Hilda (Johnson) Sell was born January 17, 1917, to Henning and Lulu Johnson in Leonard, ND, into a family of 14 children. She grew up in the Leonard, ND, area until her marriage to Harley F. Sell on March 18, 1936. The couple then made their home near Amenia, ND, where they farmed and raised two children. Hilda remained on the farm until her hospitalization last week.
Until the time of her death, she kept active on the farm, making her own bread and one of her greatest joys was taking care of her own lawn.
Hilda was preceded in death by her husband, Harley, who died in 1994, and her son, Leon, who died in 2008, as well as seven brothers and one sister.
She is survived by daughter, Donna (Sell) Schultz, Fargo, ND; sisters, Alma Klug, Fargo, Mary Lou Jensen, Colorado, and Joyce (Ben) Greenwaldt, Illinois; brothers, Leo (Janet) Johnson, Detroit Lakes, MN, and Art Johnson, Perham, MN; grandchildren, Laura Riley, Minneapolis, MN, Brenda (Steve) Pratt, Minneapolis, Kim Toll, Moorhead, MN, Marty Sell, Minneapolis and Mickey (Andrea) Sell, Moorhead; great grandchildren, Dylan Pratt, Minneapolis, Alex Toll, Taylor and Tory Sell, Moorhead and daughter-in-law, Judy Sell, Moorhead.
Visitation: Wednesday, December 2, from 5 to 7 in West Funeral Chapel, Casselton, ND.
Funeral Service: Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 10 in Martin's Lutheran Church, Casselton, ND.
Burial: Casselton Cemetery, Casselton, ND.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Record
Name: Hilda Josephine Johnson
Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1936
Marriage Place: Leonard, North Dakota
Spouse: Harley Fredrick Sell
Church Name: Helendale
Church Location: Leonard, North Dakota
(with thanks to contributor Peck-Millay for the above)
Hilda (Johnson) Sell was born January 17, 1917, to Henning and Lulu Johnson in Leonard, ND, into a family of 14 children. She grew up in the Leonard, ND, area until her marriage to Harley F. Sell on March 18, 1936. The couple then made their home near Amenia, ND, where they farmed and raised two children. Hilda remained on the farm until her hospitalization last week.
Until the time of her death, she kept active on the farm, making her own bread and one of her greatest joys was taking care of her own lawn.
Hilda was preceded in death by her husband, Harley, who died in 1994, and her son, Leon, who died in 2008, as well as seven brothers and one sister.
She is survived by daughter, Donna (Sell) Schultz, Fargo, ND; sisters, Alma Klug, Fargo, Mary Lou Jensen, Colorado, and Joyce (Ben) Greenwaldt, Illinois; brothers, Leo (Janet) Johnson, Detroit Lakes, MN, and Art Johnson, Perham, MN; grandchildren, Laura Riley, Minneapolis, MN, Brenda (Steve) Pratt, Minneapolis, Kim Toll, Moorhead, MN, Marty Sell, Minneapolis and Mickey (Andrea) Sell, Moorhead; great grandchildren, Dylan Pratt, Minneapolis, Alex Toll, Taylor and Tory Sell, Moorhead and daughter-in-law, Judy Sell, Moorhead.
Visitation: Wednesday, December 2, from 5 to 7 in West Funeral Chapel, Casselton, ND.
Funeral Service: Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 10 in Martin's Lutheran Church, Casselton, ND.
Burial: Casselton Cemetery, Casselton, ND.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Record
Name: Hilda Josephine Johnson
Marriage Date: 18 Mar 1936
Marriage Place: Leonard, North Dakota
Spouse: Harley Fredrick Sell
Church Name: Helendale
Church Location: Leonard, North Dakota
(with thanks to contributor Peck-Millay for the above)
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Married Mar 18 1936
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Julia Amanda Johnson
1912–1914
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Alfred Henry Johnson
1913–1989
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Lester John Johnson
1915–1995
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Gordon Albert Johnson
1918–1998
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Henry Lewis Johnson
1921–1961
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Edwin William "Eddie" Johnson
1925–1973
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Clifford Wallace "Cliffie" Johnson
1927–2001
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Charles Henning "Charlie" Johnson
1928–2002
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Leo Joseph Johnson
1929–2016
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Lily Ann "Lillian" Johnson Plum
1932–2007
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Arthur Joel "Art" Johnson
1934–2022
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Joyce Elizabeth Johnson Greenwaldt
1935–2015
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