Obit: Johnson, Lyle (1909 -1974)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Johnson, Hendrickson, Wiersig, Wehrenberg, Engle, Harding, Nichols, Parrish, Webb, Harding, Kobs, Tolaney, Danielson, Dyre, Verhulst, Fox, Navrestad, Nielsen, Warner, Wenger

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/06/1974

Johnson, Lyle (19 July 1909 - 23 May 1974)

Leslie Olaf Johnson, 64, of Greenwood, died may 23 at his home. The son of Olaf and Mabel (Hendrickson) Johnson, he was born July 19, 1909, in Deer Park, Wa. He lived He live in Washington until the age of seven, when he moved to Greenwood with his parents, who settled on a farm three and one-half miles northeast of Greenwood. He was married on June 27, 1940, at Colby to Irma Wiersig. She survives him.

Besides his wife he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ralph (Bonnie) Wehrenberg of Kenilworth, Il.; and Mrs. Michael (Diane) Engle of Tory, Oh,; and one son, Wayne, of Denver, Colo.; three grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. Olaf Johnson of Greenwood; a brother, Lawrence Johnson of Greenwood; and four sisters, Mrs. Harold (Mae) Harding of Wausau; Mrs. Peter (Jane) Nichols of Chicago, Il.; Mrs. Vern (Verna) Parrish of Downers Grove, Il.; and Mrs. James (Dorothy) Webb of San Francisco, Ca.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday from Our Savior’s Lutheran Church. The Rev. David Wenger officiated and burial was made in the Greenwood Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Joe Tolaney, Arendt Danielson, Godfrey Dyre, Clarence, Kenneth and Lyle Verhulst.

John Fox, Tennes Navrestad, harry Johnson and Henry Nielsen sang, Trust and Obey,” and the congregation sang, “How Firm a Foundation” and “Behold a Host”, with Mrs. Don Warner as organist.

Relatives from away who came were: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wehrenberg and daughter , Anastasia, of Kenilworth, Il.; Mr. and Mrs. Michael Engle of Tory, Oh.; Wayne Johnson of Denver, Colo.; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Harding and Tom of Wausau; Mr. and Mrs. Vern Parrish of Downers Grove, Il.; Dr. Don Wiersig of Bryan, Tx.; Mr. and Mrs. Len Wiersig of Kenosha; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wiersig of Two Rivers; Mr. and Mrs. Norman Kobs, and Mr. and Mrs. Art Wiersig of Colby.