Obituary
Emmett "PaPa" Johnson, 92, of New Richmond and formerly of Barron, died June 6 at St. Croix Health center in New Richmond. Funeral services were Saturday at First Baptist Church in Barron, with Rev. Dennis Pond officiating. Burial was at Wayside Cemetery in Barron.
Mr. Johnson was born Aug. 21, 1902 in Barron County to Wilhelmena and Thor Johnson. He took over his father's farm near Wickware and farmed there until 1931. He married Cornelia Thorsbakken on March 31, 1927. They moved to the Town of Maple Grove and farmed there for 27 years. In 1958 they moved to the Barron area and farmed there until moving into the City of Barron in 1971. Mr. Johnson had worked for the Barron Farmers Store and driven school bus for a number of years.
He is survived by his son, Loyd Johnson of Buckeye, Ariz; Two daughters, Carol Christensen of New Richmond and Yvonne Granum of Leesburg, Fla.; 17 grandchildren, 32 great-grand-children; and seven great-great-grandchildren. [June 14, 1995, Rice Lake Chronotype, Rice Lake, Wis.]
Obituary
Emmett "PaPa" Johnson, 92, of New Richmond and formerly of Barron, died June 6 at St. Croix Health center in New Richmond. Funeral services were Saturday at First Baptist Church in Barron, with Rev. Dennis Pond officiating. Burial was at Wayside Cemetery in Barron.
Mr. Johnson was born Aug. 21, 1902 in Barron County to Wilhelmena and Thor Johnson. He took over his father's farm near Wickware and farmed there until 1931. He married Cornelia Thorsbakken on March 31, 1927. They moved to the Town of Maple Grove and farmed there for 27 years. In 1958 they moved to the Barron area and farmed there until moving into the City of Barron in 1971. Mr. Johnson had worked for the Barron Farmers Store and driven school bus for a number of years.
He is survived by his son, Loyd Johnson of Buckeye, Ariz; Two daughters, Carol Christensen of New Richmond and Yvonne Granum of Leesburg, Fla.; 17 grandchildren, 32 great-grand-children; and seven great-great-grandchildren. [June 14, 1995, Rice Lake Chronotype, Rice Lake, Wis.]
Family Members
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Edward Albert Johnson
1869–1944
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Henry R Johnson
1873–1952
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Nels Daniel "Daniel" Johnson
1875–1951
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Esther Johnson Simonson
1877–1961
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Alma Sophia Johnson Richards
1881–1936
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Andrew Melvin "Melvin" Johnson
1884–1931
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Anna Lena "Lena" Johnson Wetzel
1885–1967
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Emily Mary Ann Johnson Krans
1888–1974
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Ralph Leroy Johnson
1892–1962
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Fred Alvin Johnson
1894–1973
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Nellie Viola Johnson Hunt
1897–1983
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Merriam Iolene Johnson Malum
1899–1977
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