Memorial: Hilda (Berge) JOHNSON

Memorial (Outer page). Hilda (Berge) JOHNSON (1882-1960). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Memorial (Inner page). Hilda (Berge) JOHNSON (1882-1960). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Obituaries & Memorial: Arnold H. Hexom and Family

Obituary. Arnold H. Hexom. Image courtesy of Horton-Plainfield Historical Club.


Memorial (Inner page). Arnold H. Hexom. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Memorial (Outer page). Arnold H. Hexom. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Arnold H. Hexom, 76, of 1005 12th St. N.W. Waverly, Iowa, died Thursday morning, May 3, 1990, at the Kaseman Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico, after suffering a massive heart attack on April 25, 1990.

He was born on May 7, 1913, on a farm in Union Prairie Twp., Allamakee County, Iowa,
the son of Carl & Emma Johnson Hexom. He was baptized in the Lutheran Faith on June 1, 1913, and was confirmed in the Glenwood Lutheran Church near Decorah, Iowa. After
graduating from the 8th grade in a rural school near his home, he helped his family farm, and also became an auctioneer. At the age of 13 Arnold bought a black colt which really started him in the horse business, and he has been in it ever since.

On December 27, 1941, he was united in marriage to Lorine L. Ludeking. On January 10, 1942, Arnold entered the U.S. Army during W. W. II, serving in the Asiatic Pacific Theatre of War. He was discharged on November 14, 1945, and returned to Iowa, lived in Waukon for a short while. They moved to Waverly in 1946 and Arnold worked for the T. H. Bany Implement Co.

He later formed a partnership with Ted Bany, Wilbert Oberheu and Ed Engelbrecht and started the Waverly Sales Barn in 1947. He later bought out his partners and owned and
operated the sales barn until 1972 when he sold the business. He then started the Hexom-Sweeney Sales Co., which he was involved in until his death. Lorine died on May 9, 1980, and on December 11, 1980, Arnold was united in marriage to Myrtle Johnson
Westby. The couple have spent the last nine winters living in Scottsdale, Arizona, and
were on their way back to Iowa when Arnold suffered a heart attack near Albuquerque.

He was a member of the Glenwood Lutheran Church, Decorah, was a former member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Waverly, and a former member of St. Paul’s Church Council. Arnold founded the world renowned Waverly Draft Horse Sale in March, 1948, and it has continued successfully to the present time. He is a member and past director of the Percheron Horse Assn. of America, a member of the Belgian Horse Assn. of America, and a member and past president of the Iowa Auctioneering Assn. He is a member of the Clydesdale Horse Assn. of the United States, and was one of six in the United States presented with a lifetime membership. Arnold had been an active participant in the Iowa Fair Assn., and his portrait hangs in the Draft Horse Hall of Fame in the Iowa State Fair Horse Barn in Des Moines. He is a member of B.P.O.E., Son's of Norway, V.F.W., American Legion, and Amvets.

He is survived by his wife, Myrtle, and his three sisters, Esther Hill of Decorah, Mabel, Mrs. Merle Jensen of Bennet, Neb., and Helen, Mrs. Erwin Basler of Northbrook, Ill. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife, two brothers, George and Carlton, and one sister, Florence Folstad.


Obituary. Lorine L. (Ludeking) Hexom. Image courtesy of Horton-Plainfield Historical Club.

See also the IA GenWeb site for the following obituaries:

• Arnold H. Hexom
• Myrtle (Johnson Westby) Hexom
  

Arnold H. Hexom. Image courtesy of IA GenWeb Obituaries and also Iowa Gravestone Photo Project.

Memorial and Obituary: Esther Clarice (Hexom) Hill

Memorial (Outer page). Esther Clarice (Hexom) Hill (1915-2005). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Memorial (Inner page). Esther Clarice (Hexom) Hill (1915-2005). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

Obituary

Esther Clarice Hexom Hill was born January 3, 1915 on the home farm in Allamakee County, Iowa, the daughter of Carl and Emma (Johnson) Hexom. She was baptized on January 31, 1915 and confirmed on April 21, 1929 at Glenwood Lutheran Church, rural Decorah. She graduated from Waukon High School with the Class of 1932. Esther taught at Shegrud School in Glenwood Township for three years.

She was united in marriage with Chester H. Hill on August 30, 1936 at Glenwood Lutheran Church. To this union two children were born: Clyde and Cheryl.

After raising her family, Esther attended Luther College and also took correspondence courses from Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She resumed teaching in 1952 and taught for eight terms at Frankville No. 7 School in Frankville Township. Esther then worked in the physical therapy department of the Winneshiek County Hospital in Decorah for fifteen years.

She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Decorah, where she taught Sunday school, was a member of the altar guild, church circle and the deaconesses. Esther loved flowers and thoroughly enjoyed caring for her plants, watering them and watching them bloom and grow. She liked to have her own garden and was a founding member of the Wayside Garden Club.

Esther died Sunday, July 3, 2005 at the Ossian Senior Hospice in Ossian, Iowa of complications of colon cancer at the age of 90 years.

Survivors include her son, Clyde (Joyce) Hill of Brooksville, FL.; her daughter, Cheryl Williams of Houston, TX.; three grandchildren, Tina (Larry) Brown of Houston, Gwen (Daryl) Wilmeth of Houston, Chris (Katie) Hill of Burnsville, MN.; seven great-grandchildren, one sister, Helen Basler of Decorah, IA., and many other relatives and close friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Chester on December 16, 1978; three brothers, George, Arnold and Carlton Hexom; and two sisters, Florence Falstad and Mabel Jensen.

Memorial and Obituary: William N. M. JOHNSON (1900-1994)

Memorial & Obituary (14 Feb 1994). William N. M. JOHNSON. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.

A SERVICE OF PRAISE TO GOD
for the life of William N. M. Johnson

William N. M. Johnson, the son of Gustave Johnson and his wife Henrietta Sander Johnson, was born on the family farm in Glenwood Township, Winneshiek County, Iowa, on April 28, 1900. He was baptized at Glenwood Lutheran Church, and as a teen-ager he confirmed his Christian faith in that same church.

Bill attended the country school in Glenwood Township and he was a 1918 graduate of Valders Business College in Decorah.

Immediately upon graduation he started working for the Winneshiek County Bank. Bill was employed by the bank for fourteen years and he became the bank’s Cashier. In 1932 together with Ray Algyer, he founded the A & J Agency. It was the beginning of a long relationship with the company of which he became President. He sold his last remaining interest in the Agency on January 1st of this year.

Bill had an affinity for long relationships. On September 19, 1931, he was united in marriage with Mabel C. McCauley at the St. Benedict’s rectory. Mabel died last December after they had celebrated their 62nd anniversary.

Besides his membership at First Lutheran Church, Bill was active in his community. He served on the Board of Smith Memorial Hospital for many years and was their treasurer. He was a supporter of the Aase Haugen Home and he helped with fund drives for Luther College. He became the President of the Decorah Savings and Loan Association, and was elected a director of the Iowa Savings and Loan League in 1966.

Bill and Mabel enjoyed their home at 704 W. Water Street, and they enjoyed the winters they were able to spend in Florida, until the weaknesses of age made those long trips impossible. Bill died at the Winneshiek County Memorial Hospital on February 11, 1994, at the age of 93 years, 9 months, and 13 days. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mabel; by his parents; and by all eight of his sisters and brothers.

He is survived by his many nieces and nephews.

God bless his memory among us.