1916
Myrtle
2005
Myrtle C. Johnson
August 28, 1916 — December 14, 2005
Myrtle C. Johnson, 89, of Glyndon, died Wednesday, December 14, 2005, at Sunnyside Care Center, rural Lake Park, MN.
Myrtle Christine Versdahl, daughter of Herman and Anna (Ekre) Versdahl, was born August 28, 1916, in rural Wyndmere, ND, where she grew up and received her education. After working for a few years at the Sears and Robuck Store in Fargo, ND, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Johnson on July 14, 1940, in Fargo.
The couple began farming near Enderlin, ND, and later bought a farm near Walcott, ND. In 1960 they purchased a dairy farm near Glyndon. They retired in 1976, and Myrtle continued to tend her garden, husband, children, and grandchildren. After her husband, Lloyd, died in 1996, she moved to the Sunnyside Care Center.
Myrtle is survived by her three sons, Larry (Janet), Kensington, MD, Lynn, Washington D C and Walter, Las Vegas, NV: one brother, Oscar (Ruth) Versdahl, Wahpeton, ND; one sister, Helen (Wally) Charlson, Belle Fourche, SD; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Lloyd, Myrtle was preceded in death by one daughter, Marian Ahles.
VISITATION: one hour before the funeral at the church
FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 3:00 PM,
Maranatha Free Lutheran Church,
Glyndon, Minnesota
INTERMENT: Helendale Lutheran Cemetery,
rural Leonard, North Dakota
Myrtle Christine Versdahl, daughter of Herman and Anna (Ekre) Versdahl, was born August 28, 1916, in rural Wyndmere, ND, where she grew up and received her education. After working for a few years at the Sears and Robuck Store in Fargo, ND, she was united in marriage to Lloyd Johnson on July 14, 1940, in Fargo.
The couple began farming near Enderlin, ND, and later bought a farm near Walcott, ND. In 1960 they purchased a dairy farm near Glyndon. They retired in 1976, and Myrtle continued to tend her garden, husband, children, and grandchildren. After her husband, Lloyd, died in 1996, she moved to the Sunnyside Care Center.
Myrtle is survived by her three sons, Larry (Janet), Kensington, MD, Lynn, Washington D C and Walter, Las Vegas, NV: one brother, Oscar (Ruth) Versdahl, Wahpeton, ND; one sister, Helen (Wally) Charlson, Belle Fourche, SD; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Lloyd, Myrtle was preceded in death by one daughter, Marian Ahles.
VISITATION: one hour before the funeral at the church
FUNERAL SERVICE: Saturday, December 17, 2005 - 3:00 PM,
Maranatha Free Lutheran Church,
Glyndon, Minnesota
INTERMENT: Helendale Lutheran Cemetery,
rural Leonard, North Dakota
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