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Bernhard Johannes “Ben” Johnson

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Bernhard Johannes “Ben” Johnson

Birth
Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois, USA
Death
17 Dec 1974 (aged 80)
Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Ben Johnson


Bernard (Ben) Johnson, 80, lifelong Eureka area resident, died at his home Tuesday, Dec. 17. He was bom near Eureka on March 2, 1894, a son of Albert and Anna Ludeman Johnson. He married Marjle L. Fanner [Marjie Lee Farmer] on July 12, 1917, in St. Peter, Minn. She survives.


Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ray (Arlene) Blumenshine of Eureka and Mrs. James (Oneida) Hutton of Lakeside, Calif.; one brother, Jasper Johnson of Peoria; two half brothers, John Sloter of Eureka and Harry Sloter of Secor; one half sister, Mrs.

Grace Porth of Secor; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.


Three brothers, two sisters, two half brothers and a great grandson preceded him in death. Mr. Johnson was a member of Woodford County Farm Bureau. He was a retired farmer and machinist.


Memorials may be made to the Heart Association. The funeral was at the Otto-Argo funeral home Thursday and the burial in Olio Cemetery

Ben Johnson


Bernard (Ben) Johnson, 80, lifelong Eureka area resident, died at his home Tuesday, Dec. 17. He was bom near Eureka on March 2, 1894, a son of Albert and Anna Ludeman Johnson. He married Marjle L. Fanner [Marjie Lee Farmer] on July 12, 1917, in St. Peter, Minn. She survives.


Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ray (Arlene) Blumenshine of Eureka and Mrs. James (Oneida) Hutton of Lakeside, Calif.; one brother, Jasper Johnson of Peoria; two half brothers, John Sloter of Eureka and Harry Sloter of Secor; one half sister, Mrs.

Grace Porth of Secor; six grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.


Three brothers, two sisters, two half brothers and a great grandson preceded him in death. Mr. Johnson was a member of Woodford County Farm Bureau. He was a retired farmer and machinist.


Memorials may be made to the Heart Association. The funeral was at the Otto-Argo funeral home Thursday and the burial in Olio Cemetery



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