Melvin H JOHNSON

<p style="text-align: left;" dir="ltr">Fremont Tribune, published Nov 15, 2001</p> <p>SCRIBNER -- Melvin H. Johnson, 91, of Scribner, formerly of Fremont, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at Good Samaritan Center in Scribner.</p> <p>He was born Aug. 17, 1910, in Oakland. He married Mildred Suhr Dec. 2, 1930, north of Hooper. He and his wife lived in the Uehling area until 1934 when they moved to Plano, Ill. He was a farm manager there for 25 years and then was elected to the Highway Road Commission of the Little Rock Township in 1959 and served for 17 years. Due to ill health, he retired and returned to Nebraska. He lived in Scribner for eight years and then moved to Fremont in December 1984. He had been residing at Good Samaritan Center in Scribner since March 1997.</p> <p>He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Hooper. He was a former member of First Lutheran Church in Plano, Ill., where he served three terms on the church council and served on the church building committee and various other offices. He was a former member of St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Fremont.</p> <p>Survivors include his wife, Mildred.</p> <div id="video-ad-asset-container">&nbsp;He was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters.</div> <p>The memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church north of Hooper. The Rev. Susan Butler will officiate. There is no visitation. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery north of Hooper. Moser Memorial Chapel in Fremont is in charge of arrangements.</p> <p>A memorial has been established to St. Paul's Lutheran Churchnorth of Hooper.</p> <p>&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;&lt;&gt;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Melvin H. Johnson</span></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">A memorial service for Melvin H. Johnson of Scribner formerly of Fremont was held Fri., Nov. 16, at St. Paul&rsquo;s Lutheran Church, rural Hooper. He died November 14 at the Good Samaritan Center in Scribner at the age of 91 years.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rev. Susan Butler officiated at the service.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">He was born Aug. 17, 1910 at Oakland. He married Mildred Suhr on Dec. 2, 1930 at St. Paul&rsquo;s Lutheran Church. They lived in the Uehling area until 1934 when they moved to Plano, IL. He was a farm manager there for 25 years and then was elected to the Highway Road Commission of Little Rock Township in 1959 serving for 17 years.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Due to ill health he retired and moved back to Nebraska where he lived at Scribner for 8 years then moved to Fremont in 1984. He had been residing at the good Samaritan Center since 1997.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">He was a member of St. Paul&rsquo;s Lutheran Church, former member of First Lutheran Church in Plano where he served on the church council, the building committee andvarious other offices. He was also a former member of St. Timothy&rsquo;s Lutheran Church in Fremont.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">Survivors include his wife, Mildred of Scribner; several nieces andnephews.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: medium;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">He was preceded in death by his parents, Levi * Anna (Anthony) Johnson; brother, Irvin Johnson; and sisters, Verona Mueller and Sally Luedke.</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Page 8 of TheOakland Independent, published in Oakland, Nebraska on Thursday, November 22nd, 2001</span></em></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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