MATILDA JOHNSON
LAID TO REST
MONDAY, JANUARY 9

Miss Matilda Johnson, daughter of Martin and Bertha Nesset Johnson, was born August 23, 1874, on a farm in Otranto township. She passed away January 5, 1950, after a short illness at the age of 75 years, four months and 13 days.

She was baptized by Pastor Johan Olsen and confirmed by Pastor J. M. Eggen at the Mona Lutheran church. For the past 38 years she has been at Independence, Iowa.

OBITUARY

George N. Jahr, son of Nels and Gena Jahr, was born December 21st 1883 at Mona, Iowa, and passed away at St. Olaf Hospital at Austin Minnesota, at 6:15 December 21st on the morning of his 57th birthday.

On January 29th, 1912 he was united in marriage to Emma Olson of Lyle, Minnesota. This union was blessed with eight children; one son Omar; having preceded him in death in 1928. He leaves besides his wife Orvis of Austin, Thelma (Mrs. Nockels) of Hampton, Iowa; Glaydon, Noren, Vernon Arthur and Ione at home and one grandson Richard Jahr.

Many Attend Don Johnson's Funeral
Here Tuesday Afternoon

GEORGE JAHR

George Jahr, who had not been well for some time, passed from this life. Saturday morning, on the date of his birth. He was able to be about until a few days before his death, when he became very ill, and slipped away after being in a coma for several hours.

His death was a shock to the community as well as the family, which felt the loss most keenly at this holiday season.

OBITUARY

Mr. Eberhart Johnson passed away at his home, three miles southwest of Lyle, Saturday noon, of pneumonia at the age of 82 years, 2 months and 10 days.

He had been in good health until two weeks previous when he was taken ill with a cold. He was confined to his bed only five days.

He was born in Grue Solor, Norway December 23, 1855, and was baptized and confirmed at the same place.

MRS PETER JOHNSON

Olena Henrietta Thompson daughter of [illegible?] and Annie Thompson, was born near Madison, Wis., March 12, 1863, and passed away in peaceful rest at her home near Lyle, Minn., on March 16, 1936 at the age of 73 years, and three days.

She was the last of six children.

HOLT, MR. OLE ALVIN OLE HOLT 1931
DEATH
THURSDAY MORNING

Mr. Ole Holt passed into the Great Beyond last Thursday morning in the hospital in Austin after an extended illness. Mr. Holt has resided in Lyle community for a good many years and the old time friends will miss this kindly gentleman. His funeral services were held in the Mona Church Saturday afternoon. Rev. Loss of Austin officiating.
Interment was made in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.

JOHNSON FUNERAL LARGELY
ATTENDED

The funeral of the late Mrs. Karen Johnson was held Friday afternoon at the Lutheran church, and was largely attended by friends and relatives, who gathered to pay their last respects to one whom they had learned to know as a conscientious Christian woman.

Interment was made in Pleasant Hill cemetery.

THE OBITUARY OF
BERNT JOHNSON
(The Lyle Tribune)

Bernt Johnson died at 5:30 Thursday morning, March 21, 1929, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Huldah Erickson, of Lyle, Minn.

Bernt Johnson was born in Solor, Norway, on April 20, 1842. The year 1862 he was united in marriage with Johanna Pederson. They emigrated from Norway to the United States and arrived in Otranto township, Mitchell county, Iowa, in June, 1871.

THE REMAINS OF OMAR
JAHR BURIED HERE FRIDAY

Omer Avery Jahr passed quietly away at his home in Galena, Illinois Wednesday Sept. 25, last. He was born October 6th, 1912. He was 14 years, 11 months and 22nd, at the time of his death.

He was born in Lyle and resided here until the 9th of June last year when he moved to Galena, Illinois with his parents. Omar was baptized, confirmed in the Norwegian Lutheran church which he attended while living here. He attended the Lyle public school until he was compelled due to illness to discontinue his school work.

OBITUARY

Miss Eva Johnson passed away at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. P. Johnson living just south of the fair grounds, Saturday. She was born in Lyle township January 18th 1903. She worked for a time in the Berg store and last fall she began teaching in the Minnereka district where she taught until three weeks ago when she was compelled to give up her work and go home.

OBITUARY

Mrs. Eberhart Johnson, who has had heart trouble for some time, passed away rather suddenly, Saturday morning, at her home about three miles southwest of Lyle, where the family has resided the past 39 years.

OBITUARY

Mrs. Maren Johnson was born in Bergen, Norway on April 15, 1866 and passed away at the hospital at Albert Lea, Minn at 11:50 p. m. May 12, 1925.

Chris Johnson,
Born, Dec. 19, 1856.
Died, Oct. 5, 1922.

Obituary of Mrs. Johnson. (Berthea)

Mrs. Martin Johnson Nesset died at her home five miles North of St. Ansgar at four o'clock, Saturday afternoon, December 17, 1910, of dropsy after an illness of five months. The shock of the sudden death of her granddaughter, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Helmer Hanson last May seemed to bring on the sickness that caused her death. The funeral was conducted by Rev. Esser, at the Norwegian Lutheran church at Mona, Wednesday, December, 21, and her remains were laid to rest in the Pleasant Hill cemetery.

LeRoy S. Johnson, 88

LeRoy Sherman Johnson, 88, of Mona, Ia, died Monday, Feb. 25, 2002, at Worth Living Center in St. Ansgar. He was born August 21, 1913 in Deer Creek Township, Worth County, Ia. to John and Sophie (Erickson) Johnson.

On March 7, 1934 he was united in marriage to Evelyn Mina Eggestein at First Lutheran parsonage in Albert Lea.

In December of 1941 he started work at Geo. A. Hormel & Co. where he was employed until his retirement in 1976.

David Earl Johnson -- Austin

AUSTIN -- The funeral for David Earl Johnson will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Mona Lutheran Church in Mona, Iowa, with the Rev. Lydia Mittag officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mona, with military honors by the St. Ansgar (Iowa) American Legion.

Mr. Johnson, 54, of rural Mona, Iowa, formerly of Austin, died Monday (Feb. 20, 2006) at his home.

Carroll Johnson Funeral At Our Savior's

Carroll Harlan Johnson, son of Henry and Sadie Johnson of Lyle, died at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin, Minn. February 27 at the age of 33. He was baptized and confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran church in Lyle, and was a graduate of the Lyle high school.

On April, 15, 1950, he was united in marriage to Betty Bakke of Lyle, at Austin, Minn, and to this union were born a son and two daughters.

Arius Johnson Suddenly Dies.

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THE OBITUARY OF MRS. G. O. BLAKESTAD

Mrs. Ingeborg Jeglum-Blakestad was born Oct. 11, 1853, in Allamakee county, Iowa, where she was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Here she remained until womanhood when she came to Otranto, Mitchell county, where she was united in marriage to Gullick O. Blakestad in July 1st, 1875, by Rev. Olson of St. Ansgar. They made their home at the Blakestad homestead where she resided continuously until her death.

The remains of Peter Johnson who had been failing the past few years were laid to their final resting place in the Pleasant Hill cemetery Thursday afternoon.

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