About 1912, John visited Ogden, Utah. His sons Axel and George both lived there. While he was visiting George he was afraid he would roll off the couch where he was sleeping. Before going to bed he would put two chairs with their backs to the couch, so he wouldn't roll off.

Eventually, John couldn't keep up with the work on his ranch. He, Emma and Amanda moved to Ogden in 1912. George and Axel were close and helped them get settled. They lived in a little house on 2nd Street. The next winter, he went to the train station to meet his grandson, Osden. They missed each other and Osden took a cab to the house. John waited for him and walked around for several hours. Finally he took the bus and then walked home. He got pneumonia and died two days later at the age of 68. He died in January 1913. George took the body back to Laramie for burial. They went by train which would have made John happy. Hulda's husband had bought a burial plot in Laramie when she died. He let her sister Ethel be buried there and gave the rest of the space to the Lindstroms.

When John died, he left his ranch and two houses in Laramie. All were sold. The children, including Axel signed everything over to Emma. She and Amanda stayed in Ogden for awhile then went to Washington to be with Lida.

When the money was gone, Emma came to visit George. They talked of having a little house in the back of his yard for her, but nothing ever came of it. While she was visiting in Ogden, she would sit behind the door in a rocker. SheŽd peek through it as the children came home from school. If someone was fixing a sandwich or eating, sheŽd click her tongue and say "Poor George", since his kids were eating him out of house and home.

After about three months, Emma returned to Washington and stayed with Lida (GeorgeŽs wife threatened to leave him if her mother-in-law didnŽt go).

When she was older, Emjma broke her hip. It healed and she could get around with a crutch. When she broke it again in 1935, it seemed to break her spirit. She died ten days later, on November 2, 1935. Lida had her body cremated. A few nights later, the urn was buried in JohnŽs grave in the Laramie Cemetery.

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