The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-10-16
FORMER CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Hu:da Johnson-Ahistrom. Sister
of Leonard Johnson OF Denison,
Dies in Minneapolis 4
APoPLExY THE CAUSE OF DEATH
Was Mother of Six Children. One q
Which Died In lnfancy--Lsaves
Husband and Children
Mrs. Huldah Ahlstrom, a former
'kiron lady, passed away at her home
in Minneapolis on Monday. Septem-
Der 30th. Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
David L. Johnson, had come to Amer
lea in the same ship in which the ex-
lie Baptist minister, Rev n. @. Nell
son, was a passenger. They located In 4
Houston, Mimi, where Mrs. Ahlstrom
was born Sept. Q, 1855, removing 70 {;
Vasa, Mimi, where after shor, stay
they moved to Crawford county and 4
located in the settlement south OF Kir.s
on, where but few settlers had lo-
Gated, this entire part of the county u
being wild uninhabited prairie. This
family purchased land and located
on the old homestead four and half
miles southeast Of Kiron, which II
still owned by members OF the fam
ily. She not alone saw, but with the
family had to endure, the hardships
and privations of the pioneer settlers
of the Swedish settlement. In the
year 1885 she was married to Rev.
L. J. Ahlstrom, then the pastor OF the
Swedish Baptist church at Kiron. 4
Shortly after their marriage her hus-
band accepted the pastorate at Sioux
City,, their home then being made In
that city. They moved from there to
California, and after short time they
located in Minneapolis, where their
home has been for the past twenty
seven years. She was the mother Of 4
six children, of which one died in In.
fancy. The oldest son, Jubel, IL an
engineer on the 500 railroad; Lloyd
a law student, at the University Of
Minnesota and at present at Camp
Grant. Ralph is teaching In the St. &
James school at Fairbault Myrtle,
the wife of F. O. Young, ho0kkeepef
in the Hennipen County bank, and
Hazel, a graduate nurse from tko
Mounds Park sanitarium. On Satur-
day evening. September 28th, the tam
rental home and the following day
yarious places Of occnpa atioas inshe
retired while Mrs. Ahlstrom Sat feAd-
ing. At II O'Clock her husband
heard loud rappings and hasfentnE
downstairs into the kitchen found hi1
wife prone on the floor from stroke
of apoplexy and was able to only raise
her right arm. A doctor and other as
sistance was quickly summoned, hut
two hours later she had ceased to e
speak and never regained conscious
ness. At 1920 the following morning
she was at rest and her spirit had left
its earthly tabernacle in which 1t had
aboded for 81 years. Her sons and
daughters have grown up to splendid
young men and women under her love
and care. The fact that all her soMs
were in the draft age and had been
called for the cause of their country
proved severe strain on the mother.
and no doubt the anxiety for the vel
fare of her boys aided in bringing on
her sudden demise. The funeral took
place on October Sd from the home.
attended by large gathering OF rela-
tives and friends. The services were
conducted by her pastor, Rev. E. Hall,
Rev. G. e. LaReau, formerly OF Deni-
son, DR.. Frank Peterson and Rev. G. Z.
G. Lagergren took part in the exer-
cises. Her remains were laid to rest
in the family lot in the Hillside GENE.
terry. Hulda was converted and bap-
tized and joined the little Swedish
Baptist church at Denison Sept. Is,
1885, and remained a faithful and
esteemed member Of that depOminR-
ton up to her death. Besides her sad
dened husband and children she,
leaves five brothers, Frank L., Joseph
and Oscar Johnson, of this locality;
Leonard M. Johnson, Of DenisOn, and
Reuben Johnson, at Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. John H. Anderson at Dunlap;
Mrs. Will Whiphery, near Superior,
Iowa; Mrs. Delphia Lingren, in Ida y
county, and Mrs Amy Engleking, at
Denver, Colo, who with the family
and many friends share in the pro- G
found sorrow. As a kind and tender
hearted mother she was greatly de-
voted to her family and her surviving
ish the fond memory OF her and miss
the tender love and care which can
never be replaced and upon every
thought of her will bless her memory
which will follow them through life.
Mrs. Ahlstrom will be remembered By
many of our older people and has Il
many friends here who will be sad
dened to learn of her death. She was
a splendid, model woman whose traits
and life won her the lasting esteem OF
those with whom she mingled.
JOE HAsSAN DEAD