Obituary: Mrs. John LUNDBERG, d. 22 June 1937, Washburn Co., Wisconsin ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, or the legal representative of the contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Nance Sampson 17 February 1999 ==================================================================== LUNDBERG, Mrs. John Mrs. John Lundberg died at her home in this village at 11:45 o'clock Tuesday evening (22 June 1937) after a lingering illness of five months. She was taken to St. Frances hospital at Superior six weeks ago where she was confined for two weeks, returning home with little hopes of her recovery. Mrs. Lundberg was born at Mountain Lake, Minn., Feb. 6, 1877. She was married in Shell Lake to John Lundberg in 1898 and they resided here ever since where her husband has been continuously employed as section foreman of the Northwestern and Omaha railway for 37 years. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Mrs. D. Wm. Waggoner, Rhinelander, and Miss Ethel Lundberg, at home; one son, G. N. Lundberg, Superior; also two sisters, Mrs. B. Bergersen, Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. A. Kjobstad, Butterfield, Minn.; two brothers, Julius Bjerkness, Remer, Minn., and John Bjerkness, Mountain Lake, Minn.; two grandchildren, Sally Ann Lundberg and William Knute Waggoner. The body will be removed from the Raas Funeral Home Friday morning to the residence where there will be a private family service. At noon the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until the hour of service. Funeral services will be conducted at the Salem Lutheran Church at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon. Interment in Shell Lake cemetery. The bereaved husband and family have the sincere sympathy of their many friends. --Taken from the Washburn County Register, Shell Lake, Washburn Co., WI, 24 June 1937. And from the 1 July 1937 edition of the same newspaper came this additional information: LUNDBERG, Mrs. John The funeral of Mrs. John Lundberg was held at the Salem Lutheran church last Friday afternoon, and was attended by a large number who paid their last respects to a highly esteemed friend. Rev. C. D. Mattson officiated in the services. Interment in the Shell Lake cemetery. Out of town friends and relatives who attended the funeral were: J. J. Waggoner and son, Douglas, Minong; Mr. and Mrs. A. Erickson, Miss Marie Larson, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Nicol, Charles Nicol, Walter Madsen, Superior and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lundberg, Superior; Mrs. Ghent Smith and son, Roland, Solon Springs; Miss Edna Green, Duluth; Mrs. H. Hammer, Faribault; Mrs. F. Conselman, Stillwater; Mrs. O. Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hanson, Minneapolis; Mrs. Russell Pearson, Stevens Point; and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Waggoner, Rhinelander, Wis.