Rudolph has remained with owner since 1939

December 25, 2022 8:30 am
Mercer Islander Verna Johnson, a 90-year-old retired minister’s wife, got this Rudolph stuffed animal in 1939 for Christmas (the year Montgomery Ward introduced the world to “the red-nosed reindeer”). She has kept it all these years, including moves from New York to Illinois to Saskatchewan to Washington. Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos
Mercer Islander Verna Johnson, a 90-year-old retired minister’s wife, got this Rudolph stuffed animal in 1939 for Christmas (the year Montgomery Ward introduced the world to “the red-nosed reindeer”). She has kept it all these years, including moves from New York to Illinois to Saskatchewan to Washington. Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos

Mercer Islander Verna Johnson, a 90-year-old retired minister’s wife, got this Rudolph stuffed animal in 1939 for Christmas (the year Montgomery Ward introduced the world to “the red-nosed reindeer”). She has kept it all these years, including moves from New York to Illinois to Saskatchewan to Washington. Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos