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- Grand Forks Herald - (Mar/9/2007)
Violet O. Johnston
Published Friday, March 09, 2007
Violet O. Johnston, the daughter of Hannah (Sundmark) and Edwin Severson
was born on March 18, 1915 in Beaver Township, Roseau County. Violet
Johnston passed away on Tuesday, March 6 at the Roseau Area Hospital.
She was 91 years old. She was educated in Roseau, and married Edwin
Johnston on October 9, 1932 in Pembina, North Dakota. Vi and Ed lived
in Thief River Falls until moving to Roseau in 1936. Ed worked as a game
warden for the State of MN and Vi worked at Christy's Caf? as a pastry cook,
at Brastad Hardware, and also at Fikkan Pharmacy. She was a member of
Messiah Lutheran Church, and a 50+ year honor member of the Messiah
Women of the E.L.C.A. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary,
the Roseau Health Care Auxiliary, and the MN Rifle Team with her husband Ed.
She was also the first Welcome Wagon Representative in Roseau. Vi enjoyed
quilting, embroidery, baking, cooking, gardening, and visiting with friends and
family. She enjoyed her friends at the Sheltering Oaks round table very much.
Her table members were Amy Johnson, Lillian Johnson, Bertha Johnson, Gladys
Messelt, Bessie Nyland, and Jean Grothem. She was a wonderful cook and
always had snacks, caramel rolls and/or a great meal for her grandkids when they
stopped by to visit. Violet is survived by her three children, Gail (Dick) Johnson
of Roseau, Sally (Richard) Smebak of Andover, MN, and Aileen (Mark) Helgeson
of Roseau; 12 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren; brother Adolph Severson of
Roseau, and two sisters, Ruth Cotter and Audrey (Fred) Martinez, both of Butte,
MT; daughter-in-law Dixie Johnston; sisters-in-law Lois Severson, Fern Severson,
Lorrine Thompson, Alma Johnston and Aileen (Francis) Grahn. She is also survived
by many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Ed, son Eddy, granddaughter
Heather Helgeson, great-granddaughter Jenny Lynn Novotny, brothers Albert,
Harold, Elmer, and Clifford and sister Marjorie Boyer.Violet was loved deeply
by all and will be greatly missed. Funeral Services for Violet Johnston of Roseau
will be held 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at the Messiah Lutheran
Church in Roseau. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Monday at Helgeson Funeral
Chapel in Roseau. Burial will be at Hope Cemetery next to her husband Edwin.
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1915 - 2007 (91 years)
