Lucy Green Johnson High school graduation from Northland Academy in Ashland, Wisconsin. Many students from the Curtiss area attended the Academy. LUCY'S MEMORIES... It was with great anticipation that Lucy Johnson was awaiting the Curtiss Centennial. She was hoping to meet her old schoolmates and friends and reminisce about times past. But it wasn't to be. Lucy Johnson died January 5, 1982, after a short illness. She will be missed by her family and friends.
After attending school at Curtiss Graded and Abbotsford, Lucy transferred to Northland Academy at Ashland where she graduated from high school. She was also a graduate of the Wausau Business College and went on to work at the Marshfield Experiment Station and the Curtiss Bank before her marriage. Her sister, Edith (Mrs. Lawrence Neitzel), also attended Northland Academy and became a teacher. She is the only surviving member of the B.B. Green family, and resides in Abbotsford. Her bother, Ralph Green, was married to Alma Neitzel in 1915, and operated a store in Curtiss for some time. They later moved to Indiana where they were residing at the time of their deaths. Jacob Johnson was born north of Curtiss. His parents, Ole and Karen Johnson, owned a farm (the present Calvin Krause farm). He was one of 12 children. The only surviving member is Mabel Kind of Greenwood. Jacob was married to Elsie Dake of Dorchester in 1913, and they had a son, Lavern. His wife died in 1920.
Jake's Tavern Lucy Green and Jacob Johnson were married in 1922. They became the parents of five children; Lyle, Iris, Carol, Ramona and Sharon. Jake was employed as Postmaster at that time ... serving for ten years. He later owned and operated Jake's Tavern for 43 years. Lucy worked in the Curtiss Post Office for many years, retiring in 1961. She was very active in community affairs, serving as village clerk as well as holding office in many other organizations. When Curtiss celebrated its 75th anniversary, she was one of the historians of the booklet published at that time.
Lucy & Jake in their tavern In 1976, Jake and Lucy sold their business and retired to a home next door. Jake died in 1980 and Lucy continued to reside in Curtiss until she became ill and entered a nursing home, late in 1981. Lucy died at the age of 85. Being born on October 21, 1896 and becoming part of the history of Curtiss on January 5, 1982 ... would make it possible to fill a book with the years spent in Curtiss community.
Ralph Green, Edith Green Neitzel, B. B. Green, Sarah Green, Lucy Green Johnson, Stacey Green
Submitted by: Anita Johnson for the Curtiss, Wisconsin Centennial Booklet (1882 - 1982) & contributed to ALHN by Svein Botterud. |
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