Obituary - Peter N. Johann

Genesee Native Peter N. Johann, Retired Farmer, Succumbs At 74

A retired farmer and native of Genesee, Peter N. Johann, 74, died yesterday at 3 a.m. at Webb Creek, where he had been living with a cousin. Death was attributed to emphysema -- a lung disease from which he had suffered about five years.

After being graduated from high school at Genesee, Johann went to Canada about 1916 and worked as a farmer. He returned to Genesee about 1932 to work on a ranch. During the winters he would go to California because of an asthma condition, returning each summer to the ranch. About a year ago he moved to Webb Creek.

One of nine children of John and Catherine Johann, he was born Dec. 24, 1893, at Genesee. His activities included being a charter member of the American Legion and a member of the Schooler & Bielenburg Club, a veterans group at Genesee. During World War I he played in one of the U.S. Army bands.

Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Joseph D. McLaughlin, Lewiston; and four brothers, Raymond Johann and Leander Johann, both of Genesee; Benjamin Johann, Moscow; and Theodore Johann, Spokane.

Rosary will be recited tonight at 8 at Vassar-Rawls Funeral Home. The funeral will be tomorrow at 1 p.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Fr. B. C. McCarthy of St. Mary's Catholic Church at Genesee, officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery at Genesee.

Unidentified newspaper, (undated clipping)

Note

A similar obituary appeared in The Genesee News on Friday, June 21, 1968, Front Page.

Transcribed by Jill Leonard Nock

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