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Martha Marian “Marian” Forsberg Johnson

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Birth	:	19 Aug 1918 Kearney County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	21 Jul 2013 Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Belvidere Cemetery, Turin, Monona County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0078011, -95.9255981
Description	:	Martha "Marian" (Forsberg) Johnson, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center, Holdrege, Nebraska. Marian was born on August 19, 1918 on the family farm two miles south of the Bethany Lutheran Church near Axtell in Kearney County, Nebraska, the 4th of 5 children born to Frans Emil and Jennie Eleese (Benson) Forsberg. As a young child, Marian never liked the name Martha and always went by Marian. She attended the Bethany Lutheran Church, Axtell, Nebraska where she was baptized on October 6, 1918. In 1921, the family moved to Holdrege, Nebraska where she resided... Read More	Martha "Marian" (Forsberg) Johnson, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center, Holdrege, Nebraska. Marian was born on August 19, 1918 on the family farm two miles south of the Bethany Lutheran Church near Axtell in Kearney County, Nebraska, the 4th of 5 children born to Frans Emil and Jennie Eleese (Benson) Forsberg. As a young child, Marian never liked the name Martha and always went by Marian. She attended the Bethany Lutheran Church, Axtell, Nebraska where she was baptized on October 6, 1918. In 1921, the family moved to Holdrege, Nebraska where she resided the rest of her life. She was confirmed at the Bethel Lutheran Church, Holdrege, Nebraska on July 9, 1933 and continued being a faithful member the remainder of her life. She participated in many church organizations and taught Sunday school for many years. She received her primary education at Roosevelt School in Holdrege, Nebraska and then graduated from Holdrege (NE.) High School with the class of 1936. Following her education, Marian worked as a secretary at the Phelps County Creamery (also known as the Omaha Cold Storage). Marian was introduced to John Howard Johnson in December of 1943 and they were united in marriage on September 21, 1944 at the Bethel Lutheran Church, Holdrege, Nebraska and to this union two children were born: Beverly Joan and James Howard. Marian and Howard's early married life was spent living on a farm north of Funk, Nebraska where Howard engaged in farming with his father and brothers. In 1946, Marian and Howard moved to a farm southwest of Holdrege,Nebraska where Howard continued to farm and Marian enjoyed the life of a farmer's wife and homemaker. Over the years, she was a member of the "Country Coffee Club" and also a group called "The Sewing Club", where ladies worked on their crocheting, knitting and needle point projects. Marian also enjoyed playing the piano and organ. In 1975, Howard and Marian moved into Holdrege, Nebraska. In January 2011, she began to make her home at the Christian Homes Care Community, Holdrege, Nebraska where she resided until her passing. In their retirement years, they enjoyed spending time with family, especially family gatherings. They traveled worldwide with friends and wintered in Arizona for many years with other area snowbirds. They also enjoyed dancing together for many years. Marian was preceded in death by: parents; husband, John Howard Johnson; brothers: Carl Otto Forsberg in infancy and John Forsberg and his wife, Madeline; sisters, Evelyn Clark and her husband, Marion and Doris Horn and her husband, Cletus; sisters-in-law, Evelyn Peterson and her husband, Walter, Grace Peterson and her husband, Henry; brothers-in-law, Lester Johnson and his wife, Mabel, Leslie Johnson and his wife, Katherine, Lloyd Johnson and his wife, Mary Ann, and Marion Ruth Kargo and her husband, George. Marian leaves to mourn her passing: children, Beverly Lashley and her husband, Floyd of Bertrand Nebraska and James "Jim" Johnson and his wife, Brenda of Holdrege, Nebraska; grandsons, Scott Daniel Nelson and his wife, Jackie of Melbourne, Florida, Jeffrey John Nelson and his wife, Yuliya of Edmond, Oklahoma, Justin James Johnson and his wife, Jacquelyn of Holdrege, Nebraska and Shane Thomas Johnson and his fiancé, Kristen Longnecker of Holdrege, Nebraska; great-grandson, Johnathan James Johnson; step great-grandchildren: Samantha Edmead of Melbourne, Florida and Travis Edmead of Port Hedlund, Australia and a host of relatives and friends. Interment was in Prairie Home Cemetery, Holdrege, Nebraska.

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Martha Marian “Marian” Forsberg Johnson's memorial is located at: Belvidere Cemetery, Turin, Monona County, USA.
When did Martha Marian “Marian” Forsberg Johnson death?
Martha Marian “Marian” Forsberg Johnson death on 21 Jul 2013 in Holdrege, Phelps County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.0078011
Longitude: -95.9255981

Family Members:

Parent

Emil Frans Forsberg

(1874 - 1950)

Jennie Elise Benson Forsberg

(1881 - 1975)

Spouse

John Howard Johnson

(1915 - 2004)

Siblings

Doris Marie Forsberg Horn

(1912 - 1974)

Carl Otto Forsberg

(1915 - 1915)

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