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Household of Myrtle Jane Engelby

(1) She is married to Milton Lee Johnson.

They got married on March 22, 1953 at "rural" Lk. Mills, Winnebago Co., IA (Winnebago Luth. Chr.), she was 32 years old.


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Notes about Myrtle Jane Engelby

Myrtle Jane Engelby

Sources: Author: NN (anonymous), Title: Funeral pamphlet for Myrtle Jane Engelby Johnson, (Publication site: Monona IA, Publisher: Schultz' Funeral Home, Publication date: Mar MMXXI)

"In Loving Memory of Myrtle Jane Engelby Johnson Born: Jan. 4, 1921 Died: March 28, 2002 Age: 81 years 2 months 24 days Funeral Services Thursday, April 4, 2002 11:00 A.M. St. Paul Lutheran Church Monona, IA Clergy Officiating Pastor Allen Bidne Acolytes: Joseph Sexton & Tessa Zittergruen Music Organist: Judy Walter St. Paul Lutheran Church Youth 'Morning Has Broken' Congregational Hymns #448 'Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound' #532 'How Great Thou Art' Pallbearers Brian Siebert Travis Torkelson Danny Torkelson Andrew Torkelson Charlie Fisk Visitation Wednesday, April 3, 2002 2 to 8 P.M. Scultz's Funeral Home Monona, IA 1 hour prior to service at the church - Relatives & friends are invited to the ..."

"Isaiah: 12:2

"Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation."

"Myrtle Jane Johnson was born to parents, Andy and Vollie Bjelland Engelby, in Rome Twp., Faribault County, MN, January 4, 1921. She was baptized March 6, 1921 and confirmed November 11, 1934 in Rake, IA. She attended school in rural Faribault County and graduated from High School in Rake in 1937. She married Milton Johnson at Winnebago Lutheran Church in rural Lake Mills, IA, on March 22, 1953. They lived at various times in Lake Mills, Ames, Britt, Decorah, Elkader, Ottuma, all in Iowa. In 1994 they moved to Albert Lea, MN and most recently moved to Monona, IA in August 2001.

Myrtle held several jobs prior to getting married including house work, waitress, store clerk and Deputy County Auditor in Winnebago County, IA. She worked for the Auditor for a year or so after marriage and then concentrated on raising their five children. Later she was secretary for eleven years to Milton who was the Executive Director of the National Association of County Engineers."

Author: Asleson, Deanna; Nelson, K. A.; Title: "Myrtle Jane Engelby," (Publication site: Salt Lk. City UT, Publisher: Family Search, Publication date: xxvi July MMXXIII)

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GZCB-TD8

"... Myrtle Jane Engelby Last Changed: May 13, 2021 Deanna Asleson Sex Female ...

Birth 4 Jan 1921 Frost, Faribault, Minnesota, ... Last Changed: June 27, 2023 K. A. Nelson

Death 28 Mar 2002 San Diego Last Changed: June 27, 2023 K. A. Nelson

Also Known As Johnson

Residence 1930 Rome, Faribault, Minnesota, ...
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Residence 1940 Logan Township, Winnebago, Iowa, ...
Residence 13 April 1950 Center Township, Winnebago, Iowa, ...
Residence 28 Mar 2002 Monona, Iowa
Obituary 02 Apr 2002 Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Iowa, ...
Obituary 02 Apr 2002 Dubuque, Iowa, ...
Previous Residence Monona, Clayton, Iowa, ...

Spouses & Children

Milton Lee Johnson Male 1931-2021
Myrtle Jane Engelby Female 1921-2002 GZCB-TD8
Marriage 1953

Children (1)

[1] Darrell Lee Johnson Male 1956-2019 GZC1-S5K

Parents & Siblings

Andy Engelby Male 1886-1956 KK79-1Q9
Vollie Severine Bjelland Female 1891-1958 GCRM-8Q9
Marriage 04 Dec 1912 Eagle Grove, Wright, Iowa, ...

Children (6)

[1] Irvin Hamlin Engelby Male 1914-1996 G2X1-MSS
[2] Caroline Orva Engelky Female 1915-1988 G2XB-J9X
[3] Alvin Valene Engelby Male 1917-1953 G2XB-RGW
[4] Eugene Roger Engelby Male 1919-1989 G2XB-GXT [<-oo Alberdena Marie "Dena" Sleper]
[5] Myrtle Jane Engelby Female 1921-2002 GZCB-TD8
[6] Russell Willis Engelby Male 1923-1999 GPSM-PRY"

Author: Seibert, Marlys Engelby; Title: Basic Family History, (Publication site: Ankeny IA, Publisher: MYEJS, Publication date: May MCMLXXXV)

"...
5. Myrtle Jane b. 1-4-21 @ [Rake, IA xed out] Elmore MN 326 Pike Rd Ottumwa, Iowa 52501
m. 3-22-53 to
Milton Lee Johnson b. 12-7-31 [in a different hand: Died May 1, 2021]
Children: Marlys, Emily, Darrell, Diane, Steve
..."
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    Birthday January 4, 1921

    • The temperature on January 4, 1921 was between 6.0 °C and 9.2 °C and averaged 8.0 °C. There was 2.0 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1921: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.9 million citizens.
      • February 12 » Bolsheviks launch a revolt in Georgia as a preliminary to the Red Army invasion of Georgia.
      • April 11 » Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.
      • July 27 » Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
      • September 7 » In Atlantic City, New Jersey, the first Miss America Pageant, a two-day event, is held.
      • October 29 » The Harvard University football team loses to Centre College, ending a 25-game winning streak. This is considered one of the biggest upsets in college football.
      • November 4 » The Saalschutz Abteilung (hall defense detachment) of the Nazi Party is renamed the Sturmabteilung (storm detachment) after a large riot in Munich.

    Christening day November 11, 1934

    • The temperature on November 11, 1934 was between 4.2 °C and 8.9 °C and averaged 6.5 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1934: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.3 million citizens.
      • February 23 » Leopold III becomes King of Belgium.
      • April 12 » The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
      • June 30 » The Night of the Long Knives, Adolf Hitler's violent purge of his political rivals in Germany, takes place.
      • July 2 » The Night of the Long Knives ends with the death of Ernst Röhm.
      • August 19 » The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
      • December 29 » Japan renounces the Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 and the London Naval Treaty of 1930.

    Day of marriage March 22, 1953

    • The temperature on March 22, 1953 was between 1.2 °C and 3.2 °C and averaged 2.2 °C. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1953: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.4 million citizens.
      • June 8 » An F5 tornado hits Beecher, Michigan, killing 116, injuring 844, and destroying 340 homes.
      • July 26 » Cold War: Fidel Castro leads an unsuccessful attack on the Moncada Barracks, thus beginning the Cuban Revolution. The movement took the name of the date: 26th of July Movement
      • September 12 » U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island.
      • October 29 » BCPA Flight 304 DC-6 crashes near San Francisco.
      • November 17 » The remaining human inhabitants of the Blasket Islands, Kerry, Ireland, are evacuated to the mainland.
      • December 9 » Red Scare: General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company.

    Day of death March 28, 2002

    • The temperature on March 28, 2002 was between -1.8 °C and 14.5 °C and averaged 6.6 °C. There was 11.7 hours of sunshine (92%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, August 3, 1998 to Monday, July 22, 2002 the cabinet Kok II, with W. Kok (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, July 22, 2002 to Tuesday, May 27, 2003 the cabinet Balkenende I, with Mr.dr. J.P. Balkenende (CDA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 2002: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 16.1 million citizens.
      • January 16 » The UN Security Council unanimously establishes an arms embargo and the freezing of assets of Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and the remaining members of the Taliban.
      • January 29 » In his State of the Union address, President George W. Bush describes "regimes that sponsor terror" as an Axis of evil, in which he includes Iraq, Iran and North Korea.
      • July 1 » Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154, and DHL Flight 611, a Boeing 757, collide in mid-air over Überlingen, southern Germany, killing all 71 on board both planes.
      • July 28 » Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground.
      • September 10 » Switzerland, traditionally a neutral country, becomes a full member of the United Nations.
      • November 15 » Hu Jintao becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and a new nine-member Politburo Standing Committee is inaugurated.
    

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