Sharon L. Johnstone, 70, died at her East Hempfield Township home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, November 19, 2013. Born in New Kensington, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Catherine Beck Jones. Sharon marked 50 years of marriage with her husband Robert E. Johnstone last August.

A 1960 graduate of Arnold High School, Arnold, PA, she completed studies at West Penn School of Nursing in 1963 and her bachelors at Immaculata University in 1991.Sharon was a registered nurse who worked for Mediplex in Danbury, CT and for the Neighborhood Visiting Nurses Association in West Chester, PA. While living in CT from 1972 to 1985, Sharon was Chairperson of the Retail Division of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce, a Welcome Wagon lady, co-owner of the Bethel Linen Closet and a cherished Girl Scout leader.

Sharon was a member of Highland Presbyterian Church, where she was very active with the quilting group. She was co-founder of the Mid Atlantic Connection for PKU and Allied Disorders, Inc. (MACPAD). Sharon demonstrated outstanding leadership within the PKU community as co-founder, past-president and newsletter editor for MACPAD. Sharon worked tirelessly to grow MACPAD into one of the largest metabolic support organizations in the country, now including 6 states and over 600 members. In 2013 Sharon was awarded the Rose Award from Applied Nutrition for outstanding leadership in the PKU community.

Surviving in addition to her loving husband Bob, are her daughters Laura L. wife of Ami Assayag of Charlestown, PA and Judith A., wife of Michael Griffith of Lancaster; and her grandchildren Nick, Charley, Bobby and Amelia Griffith and Kyla and Ben Assayag.

A Memorial Service will be held 11AM Monday, November 25, 2013, at Highland Presbyterian Church, 500 E. Roseville Road, Lancaster, PA 17601, with Rev. Dr. Ann S. Osborne officiating. Sharon's family will receive friends on Monday from 10-11AM at the church. Interment in Highland's Memorial Garden. Please omit flowers. Memorial Contributions may be made to Mid Atlantic Connection for PKU, PO Box 6086, Lancaster, PA 17607 or www.macpad.org