John Newsom Sr. of Pine City, died Thursday (7/23/15) at his rural Pine City home at the age of 72.John is survived his wife Nelda, children: Sharon Newsom (Chris Yaritz) of Forest Lake, Shirley Somora (Frank Olson) of Pine City, John (Lauren) Newsom Jr. of Pine City, grandchildren: Cody and Autumn Somora, Aiden, Emma, Noah, Conner, and David Newsom; brother Bill Newsom of Cambridge, sisters: Jean (Don) Dollinger of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Karen Newsom of Superior, Wisconsin, many other relatives and friends.John is preceded in death by his parents Floren & Lorraine (Boque) Newsom, sister Sharon Newsom, and brother Richard Newsom.Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday (7/31/15) at Swanson Funeral Chapel in Pine City. A time of visitation and reviewal is planned from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday (7/30/2015) and one hour prior to the service all at the chapel. Interment with military honors will take place in Hustletown Union Cemetery in rural Pine City.Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Funeral and Cremation Service of Pine City~ Swanson Chapel www.funeralandcremationservice.com