liver cancer several months ago.
A native of Kentucky, Johnstone and her husband, Jim, moved to Jefferson County briefly in 1948, and then permanently in 1956. She became [sic] to volunteer and worked in the community.
Johnstone received a bachelor of science degree and master’s degree in home economics. She taught at Arvada High School and was the superintendent of Jeffco schools for two years.
She retired as the executive director of the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center – formerly the Jefferson County Community Center – in 1986.
Johnstone was a political activist and an advocate for people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. She received many recognitions and awards, including the Sentinel Newspapers’ “Woman of the Year” award and a listing in “Who’s Who.”
Johnstone is survived by her husband and daughter. Funeral services were private.
A memorial service for Johnstone will be held at 7 p.m. Nov 7 at Lakewood United Methodist Church, 1390 Brentwood St.
Hall of Fame honoree Peg Johnstone dies
Jefferson County Historical Society Hall of Fame honoree Louise M. “Peg” Johnstone died at the Hospice of St. John Monday.
A family graveside service is scheduled for today, Thursday, at Crown Hill Cemetery and Mortuary at 11 a.m. at West 29th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.
A memorial service will be Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at Lakewood Methodist Church, 1390 Brentwood St. Public viewing was Wednesday at Olinger Mortuary.
“She’s done so many different things,” recalled her husband, Jim, Tuesday.
A teacher by trade, she served as the last elected Jefferson County superintendent of schools. She successfully worked to get the elective office changed to the appointed position it is today [office abolished].
She perhaps is best known for her 22 years as the executive director of the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center for Jeffco. “Peg took that program from a $50,000-a-year center to the $12 million deal it is today,” Jim Johnstone said.
And she served as the president of the Developmental Disabilities Foundation.
Most recently she helped form, from a bunch of different agencies, JeSSe [sic JeSSc],” he said. JeSSe [sic] is the Jeffco Self-Sufficiency Council and she served as its first president, as well as being a co-founder.
She served on the Lakewood Housing Authority board; Foothills Recreation District Advisory Committee; Jefferson Corp.; Jeffco Library Board; Rocky Flats Blue Ribbon Study Committee; Education 2000; Citizens Advisory committees to the Jeffco R-1 School District; PTA presidents at elementary and junior high schools; three homeowners associations; 4-H Extension; and CSU Extension Advisory Council.
She was national president, regional vice president and national meeting ladies activities chairwoman for the National Society of Professional Engineers Auxiliary.
She was organizing chairwoman, president, vice president, and membership chairwoman and secretary for the Professional Engineers of Colorado [Auxiliary]. The Professional Engineers of Colorado honored Johnstone with its Distinguished Service Award.
She held all offices of the Jefferson chapter of PEC [Auxiliary] and served in various positions for the American Society of Civil Engineers [Auxiliary], Colorado School of Mines Faculty Wives and Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists. She also was past president of the Private Industry Council.
Her political activities with the Republican Party included precinct committeewoman, district captain, state Central Committee bonus member, Jeffco GOP Executive Committee, Senate District 21 chairwoman vice chairwoman for House District 26, as well as chairing and managing campaigns for 20 years.
She was an independent consultant and legislative lobbyist for six years.
She was born in Morganfield, Ky., in 1921 to James William and Daisy (Hindel) [Hindle Spear] Moffit, and married James G. Johnstone in Golden Aug. 24, 1946.
She received a degree from Western Kentucky University and a master’s degree from Purdue, West Lafayette, Ind.
She began teaching at Arvada High School as a home economics teacher.
She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Nancy Ratay of Jeffco; one granddaughter, Elizabeth Ratay of Jeffco; and two sisters, Anna Morgan of Morganfield, Ky., and Beatrice Marvel, Sturgis, Ky.
The Rev. Melanie Rosa will officiate at the service.
The Jefferson Sentinel, November 2, 1995 page 15
Louise ‘Peg’ Johnstone Succumbs to Cancer
Louise “Peg” Johnstone, a longtime Jefferson County community member and activist, died this week after a brief battle with cancer. She was 74.
Johnstone died Oct. 30 after being diagnosed with liver cancer several months ago.
A native of Kentucky, Johnstone and her husband, Jim, moved to Jefferson County briefly in 1948, and then permanently in 1956. She became [sic] to volunteer and worked in the community.
Johnstone received a bachelor of science degree and master’s degree in home economics. She taught at Arvada High School and was the superintendent of Jeffco schools for two years.
She retired as the executive director of the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center – formerly the Jefferson County Community Center – in 1986.
Johnstone was a political activist and an advocate for people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. She received many recognitions and awards, including the Sentinel Newspapers’ “Woman of the Year” award and a listing in “Who’s Who.”
Johnstone is survived by her husband and daughter. Funeral services were private.
A memorial service for Johnstone will be held at 7 p.m. Nov 7 at Lakewood United Methodist Church, 1390 Brentwood St.