Pernelle (Hjemle) JOHNSON

JOHNSON, HJEMLE, HJEMLI, HUKEE, THOMPSON, HANSON, NEWGORD, SAUGSTAD, SANGSTAD

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 6/14/2009 at 16:22:36

Mrs. James Johnson

Mrs. Pernelle Johnson died September 14, 1937 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. O. Hukee on Tuesday, after a brief illness of two days. She had been in failing health and her death was attributed to old age. She was 84 years and 11 months at the time of her death. Mrs. Pernelle Johnson was the daughter of Thomas and Johanna Hjemle. She was born at Lillehamer, Norway on November 6, 1852. When she was 15 years old, she came with her parents to the U.S. and they settled in Wisconsin. In 1872 she was married to James Johnson at LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Immediately after the wedding, she left with her husband by covered wagon for Belmond, Iowa where they proved a homestead. It was here where her five boys and four girls were born. From Belmond they moved to West Salem, Wisconsin; Blair, Wisconsin; south of McIntosh, Minnesota; and Coulee, North Dakota. In 1929 Mr. Johnson died and in 1931 Mrs. Johnson came to McIntosh to live with her son and daughter. Mrs. Johnson was predeceased by her husband and, one son, Joseph, who died in infancy and one daughter, Mrs. Malena Johnson who died in 1927. She is survived by four sons, Adolph, McIntosh; Thaddeus, Taylor; three daughters, Mrs. E. J. (Adelia) Thompson, Long Beach, California; Mrs. S. O. (Julia) Hukee, Winger, Minnesota; and Mrs. E. E. (Gena) Hanson, Whitehall, Wisconsin and one brother, Ole Thompson of Belmond, Iowa and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Newgord of Belmond, Iowa and Mrs. M. E. Saugstad of Woodburn, Oregon. Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson were held in Abrahamson's Funeral Chapel Wednesday afternoon with the Rev. C.M. Westermoe officiating. Interment was made in the Lutheran cemetery at Coulee where Mr. Johnson is buried and Adolph Johnson left by train this morning for Coulee, North Dakota.

The Blair Press, Wisconsin
October 7, 1937

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Mrs. Pernelle Johnson, mother of Kasper Johnson of the town of Pigeon and Mrs. E. E. Hanson of Welch coulee, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S.O. Hukee at Winter, Minnesota, Tuesday, September 14, aged 84 years and 11 months. Her illness being of but two days’ duration, her passing was attributed to old age. Funeral services were held at Abrahamson’s funeral chapel in that city on Wednesday, the Rev. C.M. Westermore officiating, with interment in the Lutheran cemetery at Coulee, North Dakota, where she was buried beside her husband. Her son, Adolph of McIntosh, Minnesota, accompanied the body to Coulee. Mrs. Johnson, daughter of Thomas and Johanne Hjemli, was born at Lillehammer, Norway, November 6, 1852. At the age of 15 she came to the United States with her parents and they settled in Wisconsin. In 1872 she married James Johnson at LaCrosse, immediately after which they left by covered wagon for Belmond, Iowa where they proved a homestead. At Belmond their five sons and four daughters were born. After some years, they moved to West Salem, this state, later to Blair, then to McIntosh, Minnesota, and finally to Coulee, North Dakota. Mr. Johnson died in 1929 and in 1931 Mrs. Johnson returned to McIntosh to live with her son and daughter. Besides her husband, Mrs. Johnson was preceded in death by a son, Joseph, who died in infancy and one daughter, Mrs. Malena Johnson, who passed on in 1927. She is survived by four sons: Adolph, McIntosh, Minnesota; Joseph of Superior; Kasper, Whitehall; and Thaddeus of Taylor. There are also three daughters, Mrs. E. J. Thompson (Adella), Long Beach, California; Mrs. W. O. Hukee (Julia), Winter, Minnesota; and Mrs. E. E. Hanson (Gina, Whitehall. One brother, Ole Thompson of Belmond, Iowa and two sisters, Mrs. Mattie Newgord of Belmond and Mrs. Karen Sangstad of Woodburn, Oregon survive.

The Whitehall Times, Wisconsin
October 7, 1937