(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
Table Rock Argus, Oct. 10, 1968.
MRS.EVA JOHNSON DIES AT AGE 96...
Funeral Held Tuesday
Lenora (Eva) Johnson, 96, a former Table Rock resident, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bernice Oellerich, in Omaha on Friday.
Funeral services were held from the Wherry Chapel in Table Rock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Ward Merritt officiating. Interment was made in the Table Rock Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was born at DeWitt, Nebraska, April 18, 1872, in a half-soddy, half dug-out home on the banks of the Little Blue River.
In 1888, the family moved to Michigan, where she was married to M. B. Johnson at Bronson, Michigan on March 8, 1890. She and her husband moved to Nebraska where they lived until 1903, returning to Michigan in a covered wagon. In 1906, they moved back to Nebraska where they settled in the Table Rock area until 1952. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Johnson made her home with her daughters in Lincoln and Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were blessed with ten children, five of them still living. Mr. Johnson passed away in Pawnee City on February 21, 1953.
Surviving her are three sons: Ernest E. Johnson of Omak, Wash., Alonzo Johnson of Bremerton, Wash., and David B. Johnson of Spokane, Wash; two daughters, Theresa M. Sailors of Lincoln and Mrs. Bernice Oellerich of Omaha, Nebr. Seventeen grandchildren, thirty-three great grandchildren and one great great grandchild also survive her.
Table Rock Argus, Oct. 10, 1968.
MRS.EVA JOHNSON DIES AT AGE 96...
Funeral Held Tuesday
Lenora (Eva) Johnson, 96, a former Table Rock resident, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bernice Oellerich, in Omaha on Friday.
Funeral services were held from the Wherry Chapel in Table Rock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Ward Merritt officiating. Interment was made in the Table Rock Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was born at DeWitt, Nebraska, April 18, 1872, in a half-soddy, half dug-out home on the banks of the Little Blue River.
In 1888, the family moved to Michigan, where she was married to M. B. Johnson at Bronson, Michigan on March 8, 1890. She and her husband moved to Nebraska where they lived until 1903, returning to Michigan in a covered wagon. In 1906, they moved back to Nebraska where they settled in the Table Rock area until 1952. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Johnson made her home with her daughters in Lincoln and Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were blessed with ten children, five of them still living. Mr. Johnson passed away in Pawnee City on February 21, 1953.
Surviving her are three sons: Ernest E. Johnson of Omak, Wash., Alonzo Johnson of Bremerton, Wash., and David B. Johnson of Spokane, Wash; two daughters, Theresa M. Sailors of Lincoln and Mrs. Bernice Oellerich of Omaha, Nebr. Seventeen grandchildren, thirty-three great grandchildren and one great great grandchild also survive her.
(Posted courtesy of the Table Rock Historical Society.)
Table Rock Argus, Oct. 10, 1968.
MRS.EVA JOHNSON DIES AT AGE 96...
Funeral Held Tuesday
Lenora (Eva) Johnson, 96, a former Table Rock resident, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bernice Oellerich, in Omaha on Friday.
Funeral services were held from the Wherry Chapel in Table Rock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Ward Merritt officiating. Interment was made in the Table Rock Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was born at DeWitt, Nebraska, April 18, 1872, in a half-soddy, half dug-out home on the banks of the Little Blue River.
In 1888, the family moved to Michigan, where she was married to M. B. Johnson at Bronson, Michigan on March 8, 1890. She and her husband moved to Nebraska where they lived until 1903, returning to Michigan in a covered wagon. In 1906, they moved back to Nebraska where they settled in the Table Rock area until 1952. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Johnson made her home with her daughters in Lincoln and Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were blessed with ten children, five of them still living. Mr. Johnson passed away in Pawnee City on February 21, 1953.
Surviving her are three sons: Ernest E. Johnson of Omak, Wash., Alonzo Johnson of Bremerton, Wash., and David B. Johnson of Spokane, Wash; two daughters, Theresa M. Sailors of Lincoln and Mrs. Bernice Oellerich of Omaha, Nebr. Seventeen grandchildren, thirty-three great grandchildren and one great great grandchild also survive her.
Table Rock Argus, Oct. 10, 1968.
MRS.EVA JOHNSON DIES AT AGE 96...
Funeral Held Tuesday
Lenora (Eva) Johnson, 96, a former Table Rock resident, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Bernice Oellerich, in Omaha on Friday.
Funeral services were held from the Wherry Chapel in Table Rock Tuesday afternoon with the Rev. Ward Merritt officiating. Interment was made in the Table Rock Cemetery.
Mrs. Johnson was born at DeWitt, Nebraska, April 18, 1872, in a half-soddy, half dug-out home on the banks of the Little Blue River.
In 1888, the family moved to Michigan, where she was married to M. B. Johnson at Bronson, Michigan on March 8, 1890. She and her husband moved to Nebraska where they lived until 1903, returning to Michigan in a covered wagon. In 1906, they moved back to Nebraska where they settled in the Table Rock area until 1952. Following the death of her husband, Mrs. Johnson made her home with her daughters in Lincoln and Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were blessed with ten children, five of them still living. Mr. Johnson passed away in Pawnee City on February 21, 1953.
Surviving her are three sons: Ernest E. Johnson of Omak, Wash., Alonzo Johnson of Bremerton, Wash., and David B. Johnson of Spokane, Wash; two daughters, Theresa M. Sailors of Lincoln and Mrs. Bernice Oellerich of Omaha, Nebr. Seventeen grandchildren, thirty-three great grandchildren and one great great grandchild also survive her.
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