1911
Myrtle
2011
Myrtle E Johannsen
April 5, 1911 — April 29, 2011
Myrtle E Johannsen, 100, a homemaker and teacher died April 29, 2011 at the Marias Care Center due to natural causes. A visitation is set for Monday, May 2, from 1-7:00 pm at the Whitted Funeral Chapel in Shelby. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 3, at the Community United Methodist Church in Shelby. Interment is in the Valley View Cemetery with a reception to follow at the Methodist fellowship hall.
Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews. Myrtle is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Byrl Johannsen; sisters, Flo Blair and Dorothy Adams; and a brother, Harold Henry.
Myrtle was born April 5, 1911 at home on the Henry Ranch to Frank and Mary Henry. She graduated from Shelby High School and furthered her education at Northern Montana College and Western at Dillon. She taught at the Fowler and Galata schools. Myrtle and Byrl were married September 25, 1934 in Shelby. They had been married more than 50 years when Byrl passed away in 1985.
Myrtle loved the outdoors and was an avid gardener. Her home was surrounded by flowers from the earliest of spring until fall. She especially loved her rose bushes. Myrtle supplied family and friends with gifts of flowers to plant in their own yards. Vegetables and fruits from her garden ended up on many tables also. Myrtle loved Glacier Park and would visit many times every summer. She loved to have lunch at the cafes in East and West Glacier. She had a love of crocheting during the long winter months and had made 21 afghans, 40 tablecloths, and 4 bedspreads. You could find her reading or working a crossword puzzle every day. She had a love of learning and of teaching what she had learned to others.
Survivors include numerous nieces and nephews. Myrtle is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Byrl Johannsen; sisters, Flo Blair and Dorothy Adams; and a brother, Harold Henry.
Myrtle was born April 5, 1911 at home on the Henry Ranch to Frank and Mary Henry. She graduated from Shelby High School and furthered her education at Northern Montana College and Western at Dillon. She taught at the Fowler and Galata schools. Myrtle and Byrl were married September 25, 1934 in Shelby. They had been married more than 50 years when Byrl passed away in 1985.
Myrtle loved the outdoors and was an avid gardener. Her home was surrounded by flowers from the earliest of spring until fall. She especially loved her rose bushes. Myrtle supplied family and friends with gifts of flowers to plant in their own yards. Vegetables and fruits from her garden ended up on many tables also. Myrtle loved Glacier Park and would visit many times every summer. She loved to have lunch at the cafes in East and West Glacier. She had a love of crocheting during the long winter months and had made 21 afghans, 40 tablecloths, and 4 bedspreads. You could find her reading or working a crossword puzzle every day. She had a love of learning and of teaching what she had learned to others.
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