This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg//2FB.2ACI/2469.1.1 Message Board Post: Ironwood Daily Globe (Ironwood, Michigan) > 1951 > January > 13 Bruce Crossing Resident Dies Bruce Crossing-John Z. Bjornstrom 88 a resident of Bruce Crossing for 38 years, died at 5;30 Friday evening at his home here. He was born Sept. 3, 1862 in Sweden and came to the United States in 1872. For twenty years he lived in Allouez, in the Copper County and in Nov. 1890 he was married to the former Anna Catherine Oja at Dollar Bay. After residing at Paynesville for two years, the family moved to Bruce Crossing in 1912 During the time he lived here he operated a general store for over 20 years and was postmaster for 17 years before retiring in 1935. He served as a supervisor on the Stannard township board for 4 years and was the township treasurer for 2 years. His wife preceded him in death on Aug. 8, 1937 Surviving are a son Norman BENSTROM of Flint, five daughters, Mrs Wm. Hatfield , Flint, Miss Gestie BENSTROM and Mrs Calvin Stewart of Detroit, Mrs John Skur of Ontonagon, and Mrs Reginald Moll , Bruce Crossing, nine grandchildren, and six great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at 1 on Tuesday afternoon at the Apostolic Lutheran church with the Rev. Andrew Mickelson, Hancock officiating. Burial will be at Lakeview Cemetery , Calumet. Alicia