OBITUARY: Nettie (Johanson) Schoger, 1883-1971, Mitchell County, Iowa




                        Nettie Johanson Schoger

Funeral rites are set for Friday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Nettie Shoger, 88, who
died Tuesday, December 7, 1971 at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital. She
had been ill since suffering a stroke in April. Mrs. Shoger was a resident
of Faith Lutheran Home.

The Rev. Donald Berg, church pastor will be in charge of the services at
Rock Creek Lutheran Church. Arrangements are by C.R. Champion & Sons and
burial will be in the church cemetery.

Nettie Johanson was born in Mitchell County, August 1, 1883, the daughter
of Jens and Ingeborg Gulbrandson Johanson. She was baptized and confirmed
at Rock Creek Church and grew to womanhood in that vicinity.

Cornelius Shoger and Nettie Johanson were united in marriage March 10,
1901. They farmed in the Rock Creek area, later moving to Osage. She
was a life long member of the Rock Creek Lutheran Church.

Surviving are two sons, James Shoger of Nora Springs, Fred Shoger of Osage,
twelve grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren, four great-great grandchildren,
one sister Mrs. Julius Anderson (Matilda) of Mason City.



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