Myrtle Axt
Funeral services for Myrtle Axt, 101, were held Monday December 15, 2003 at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with the Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Anne Carlson and Ann Johnson provided the music. Burial followed at the Milo Cemetery in Milo Township.
Myrtle died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at the Milaca Elim Home.
She was born July 10, 1902 in Milo Township, Mille Lacs County, to Herman and Josephine (Foss) Axt. Myrtle was the second generation descendant of the Foss and Axt families, two of the Princeton/Milaca area founding families who carved homes and farms from the wilderness in the mid-1800s. Myrtle was the youngest of six children. She had three brothers and two sisters, with one brother and sister dying in infancy. Her last remaining sibling, Clara Johnson, died at 105 years of age in December 2001. Myrtle never married and lived with her parents on the farm until her father's death in 1941. While living on the farm, she assisted her mother with the daily work of running the home. At various times over the years, her sister Clara's family lived with the Axts. During these times, Myrtle became like a second mother to her niece, Fern, who was born when Myrtle was 15 years old. Fern remembers Myrtle spending a lot of time with her and making her special gifts, like beaded rings and cream cakes filled and frosted with whipped cream. Myrtle remained Fern's second mother all her life. Myrtle had a talent for crafts and over the years used this talent to make beautiful, artificial tissue/crepe paper flowers. Some of her flowers were unique; she made apple blossoms on twigs and dipped them in wax to make them look more real. One time Fern's husband, Omar, asked if Myrtle could build a rural setting for an electric train set that he had permanently mounted on a plywood base in the basement. Myrtle created a wooded scene of trees and houses set on grassy, rolling hills that the trains would travel through, while blowing their whistles at stops along the way. The finished project, was Omar's pride and joy. He, and his children, showed it off to everyone who came to the house. After her father's death, Myrtle and her mother rented many different homes in the Milaca/Foreston area. When her mother died in 1964, Myrtle resided with the Brockert/Peterson family in Milaca. After the elder Brockert's deaths, Myrtle continued to live with their daughter, Nellie Peterson, until entering the Milaca Elim Home.
Myrtle is survived by her beloved niece, Fern Wedel of Minneapolis and her nephew, Ward Axt of Renton, Washington along with many great-nieces and nephews.
Published in the Mille Lacs County Times Newspaper on December 18, 2003
Funeral services for Myrtle Axt, 101, were held Monday December 15, 2003 at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with the Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Anne Carlson and Ann Johnson provided the music. Burial followed at the Milo Cemetery in Milo Township.
Myrtle died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at the Milaca Elim Home.
She was born July 10, 1902 in Milo Township, Mille Lacs County, to Herman and Josephine (Foss) Axt. Myrtle was the second generation descendant of the Foss and Axt families, two of the Princeton/Milaca area founding families who carved homes and farms from the wilderness in the mid-1800s. Myrtle was the youngest of six children. She had three brothers and two sisters, with one brother and sister dying in infancy. Her last remaining sibling, Clara Johnson, died at 105 years of age in December 2001. Myrtle never married and lived with her parents on the farm until her father's death in 1941. While living on the farm, she assisted her mother with the daily work of running the home. At various times over the years, her sister Clara's family lived with the Axts. During these times, Myrtle became like a second mother to her niece, Fern, who was born when Myrtle was 15 years old. Fern remembers Myrtle spending a lot of time with her and making her special gifts, like beaded rings and cream cakes filled and frosted with whipped cream. Myrtle remained Fern's second mother all her life. Myrtle had a talent for crafts and over the years used this talent to make beautiful, artificial tissue/crepe paper flowers. Some of her flowers were unique; she made apple blossoms on twigs and dipped them in wax to make them look more real. One time Fern's husband, Omar, asked if Myrtle could build a rural setting for an electric train set that he had permanently mounted on a plywood base in the basement. Myrtle created a wooded scene of trees and houses set on grassy, rolling hills that the trains would travel through, while blowing their whistles at stops along the way. The finished project, was Omar's pride and joy. He, and his children, showed it off to everyone who came to the house. After her father's death, Myrtle and her mother rented many different homes in the Milaca/Foreston area. When her mother died in 1964, Myrtle resided with the Brockert/Peterson family in Milaca. After the elder Brockert's deaths, Myrtle continued to live with their daughter, Nellie Peterson, until entering the Milaca Elim Home.
Myrtle is survived by her beloved niece, Fern Wedel of Minneapolis and her nephew, Ward Axt of Renton, Washington along with many great-nieces and nephews.
Published in the Mille Lacs County Times Newspaper on December 18, 2003
Myrtle Axt
Funeral services for Myrtle Axt, 101, were held Monday December 15, 2003 at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with the Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Anne Carlson and Ann Johnson provided the music. Burial followed at the Milo Cemetery in Milo Township.
Myrtle died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at the Milaca Elim Home.
She was born July 10, 1902 in Milo Township, Mille Lacs County, to Herman and Josephine (Foss) Axt. Myrtle was the second generation descendant of the Foss and Axt families, two of the Princeton/Milaca area founding families who carved homes and farms from the wilderness in the mid-1800s. Myrtle was the youngest of six children. She had three brothers and two sisters, with one brother and sister dying in infancy. Her last remaining sibling, Clara Johnson, died at 105 years of age in December 2001. Myrtle never married and lived with her parents on the farm until her father's death in 1941. While living on the farm, she assisted her mother with the daily work of running the home. At various times over the years, her sister Clara's family lived with the Axts. During these times, Myrtle became like a second mother to her niece, Fern, who was born when Myrtle was 15 years old. Fern remembers Myrtle spending a lot of time with her and making her special gifts, like beaded rings and cream cakes filled and frosted with whipped cream. Myrtle remained Fern's second mother all her life. Myrtle had a talent for crafts and over the years used this talent to make beautiful, artificial tissue/crepe paper flowers. Some of her flowers were unique; she made apple blossoms on twigs and dipped them in wax to make them look more real. One time Fern's husband, Omar, asked if Myrtle could build a rural setting for an electric train set that he had permanently mounted on a plywood base in the basement. Myrtle created a wooded scene of trees and houses set on grassy, rolling hills that the trains would travel through, while blowing their whistles at stops along the way. The finished project, was Omar's pride and joy. He, and his children, showed it off to everyone who came to the house. After her father's death, Myrtle and her mother rented many different homes in the Milaca/Foreston area. When her mother died in 1964, Myrtle resided with the Brockert/Peterson family in Milaca. After the elder Brockert's deaths, Myrtle continued to live with their daughter, Nellie Peterson, until entering the Milaca Elim Home.
Myrtle is survived by her beloved niece, Fern Wedel of Minneapolis and her nephew, Ward Axt of Renton, Washington along with many great-nieces and nephews.
Published in the Mille Lacs County Times Newspaper on December 18, 2003
Funeral services for Myrtle Axt, 101, were held Monday December 15, 2003 at the Peterson-Johnson Funeral Home in Milaca with the Rev. Tom Sahlstrom officiating. Anne Carlson and Ann Johnson provided the music. Burial followed at the Milo Cemetery in Milo Township.
Myrtle died Thursday, December 11, 2003 at the Milaca Elim Home.
She was born July 10, 1902 in Milo Township, Mille Lacs County, to Herman and Josephine (Foss) Axt. Myrtle was the second generation descendant of the Foss and Axt families, two of the Princeton/Milaca area founding families who carved homes and farms from the wilderness in the mid-1800s. Myrtle was the youngest of six children. She had three brothers and two sisters, with one brother and sister dying in infancy. Her last remaining sibling, Clara Johnson, died at 105 years of age in December 2001. Myrtle never married and lived with her parents on the farm until her father's death in 1941. While living on the farm, she assisted her mother with the daily work of running the home. At various times over the years, her sister Clara's family lived with the Axts. During these times, Myrtle became like a second mother to her niece, Fern, who was born when Myrtle was 15 years old. Fern remembers Myrtle spending a lot of time with her and making her special gifts, like beaded rings and cream cakes filled and frosted with whipped cream. Myrtle remained Fern's second mother all her life. Myrtle had a talent for crafts and over the years used this talent to make beautiful, artificial tissue/crepe paper flowers. Some of her flowers were unique; she made apple blossoms on twigs and dipped them in wax to make them look more real. One time Fern's husband, Omar, asked if Myrtle could build a rural setting for an electric train set that he had permanently mounted on a plywood base in the basement. Myrtle created a wooded scene of trees and houses set on grassy, rolling hills that the trains would travel through, while blowing their whistles at stops along the way. The finished project, was Omar's pride and joy. He, and his children, showed it off to everyone who came to the house. After her father's death, Myrtle and her mother rented many different homes in the Milaca/Foreston area. When her mother died in 1964, Myrtle resided with the Brockert/Peterson family in Milaca. After the elder Brockert's deaths, Myrtle continued to live with their daughter, Nellie Peterson, until entering the Milaca Elim Home.
Myrtle is survived by her beloved niece, Fern Wedel of Minneapolis and her nephew, Ward Axt of Renton, Washington along with many great-nieces and nephews.
Published in the Mille Lacs County Times Newspaper on December 18, 2003
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