Gurine “Gina” (Larson) Johnson (1864-1936)

ESPEVER, JOHNSON, WALLACE, HOLM, GRINDE

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal July 17, 1936 (page 3)

Funeral Services for Mrs. Johnson

Special to the Journal.
McCallsburg, July 16--The funeral of Mrs. Gurine Johnson was held Tuesday afternoon July 7, at Bergen's Lutheran church in Roland, following a prayer service at the home in McCallsburg with her pastor, Rev. M. O. Sumstad, officiating. The pall bearers were neighbors and friends, G. M. Malmin, Martin Hauskins, Tygo Caltvedt, John Bergland, B. J. Ritland and S. L. Knaphous. The music was furnished by the ladies chorus of the Bergen's church who sang "Sweet Peace the Gift of God's Love" and Mrs. O. E. Ritland who sang a solo in Norwegian. Burial was made in the family lot in the Warren township cemetery.

Mrs. Gurine Johnson was born June 1, 1864 in Espener, Norway, and passed away at the General hospital in Des Moines July 4, 1936 at the age of 72 years. She was united in marriage Dec. 29, 1886 to Gustavous Johnson and to this union 10 children were born, seven of whom are living, Anthon of Des Moines, Mrs. Jennie Wallace of Steelville, Mo., Carl of Austin, Minn., Mrs. Inger Holm, Des Moines, Berdines of Columbus, O., Mrs. Hilda Grinde of Ackley, Mandius of Radcliffe, all of who were present at the funeral. Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by her husband and two sons Alfred and Chris and an infant daughter Gurine.

The Johnsons lived for a number of years of a farm a mile and half southeast of town, but after Mr. Johnson death, Mrs. Johnson bought a home in town and continued to make that her home.

Mrs. Johnson was a home loving woman, a good neighbor and a friend to all who had the privilege of knowing her and gave of herself to the last. In the early winter she cared for her nearest neighbor Mrs. M. Malmin who passed away Christmas day and then went to the home of another neighbor Mrs. Haukoos and cared for her until she had to give up on account of her own failing health which she tried to keep to herself but she became so weak she was taken to the General hospital in Des Moines and submitted to a gall bladder operation which proved fatal to her passing away a few days later on the morning of July 4.