Norma Johnson Hurd (died 1920)

JOHNSON, HURD

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 2/1/2010 at 16:29:18

Maquoketa Excelsior-Record
February 10, 1920

Former Maquoketa Girl Dies
Mrs. Roy Hurd of Marshalltown Passes Away Friday Night. A Sweet Baby Girl Lives.

A telephone message from George Johnson of Marshalltown to Mrs. C. C. Gallagher early Saturday morning announced the sad news that Mrs. Norma Johnson Hurd of that place had passed away about nine o’clock Friday evening.

Mrs. Hurd will be remembered by all of our citizens as Miss Norma Johnson, daughter of Mrs. Lydia Johnson, who lived in this city until a few years ago when they moved to Marshalltown where Mr. Hurd was employed in the schools. A little five pound girl was born to this couple Friday afternoon and a few hours later the mother gave up her life, and the report says the child is doing splendidly.

Mrs. Hurd was well known and loved by the people of Maquoketa. She was a member of the Congregational church and also of the Eastern Star, the P. E. O., and the Woman’s club of this city. She graduated from the high school in 1905 and attended Oberlin college until compelled to give up the work because of ill health. During the past few months this family has seen its share of trouble. Her mother passed away in March, and last December her brother. Major Johnson’s wife died, and now the saddest of all has happened the giving up of a mother’s life that the new born babe might live.

There are now left of the entire family, her husband, Roy Hurd, her two brothers, Elza and George and two aunts, Mrs. Anna Crawford of Chicago and Mrs. Emma Monroe of Syracuse, N. Y.

At the time the news was phoned to this city they had not decided as to what arrangements would be made concerning the disposal of the remains, but they felt that her body would be laid to rest in a receiving vault of Marshalltown yesterday afternoon and would in all probability be brought here later in the spring and be placed in the mausoleum in Mt. Hope cemetery with her father and mother.