Henry Eilif Johnson, eldest son of Martin B. and Louise (Skog) Johnson, was born in Murray County, Minnesota, on December 2, 1895. He was baptized January 26, 1896, by Rev. O.J. Hagen and confirmed August 28, 1910, by Rev. A.J. Bergsaker at Modum Church. He attended rural school in Murray County. Henry grew to manhood on his parent's farm near Garvin, Minnesota. In 1918, he enlisted in the U.S. Army from which he received an honorable discharge. He then entered Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis and later returned to his parents' home and was engaged in farming. On April 25, 1925, he was united in marriage to Edna Olson at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church. The Johnsons farmed southwest of Clarkfield for seventeen years, and then moved to the farm now owned by Velmin Larson, where they lived six years. In 1947, they purchased a farm four and one- half miles west of Clarkfield where they lived until 1960, when they moved to their present home in Clarkfield. Henry was a charter member of the Victor Hegge Post of the American Legion at Garvin and then transferred his membership to the J. Ben Johnson Post at Clarkfield where he has since been a member. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage in 1951. Although an invalid, he continued his interest in his church and community activities. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin B. Johnson; one infant brother, Hjalmer, and one granddaughter, Mary Lynn Knutson, who passed away September 9, 1961. Surviving are his wife and nine children, namely: Mary Louise (Mrs. Roger Stevens) of Hazel Run, Minnesota, David M. on the farm near Boyd, Minnesota, Henry Jr. of Riverside, California, James W. of Inglewood, California, Dona Mae (Mrs. Kermit Sather) of Dawson, Minnesota, Lois Helen (Mrs. Arthur Knudson) of Montevideo, Minnesota, Richard A. of Riverside, California, Elizabeth Anne (Mrs. Donald Dack) of Clarkfield, and John M. of Sheppard AFB, Texas. Also surviving are two brothers and a sister, Andrew of Garvin and Harold of Adams, Wisconsin, and Marie (Mrs. Tom Walters) of Tracy, Minnesota; and many nieces and nephews. At intervals during his illness, Henry was a patient at Veterans Hospital, Clarkfield Community Hospital, and for two years at the Clarkfield Nursing Home. For the past three weeks he was at home until Wednesday evening when he was taken to the local hospital. He passed away the following day, September 6, 1962, at the Clarkfield Hospital, at the age of 66 years. In Memory Of HENRY E. JOHNSON December 2, 1895 ~ September 6, 1962 Funeral Services Monday, September 10, 1962, 2:00 p.m. Clarkfield Lutheran Church, Clarkfield, Minnesota Clergy Officiating, Rev. C. M. Bagaason Organist, Mrs. Arthur Arneson Vocal Music, Ladies Chorus Casket Bearers Roger Stevens ~ Donald Dack Kermit Sathre ~ Clarence Olson Arthur Knudson Jr. ~ Arnold Olson Honorary Casket Bearers Fritz Johnson ~ Selmer Olson Marvin Satre ~ George Leenerts Velmin Larson ~ Wayne Rogge Final Resting Place Clarkfield Lutheran Cemetery Clarkfield, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield, Minnesota