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- Bio: John Johnson, 73, died Monday night in Lutheran hospital, Fort Dodge, where he had been a patient but a few hours.
- Mr. Johnson was working on the roof at the Art Helgevold farm home north of Eagle Grove, and fell about 20 feet to the ground. He suffered a crushed chest, and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where he died without regaining consciousness.
- Funeral services are pending, due to the inability to contact one son, John Johnson, of Greenbay, Wis., who is at present traveling in Canada on his wedding trip. Interested relatives and friends are advised to call the Wilson Chapel for the funeral particulars.
- Mr. Johnson had lived in Eagle Grove for a number of years residing on South Lucas Ave. Since retiring from the farm he had worked at the carpenter trade.
- He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. Olaf Lee, of Thor, and three sons, Thomas and Lawrence of this city, and John of Greenbay, Wis., and one sister Mrs. Burt Erickson of Sheridan, Ill.
- Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
August 25, 1949
- John Johnson, son of John and Johanna Gismervick, was born June 4, 1876 and [in] Gismervick, Norway. He passed away at the Lutheran hospital at Fort Dodge, Iowa, August 15, 1949, at the age of seventy-three years, two months and eleven days. He was baptized at Avelsnes, Norway and confirmed at Tysver, Norway.
- He was united in marriage to Thora Vikre on February 4, 1905. To this union four children were born, John Leonard, Lydia, Lawrence and Thomas Gerhardt.
- Mr. Johnson came to America in 1914. The family has lived in Eagle Grove and vicinity since that time. Mr. Johnson has been engaged in carpentering and farming.
- He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister.
- He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife, four children, John Leonard of Green Bay, Wis., Lydia, Mrs. Lee of Hardy, Iowa, Lawrence of Eagle Grove, Iowa, and Thomas Gerhardt of Eagle Grove, Iowa, four grandchildren, John Thomas Lee, Jerilyn Johnson, Barbara Johnson and Curtis Gerhardt Johnson, one brother in Kopervik, Norway, one sister in Haugesund, Norway and one sister in Illinois. He will be missed by these and a host of friends.
- Funeral services were conducted at the Wilson Funeral Chapel on Saturday, August 27, 1949 at 1:30 p. m. and at Samuel Evangelical Lutheran church at 2:00 p. m. Pastor H. C. Bakken officiated. Interment was made at Rose Hill cemetery, Eagle Grove, Iowa.
- Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
September 1, 1949
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