OBITUARY: John Johanson, 1879-1953, Mitchell County, Iowa




                            John Johanson

Last rites were held at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at the Champion Funeral home
in Osage for John Johanson, 73, who died Saturday at the Mitchell County
Memorial hospital. A second service was held at 2 p.m. at the Rock Creek
Lutheran Church, with burial in the Rock Creek cemetery.

He was born on April 18, 1879, near St. Ansgar to Jens and Ingeborg
Johanson and married Clara Shoger on September 13, 1903. The couple lived
in Rock township southwest of Osage where he farmed for many years before
retiring to Osage several years ago. His wife died in 1908; also preceding
him in death were a sister, Mrs. Jennie Oursland; and three brothers,
Oscar, Matthias, and Alfred.

Survivors include two sons, Arthur and Ingvald, both of Osage; two
granddaughters; and three sisters, Mrs. Nettie Shoger and Mrs. Agnes
Klemesrud, both of Osage and Mrs. Matilda Anderson of Mason City.



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