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John Helmer Flatland

Birth	:	14 Nov 1900 Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	19 Aug 1996 Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Lincoln Cemetery, Ridgeway, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.2627983, -91.9819031
Description	:	John H. Flatland, 95, of Ridgeway, died Monday, Aug. 19, 1996, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, at 10:30 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway. Burial will be at the Lincoln Cemetery of rural Ridgeway. John Flatland was born Nov. 14, 1900 in Lincoln Township of Winneshiek County, the son of Kjittle "Charlie" and Mari (Hotvedt) Flatland. He was baptized Dec. 2, 1900, and confirmed May 9,1915, both at Lincoln Lutheran Church. He attended rural schools of Lincoln Township, and also attended the Luther Academy at Albert Lea, Minn. On... Read More	John H. Flatland, 95, of Ridgeway, died Monday, Aug. 19, 1996, at the Aase Haugen Home in Decorah. Funeral services will be held Saturday, Aug. 24, at 10:30 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Ridgeway. Burial will be at the Lincoln Cemetery of rural Ridgeway. John Flatland was born Nov. 14, 1900 in Lincoln Township of Winneshiek County, the son of Kjittle "Charlie" and Mari (Hotvedt) Flatland. He was baptized Dec. 2, 1900, and confirmed May 9,1915, both at Lincoln Lutheran Church. He attended rural schools of Lincoln Township, and also attended the Luther Academy at Albert Lea, Minn. On Dec. 2, 1926, John was married to Julia Halvorson at the Gunhild Halvorson home in Madison Township. The couple farmed in Lincoln Township until 1957, when they moved to Ridgeway. Julia died April 8, 1973. John was married to Gertrude (Gesell) Johnson Jan. 24, 1976, at Peace Lutheran Church. She died Nov. 13, 1988. John was active in Lincoln and Peace Lutheran churches, and served on the parish realignment committee. He also served on several boards, including the Township Board of Education and the Winneshiek Co-op Creamery Association. John also served on the Ridgeway City Council. John spent some months at the Aase Haugen Home and recently made his home with his daughter, Harriet, and her husband, Roland. He was a avid reader. He enjoyed singing hymns in Norwegian and reading scripture. Survivors included one daughter, the Rev. Harriet Danielson of Ridgeway; six grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; two step-sons. John and Julia Flatland had two daughters, Harriet and Mary. The Rev. Harriet Danielson and her husband, Roland, of Ridgeway, have one son and two daughters. John and Julia's other daughter, Mary, was married to Gordon Danielson. She died Aug. 29, 1971. John Flatland was preceded in death by his parents; his two wives; one daughter; one grandson; two great grandsons; two brothers, Ole and Thorkel; one sister, Anna Vick; and two nephews, Jimmie Flatland and Marlin Vick. Decorah Newspapers, August, 1996

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John Helmer Flatland death on 19 Aug 1996 in Decorah, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.2627983
Longitude: -91.9819031

Family Members:

Parent

Kittil “Charles” Flatland

(1859 - 1951)

Mari Hotvedt Flatland

(1859 - 1921)

Spouse

Julia Theodora Halverson Flatland

(1908 - 1973)

Gertrude A. Gesell Flatland

(1912 - 1988)

Siblings

Ole Albert Flatland

(1894 - 1913)

Anna Marie Flatland Vick

(1898 - 1970)

Children

Harriet Flatland Danielson

(1927 - 2020)

Mary Lou Ann Flatland Danielson

(1931 - 1971)

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