Eunice Marilyn (Humble) Johnson
Aug. 24, 1929 – Oct. 28, 2020
Eunice Marilyn (Hum-
ble) Johnson, 91, passed
away on Wednesday, Oc-
tober 28, 2020 at the
Souris Valley Care Center,
in Velva, North Dakota,
due to natural causes.
Eunice was born on Au-
gust 24, 1929 in Rugby,
North Dakota to Leonard
Anthony Humble and Hil-
da Wilhelmina (Maute)
Humble. Eunice, along
with her two younger si-
blings Alice and Leon,
grew up on the Maute
Homestead 8 miles south
east of Wolford, North
Dakota. They attended the
Union Township #4 sum-
mer country school house
until the eighth grade.
The school was located 1
mile away and they
walked to and from it.
Eunice would talk about
running fast through the
tall grass so the
grasshoppers wouldn’t
stick to her! During her
high school years she
would board out in Wol-
ford during the week and,
weather permitting, re-
turn home for the week-
end. She took her studies
very seriously and gra-
duated from Wolford high
school in 1947. She at-
tended the six week sum-
mer college course at the
Minot teachers college for
her country school teach-
ing certificate. Eunice’s
mother and sister were
school teachers also. Eun-
ice taught at two country
schools including the one
room Scotch Block School
located 4 miles north of
Wolford. She enjoyed
watching Howard Johnson
and Bob Clark play for
dances on the weekends.
On June 5, 1949 Eunice
married Howard John
Johnson on his
grandparents (Lowe)
Homestead, Caledonia
Farm, located 3 miles
north of Wolford. They
started their life together
by purchasing Walter
Clark’s farm 5 miles north
of Wolford. Their farm
was represented by a tall
windcharger peering
above the trees. Eunice
was a full-time wife and
mother. They were able to
raise five children on the
small farm along with
starting a registered Aber-
deen black Angus herd,
selling registered bulls
and sheep, grain crops
and red potatoes. In 1951
Eunice made a dedication
to Jehovah and was bap-
tized as one of Jehovah’s
Witnesses, along with her
husband Howard.
Eunice enjoyed working
in her flower and rock
gardens and grew a huge
vegetable garden every
year. She loved to share
her produce with family
and friends and was
known for her pickles and
potato salad. Eunice was
very hospitable and loved
holding babies. Whenever
company would come
over she would be busy in
the kitchen preparing a
big meal and she wouldn’t
let you forget that you
needed to sign the guest-
book before leaving! She
enjoyed capturing the mo-
ment and always had a
camera nearby! Her chil-
dren fondly remember her
mutton stew, dill pickles,
fried chicken,
scotcharoos, pies of many
varieties and coming
home from school to the
smell of freshly baked cin-
namon rolls (but you can
only have one) and her
tomato sandwiches. Eun-
ice loved the color tur-
quoise in both clothing
and jewelry.
In October 2005 Ho-
ward and Eunice left the
farm due to health rea-
sons and moved to Rugby,
North Dakota. Upon
Howard’s passing, in June
2006, Eunice made Rugby
her permanent home. In
May 2016 Eunice moved
to the Souris Valley Care
Center in Velva, North
Dakota.
Eunice is survived by
four of her five children:
Johlen (Melissa) Bullhead
City, Arizona, Lowlen
(Alida) Rugby, Anelda
(Harley) Skinner, Wolf
Point, Montana, Karlen
(Vanita) Jonesborough,
Tennessee; One sister, Al-
ice (Malcolm) Halvorson,
Bismarck, North Dakota;
One brother, Leon
(Carole) Humble, Phoenix,
Arizona; One son-in-law,
Edwin Nelson Jr, Embar-
rass, Minnesota; three
sisters-in-law, Iona John-
son Graybill, Rugby, Mar-
jorie Johnson, Roseburg,
Oregon, Marlys Johnson,
Devils Lake, North Dako-
ta; 10 grandchildren: Don-
ice, Ardin, Deannda,
Drenelle, Brittney, Tris-
tan, Howard, Kyle, Kaleb
and Keenan and two great
granddaughters: Cara and
Stacy and numerous
nieces, nephews, great
nieces and great nephews.
Eunice was preceded in
death by her husband of
57 years, Howard; her
parents, Leonard and Hil-
da Humble; stepmother,
Jessie Humble; One
daughter, Allona Eunice
Nelson; two uncles:
Robert (Gwen) Maute and
Martin Maute; four broth-
ers in law: Edwin and
Lowell Johnson, Frank
Graybill and Malcolm
Halvorson.
Memorial services will
be held on November 15,
2020 at 4:00 PM (central
time) via zoom with David
Thompson of the Rugby
congregation of Jehovah’s
Witnesses officiating.
Arrangements with the
Anderson Funeral Home
of Rugby. Online Con-
dolences:
www.funeralsbyanderson.
com
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