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First Name
Last Name
Severin JOHNSON

Severin JOHNSON[1]

Male 1895 - 1964  (69 years)

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  • Name Severin JOHNSON 
    Born 16 Feb 1895  Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Migration Abt 1913 
    Occupation Railroad car repairman 
    Died 1 May 1964  Cedar Rapids, Lynn, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Norwegian Cemetery, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I9628  Main
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2019 

    Family Palma PETERSON,   b. 30 Aug 1896, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1994, Cedar Rapids, Lynn, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 30 May 1923  Estherville, Emmet, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Irene JOHNSON,   b. 1924,   d. ?
    +2. Bernard JOHNSON,   b. 1927,   d. 1971  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 18 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F3319  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Feb 1895 - Norway Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 30 May 1923 - Estherville, Emmet, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Norwegian Cemetery, Estherville, Emmet, Iowa Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Ex-Resident of City Dies at 69
      Severin Johnson, 69, Cedar Rapids, former Estherville resident and father of
      Bernard Johns/o this city, died Friday [May 1, 1964] after a brief illness.

      Mr. Johnson was employed for many years here by the Rock Island Railroad as a
      car repairman and he and Mrs. Johnson moved to Cedar Rapids about 20 years ago
      where he continued in the same work for the railroad until his retirement 20
      years ago.

      He was born Feb. 16, 1895 in Norway and came to this country and settled in
      Emmet County at the age of 18 years.

      On May 30, 1923, he was united in marriage to Palma C. Peterson here in
      Estherville.

      Mr. Johnson is a veteran of World War I and was a member of the American Legion
      and of the B.A.R.E., a railroad organization.

      He was a member of the Cedar Rapids San Stephens Lutheran Church.

      Surviving his death are his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Irene) Boardman, of
      Marion; his son, Bernard of Estherville; and six grandchildren. Mr. Johnson was
      the last surviving member of his family.

      There is to be a service for Mr. Johnson at San Stephens Church in Cedar Rapids
      Monday at 10:30 a.m. The body will then be brought to the Fuhrman Funeral Home
      where friends may call Monday evening and until time of services on Tuesday at 2
      p.m. The Tuesday service will be at the Fuhrman Funeral Home, the Rev. Roy M.
      Hendricks/o ficiating. Burial will be in the Estherville Lutheran Cemetery.
      (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 2, 1964)

  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Norway to America, Our Heritage from, Sigruun Helmersen Olaussen, (self published).

    2. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 69261571.


Notes

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Updated 23 Dec 2023