I am forwarding this message from Jim Johnson sent July 9 to the whole list. As a reminder, messages sent to the list must be sent from the e-mail address used to subscribe to the list. I have added Jim's Yahoo address to the list, so he will be sure to see this message. Doug Detling Bunker List Coordinator >X-Ironport-AV: i="3.81R,160,1083556800"; > d="scan'208"; a="105357529:sNHT13684792" >Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 15:32:46 -0600 >X-From_: jljiv@yahoo.com Fri Jul 9 15:32:45 2004 >Old-Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:47:51 -0700 (PDT) >From: Jim Johnson <jljiv@yahoo.com> .................... >Just wanted to let everyone know that my Grandma Mabel >passed away today. She was 99 years old. > >Here is the obit that we will put in the paper >tomorrow. > >Take care. >Jim > > > > >Mabel M. Johnson passed away July 5, 2004 in the Good >Samaritan Center in Larimore, North Dakota, at the age >of 99. > >Mabel Mildred Bunker was born on October 8, 1904 in >rural Dorrance, Kansas to Seymour and Winifred Ann >(Olds) Bunker. Her mother died in 1907, when she was >just 2 ½ years old. As soon as she was old enough, >Mabel helped out with her six brothers and did the >household chores on the farm. > >On August 18, 1933 Mabel married Jay L. Johnson in >Winnipeg, Manitoba. The couple made their home in >York, North Dakota, where Jay worked as a master >electrician for the railroad for many years. Their >only son, James L. Johnson, was born on September 18, >1934. Mabel worked many years in the York Post Office >and later at the York Café. She loved working in the >garden and was a great cook. Their son James and his >family would come from Rugby to York nearly every >Sunday for supper and visiting. Mabel and Jay took >great pride in their family and were the best of >parents and grandparents. > >Jay passed away on August 9, 1977 in the Good >Samaritan Hospital in Rugby, North Dakota. Mabel >continued living in the York house for many years. >She also lived in Rugby, Cavalier and Petersburg, >North Dakota. Her son, James died from cancer on >April 21, 1998 in Grand Forks. This was especially >hard on Mabel as she began to suffer from failing >health. She had spent the last few years in the >Larimore Good Samaritan Center. Mabel was a very >loving and generous person and will be greatly missed >by her family and friends. > >Mabel was preceded in death by her parents; husband, >Jay; son, James; a great-granddaughter, Corrin Elaine >Olson; a sister, Maud Bunker; and six brothers, >Thomas, Richard, George, Frederick, James and Harold >Bunker. She is survived by her daughter-in-law, >Delores Sudbrink (Glenwood, MN); four grandchildren, >James (Grand Forks), Daniel (N. Richland Hills, TX), >Robert (Fergus Falls, MN) and Julie Johnson (Edinburg, >ND); seven great-grandchildren, Kirsten, Laura, >Rebecca, Brooklyn, Dalton, Bradley and Megan Johnson; >several nieces and nephews. > >===== >Jim L. Johnson >Grand Forks, ND >E-mail: jljiv@yahoo.com >Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/jljiv >