Mary Hannah "Hannah" (Buchholz) Johnston
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - November 8, 1962
EARLY DAY RESIDENT BURIED WEDNESDAY.
One of Eagle's early residents died in Glenwood November 4, when Hannah JOHNSTON passed away after a lingering illness.
Mrs. JOHNSTON, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas BUCHHOLZ early day Eagle people, lived in Aspen and Leadville, before making her home here as a young woman.
A quiet and unassuming woman, Mrs. JOHNSTON was long a favorite of the town's young people. Mrs. JOHNSTON's sole interest washer family and her hobby the enjoyment of this county's mountains. Until failing health confined her to her home, she spent many hours in the surrounding hills, and with her daughter, Mary Frances GAMBLE had collected an outstanding amateur museum of Indian relics, most of them found in this area.
Father Thomas STONE conducted Mass at St. Mary's Catholic church--a church which Mrs. JOHNSTON helped to found. The service was held November 7 and interment in charge of Miller Mortuary was in Eagle's Sunset View Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Wayne ROGERS, Melvin EATON, Walt THOMAS,Joe RULE, Wynn COWEN and Howard McCAIN.
Mrs. JOHNSTON is survived by her daughter, Mary Frances of Eagle; and two sons, Leo GAMBLE and Bill JOHNSTON, both of Denver.
Relatives here for the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. GAMBLE and daughter, Rebecca; Mr.and Mrs. Gail GAMBLE; Mr.and Mrs. Teddy GAMBLE, and Jack GAMBLE of the Denver area, Mr. and Mrs. N. E. BUCHHOLZ of Englewood; Mrs. Norma GORDON of Minturn, Mrs. Frances MIZE of Climax and Dolores GAMBLE of Denver.
Two were unable to come because of illness.Mrs. Bill JOHNSTON has been in a Denver hospital for the past six weeks and Mrs. Jack GAMBLE suffered a fractured -- in a fall last week.
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A Sunday visit to the State and to the Colorado museums makes one sit up and take notice of what we have here at home of value, historically. For instance, that very wonderful collection of Indian relics gathered over a period of yearsby Hannah JOHNSTON of Eagle. Her collection takes up the greater part of her dining room, and over flows to a building in her back yard. Among her valuable collections, no doubt are not only Indian relics, but some prehistoric items.Her collection makes the one in the State museum look like a child's collection--it is truly wonderful. And for the greater part of it, each item was found within a radius of 14 miles from Eagle. Many are the Sundays, the spring, summer Junction as a capital--there's an all and autumn evenings Mrs. JOHNSTON and Fanny GAMBLE spend in the hills and mountains, rarely coming home empty handed--they belong in a house displayed for the world to see--much of the history of this country could probably be reconstructed by an expert from her findings.
