Henningson, Justina (1859-1951)

HENNINGSON, HARMON, RASMUSSEN, ALDERMAN

Posted By: Karla Selseth (email)
Date: 1/20/2007 at 13:57:51

Stena "Justina" Rasmussen Henningson died 22 Oct 1951. This newespaper clipping did not include this date.

Mrs. Justina Henningson, 93, one of Jewell's and Hamilton County's oldest residents, died last evening at 9:15 in the Story City hospital following a week's illness.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Becker funeral home and at 2 o'clock in the Bethesda Lutheran church. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.

Mrs. Henningson was born March 7, 1859 at Aastrup, Denmark. She came to America in 1877 and was married Dec 8, 1877 to Eric Henningson. She had lived in Jewell for the pas 74 years.

Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two children. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.S.A. Harmon of Jewell; six grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; 13 great-great-grandchildren, and three sisters, Mrs. Anton Rasmussen of Jewell, Mrs. Pearl Alderman of Ames and Mrs. Julia Alderman of Denmark.