Johanna Swanson Toline

TOLIN, TOLINE, SWANSON, JOHNSON, BRANTING, LINGWALL

Posted By: Nathan Lingwall (email)
Date: 10/17/2007 at 15:57:05

Dayton Review Thursday May 7, 1936

Funeral Rites for Mrs. Tolin Held April 30

Mrs. Johanna Tolin, nee Swanson was born in Skaraborgs Lan, Sweden Nov. 3, 1844 and passed to her eternal reward at her home in Harcourt, Iowa, April 28th, at the ripe old age of 91 years, 5 months and 25 days.
She was united in marriage to Mr. Gust Tolin in 1866. To this union were born 9 children, 2 of whom have passed on before.
In 1877, her husband sailed for America to make a home for his family. He located in Polk County, Nebraska, where his wife and family joined him the following year. Here they labored to build a home for themselves, enduring the privations and hardships of pioneer life. Mrs. Tolin was one of the rugged, stalwart pioneer mothers who lived in the way of God, and through suffering many needs, yet held before her family the example of Godly lilving. In the year 1899 she was left alone with her family, her husband departing from life. Shortly afterward she moved to the village of Swedehome, Nebraska, where she resided for 25 years. Ten years ago she moved to Harcourt to reside with her son Alfred, who has been faithful in his concern and care for his aged mother and also to be near her daughrer, Mrs. A.T. Johnson who has faithfully stood by her mother. Shortly upon coming to America she joined the Lutheran church at Swedehome, Nebr. and has remained a member there ever since, a space of 58 years.
She leaves to mourn her departure 7 children, Mrs. Gust (Ida) Branting, North Platte, Nebr., Mr. Alfred Tolin of Harcourt, Mrs. Frank (Selma) Lingwall of Hershey, Nebraska, Miss Alma Tolin, Madrid, Iowa, Mr. Carl Tolin of Bellwood, Nebr., Mrs. A.T. (Esther) Johnson of Harcourt, and Mrs. Charles (Edith) Johnson of Pasadena, California. Also 27 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, a host of other relatives and scores of friends. A brief service was held at the home in Harcourt last Thursday afternoon. Funeral services were held in Swedehome, Nebr. on Friday where the remains were committed to its last resting ploace. Rev. Lingwall was in charge of the services.
May peace rest over her blessed memory.