Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-06-02
MRS. JUSTESEN
CALLED BEYOND
Mother of Former AskOv School
Superintendent SuccumbS to Hard
ening of the Arteries at Sc.

Mrs. Johanne Justesen who had
been failing in health the past year,
passed to the Great Beyond Sunday
forenoon at 1880 o'clock, at the home
of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. j. P. Miller, in Pine City,
death being caused by hardening Of
the arteries.
Johanne Marguerite Andersen Juste-
sen was born at Stubbekobing, Fall
ster, Denmark, on August 16, 1863.
being past IS years at the time OF
her demise. She grew to woman
hood in her native country and was
married there in 1886 to Ole Juste-
sen. After five years residence in
Denmark the family came to America
and settled at Ringsted, Iowa, where
they had their home for 35 years,
being numbered among the pioneers
of that community.
Six children were born to this
union, five of whom survive. They
are Mrs. J. P. Miller, Pine City; Mrs.
Emil Shilling and Mrs. Charles Ryan.
Des Moines, Iowa, Viggo and Valborg
Justesen, Askov One son, Axel Juste-
sen, died in the service of his country
during the World war. Mr.. Justesen
preceded his wife in death, passing
away at Ringsted seven years ago.
A Good Mother.
Mrs. Justesen was very kind wife
and mother and during the many
years residence>of the family in Iowa
the home became we'll known for its
hospitality. She cared we'll for those
near and dear to her and was like
mother to the many young folks
who came to visit the home so fire.
quently. She enjoyed reading good
literature, was a faithful member OF
the Lutheran church, and was of a
happy, contented disposition-good,
cheerful company. Her pleasing smile
and optimistic viewpoint and her
good will toward neighbors, friends
and all those with whom she came in
contact will long remain as a happy
memory of this pioneer woman.
Following the death of Mr.. Juste-
sen, Mrs. Justesen left Iowa and
came to Askov in 1926 to make a
home here together with her daugh-
| ter, Miss Valborg, who has taught in
| the Askov public school the past seven
years, and her son, Viggo, who has
| also made Askov his home most OF
the time since. He was superintend-
ent of the local school for two years,
from 1928 to 1880. Since New Years
she was gradually failing in health,
being coAfined to bed off and on, and
two weeks before the final summons
came she was removed to the home
of her daughter in Pine City. The
two daughters in Des Moines had
visited her during the past month.
| Buried I'm Old Home Community.
| Friends from Askov, Pine City, and
points in Wisconsin attended serv-
ices in the Miller home at Pine City
Monday afternoon which were con-
Quoted by the Rev. A. E. Frost OF
Askov Following the services the
body was taken to Ringsted, Iowa, by
the Goodrich undertakers, services tC
be held there in the old home COM
munity Tuesday and interment made
in that cemetery beside her husband
The Rev. c. A. Stub who is to be min
lister at Ringsted, had been asked to
conduct the services there.
The sympathy of friends is extended
to the bereaved relatives in the loss
of a good mother and grandmother,
one of those pioneers who came to
America in youth to build for the
future, who kept the home fires burn
ing and did her noble part in making
the world better place in which to
live.