Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, Von 1932
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Lake Odessa Wave, 21 Apr 1932

Young Son Succumbs to Streptococcus

Friends of Family From Far and Near Sympathize.  Funeral at Home.  Rev. A. T. 
Cartland and Rev. O.F. Bulman officiate.

That a large circle of friends including those of this locality, and many more 
from other parts of the state, deeply sympathize with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 
Johnson in the loss of their son Von, was shown last Tuesday afternoon by the 
large number who attended the funeral, and the large display of flowers sent by 
friends.  These things, while they could bring little comfort to the bereaved 
family, were a sincere manifestation of friendship and sympathy at the loss of 
this, the youngest of the trio of sons.

Von passed his fifteenth birthday March 6, and was apparently in good health at 
that time but an attack of “flu” developed into trouble that all science and 
skill could not allay and he passed away at Blodgett hospital Sunday morning of 
streptococcus infection. 

Von was a member of Central Methodist church, a boy scout, and a sophomore in 
our high school.  He was a particularly thoughtful lad and admitted and loved 
by his young companions.

The funeral was held at the home Tuesday afternoon, his pastor Rev. A. T. 
Cartland giving the reading and prayer and Rev. O. F. Bulman, his former pastor 
and scout master, the sermon.  The music was by Mrs. Leon T. Gilson, piano, and 
Lawrence Gindl, cello.  Burial was at Lakeside cemetery.

Besides his parents, his brothers are Dwight of Toledo Aviation department and 
Walter of the Western State Normal college.

A large number of friends from away were present to attend the funeral, among 
whom were, Mrs. Arthur Bair, Mr. and Mrs. Balford Bair and Miss Margaret 
Furniss, of Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson, Knightson, Ind.; Albert 
Curtis, Kinross; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Batdorff, Sault Ste. Marie; Mr. and Mrs. 
Emerson Batdorff, Rudyard; Mr. and Mrs. Claud Batdorff, Mr. and Mrs. Allen 
Fisher, Mr. and Mrs. William Brummeler, Mrs. George Smith, all of Grand Rapids; 
Clyde Batdorff and sister Miss Mae Batdorff of Lansing; Mr. and Mrs. Dwight 
Johnson, Toledo, Ohio; Marion Anway, Clio; Mildred Geddis of Ypsilanti; Mr. and 
Mrs. Paul Kingman, Fennville; Misses Josephine Baker and Margaret Erickson 
nurses of Butterworth hospital; Mr. and Mrs. Von Furniss, Nashville; Mrs. Frank 
Miller, Ionia; Mrs. Fremont Walter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Walter and Mrs. Lee 
Otis, Saranac; Miss Dorothy Wooster and Miss Delora Branch of Albion; and six 
young men from the Albion fraternity of which Walter Johnson is a member.


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