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Shirley L. Nielsen Johnson

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Birth	:	7 Dec 1926 Dannebrog, Howard County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	21 Nov 2016 Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Oak Ridge Cemetery, Dannebrog, Howard County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.1138992, -98.5485992
Description	:	DANNEBROG — Shirley L. Johnson, 89, of Dannebrog died on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at Rose Lane Nursing Home in Loup City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Dannebrog. The Revs. Sheri Lodel and Bryan Galloway will officiate. Inurnment will be in Oakridge Cemetery at Dannebrog. Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul is assisting the family. Mrs. Johnson was born on Dec. 7, 1926, in Dannebrog to Peter and Dora (Due) Nielsen. Shirley was raised in Dannebrog and received her education at District 13 and then Dannebrog High School. She was a civil service employee at... Read More	DANNEBROG — Shirley L. Johnson, 89, of Dannebrog died on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, at Rose Lane Nursing Home in Loup City. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Dannebrog. The Revs. Sheri Lodel and Bryan Galloway will officiate. Inurnment will be in Oakridge Cemetery at Dannebrog. Jacobsen-Greenway Funeral Home in St. Paul is assisting the family. Mrs. Johnson was born on Dec. 7, 1926, in Dannebrog to Peter and Dora (Due) Nielsen. Shirley was raised in Dannebrog and received her education at District 13 and then Dannebrog High School. She was a civil service employee at Second Air Force Base in Grand Island and in Sioux City, Iowa, following her high school graduation. After World War II, she was employed at Union Central Life Insurance Co. in Grand Island. Shirley was united in marriage to Ray Johnson on Sept. 28, 1947, in Dannebrog. Shirley was a joint owner with her husband in retail businesses in Dannebrog for 49 years until her retirement in 1996. She enjoyed sewing, playing bridge and being involved in community programs to promote culture and history in Dannebrog. Since 1985, she had taken a leadership role in promoting Dannebrog’s Danish heritage, tourism, festivals and community improvement projects. She was instrumental in identifying Dannebrog as the Danish Capital of Nebraska at the state Legislature in 1989. Shirley was a member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Dannebrog and the church’s Naomi Circle, a charter member of the Dannebrog Area Booster Club, the Loup Basin RC&D Tourism Committee, and she was given the honor to be an admiral of the Nebraska Navy. Survivors include her husband, Ray of Loup City; two daughters and sons-in-law, Marcia and Bill McDonald of Rockville and Sandra and Steve Hoke of Omaha; a son and daughter-in-law, Daniel and Kerry Johnson of Chadron; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Nielsen of Lincoln; and a brother-in-law, David Appel of Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Donald Nielsen.

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Where is Shirley L. Nielsen Johnson's memorial?
Shirley L. Nielsen Johnson's memorial is located at: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Dannebrog, Howard County, USA.
When did Shirley L. Nielsen Johnson death?
Shirley L. Nielsen Johnson death on 21 Nov 2016 in Loup City, Sherman County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Shirley L. Nielsen Johnson's memorial?
Latitude: 41.1138992
Longitude: -98.5485992

Family Members:

Parent

Peter Nielsen

(1891 - 1976)

Dora Due Nielsen

(1897 - 1993)

Spouse

Leland Rayfield “Ray” Johnson

(1923 - 2017)

Siblings

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Coordinate: 41.1138992, -98.5485992

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Coordinate: 41.0828700, -98.3569700

18. Berwick Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9636002, -98.5588989

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Coordinate: 41.0782080, -98.7553360

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Coordinate: 41.2891998, -98.5152969

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Coordinate: 41.2930984, -98.5746994

24. Hamm Cemetery
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