The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-02-18
JOHN JOHNSON CIVIL
WAR VETERAN, DEAD
DECEASED HAD PASSED NINE
TY-THIRD MILESTONE ON
LIES JOURNEY
WILL BE BURIED SUNDAY
MRS. LENA ECKBERG DIED SAT
URADY-FUNERAL THIS
AFTERNOON
John johnson

Onn Johnson, well PAST ~ years
of age, Civil War veteran and a
resident of Sank Centre for many
years, passed into his eternal sleep
Wednesday morning, Feb. II, at
1890, from Bright's disease and old
age.
The deceased was born at Wal
dres, Norway, Sept. II, 1882. He
came to America when he was 10
vars of age. There were 10 chill
dren by his first marriage, only one
of whom is living Edward j. John
son of Clarkfield, Mimi. His first
wife died 16 years ago. A year later
he was married to Mrs. Helma Pehr-
son.
Mr.. Johnson has been helpless for
long, long time, seven years ago ne
lost his eyesight. About the same
time he became almost totally deaf !.
His wife was by his side almost every
minute alone, until two weeks ago.
Mr.. Johnson enlisted and became
a member of Co, B., of the 7th Mimi,
Inf, Sept. II, 1861. He served dur
ing the entire Civil war, being dis
charged Sept. 81, 1866. His dis
charge shows that he lost his toes
while in service by freezing.
Mr., Johnson was a devout and
ardent Mason. He was made Ma
son many years ago in Hope Lodge at
Glencoe, Mimi. He was also exhalted
as a Royal Arch Mason at Glencoe,
and was a member of St. Paul Coun-
Gil No. 1, Royal and Select Masters
When he was sc years of age ne
received the Orders of Knighthood in
Pilgrim Commandery No. 33, Knights
Templar of this city
He Identified from the Glencoe bod
les to the Sank Centre Masonic
bodies in 1906. He was very active
in Masonic work until he lost his
hearing and sight.
The funeral will be held S1nday af-
ternoon under Masonic auspices, in
charge of Eminent Commander OF
Pilgrim Commandery, Sir Knight Rev.
Cecil S. Sparkes. Following a short
service at the residence the remains
will be taken to the Masonic Temple
at 2:30 where the final services will
be held. The services at Greenwood
cemetery will be in charge of Star in
the West Blue Lodge.
Mrs. Lena Eckberg
Saturday February 13, Mrs. Lena
Sophia Eckberg, pioneer and highly
respected citizen died at her home in
this city from apoplexy. '
The deceased was born in Dahl.
land, Sweden, Feb. 10, 1874. Had
she lived until the 18th of this month
she would have been 80 years old.
In 1872 she was united in mar
riage to John August Eckberg at
her home in Dahlsland, Sweden. In
1881 Mrs. Eckberg came to Ameri-
ca and joined her husband who had
come the year previous. In the year
1887 Mr.. and Mrs. Eckberg settled
on a farm in Kandota where they
lived for 10 years; 20 years ago they
retired from the farm and moved to
Sank Centre where they have since
resided.
Mrs. Eckberg was a home loving
woman and her ambition was to make
her family happy and comfortable
Besides her husband she leaves to
mourns thre sons, Jonas, Carl and
Albert Eckberg all of Sank Centre
from the home followed by services
at the Norwegian Lutheran church at
100 P. M, today, Thursday. Rev.
Vatne and Rev. Johnson, both of
Osakis officiating. Interment was
made in the Kandota cemetery which
is located on the old Eckberg home
stead. >
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Obituary
The following taken from the Fer
gus Falls Journal will be of interest
to many Herald readers as the de-
ceased was sister of John Lloyd of
this city:
"Dent, Feb. 10-The death of Mrs.
Mary ELVES occurred at her home at
Dead Lake Monday afternoon at 200
O'Clock, being ~ years, months
and IA days at the time of her
death. Mrs. ELVES was born in Green
county, Wis. From there she moved
to Martin county, Mimi, and from
there to Iowa where they lived for
a short time, then coming to Otter
Tail county, living here for the past
10 or IL years. To. Mrs. Elves was
born 16 children, athree dying as
infants, IL growing up to youth.
Then two more deaths occurred in
the family, and the, remaining
eleven children are living in differ
ent parts of the country.
"Those who came to the funeral
were Mrs. Ella Lowell and And.
ELVES of Canada; Mrs. Ida Lowell
and Mrs. Cora Doolittle of North
Dakota; and Mrs. Julius Rotzine and
Carl ELVES of Minneapolis; and
Archie who Is at home. Besides her
husband and II children, there are
81 grandchildren.
ssThe funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon from the school house near