Mabel (Johnson) Grangaard - 1897-1986

JOHNSON, DROGSET, GRANGAARD, SWENSEN, TATRO

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 2/13/2011 at 15:07:32

SOURCE: Waukon, Iowa WAUKON DEMOCRAT December 26, 1986
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Mabel Grangaard, age 89, a resident of the Good Samaritan Center, died at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon, Iowa, Tuesday, December 23, 1986. Services were set for Friday, December 26, 1986 at the Old West Paint Creek Church at 11 a.m. The Rev. April Larson will officiate. Burial will be in the Old West Paint Creek Church Cemetery with Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Casket bearers were John Kelly, LaVerne Krueger, Ray Tatro, Gary Johnson, Floyd Bolton, and Steve Johnson.

Mabel was born April 8, 1897 in Allamakee County to Johannes and Gena (Drogset) Johnson. She attended rural schools. She married Alexander Grangaard on June 4, 1918 at Old West Paint Creek Lutheran Church. She was a lifelong Waterville, Iowa resident. She was a member of Old West Paint Creek Church where she was active in women's church groups. She was a cook in the Waterville School.

She was preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Adeline Johnson; 3 brothers, Hans Johnson, Helmes Johnson, and Julius Johnson; 5 sisters, Minnie, Anna, Julia, Helen, and Hazel; and three grandchildren.

She is survived by a son, Walter Grangaard of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and 2 daughters, Arlene Swenson of Decorah, Iowa and Berniece "Bonnie" Tatro of Elgin, Iowa; 8 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Note of the transcriber: I was a student at the Waterville School in the 1950's when Mabel and Fern Johnson were the cooks. They were excellent cooks, making everything from scratch including cinnamon rolls, beef vegetable soup,fried chicken, and creamed chicken/or beef stew on baking powder biscuits. I can not remember any meal that was bad!