Obituaries O - P, Emmet County, Iowa

Emmet County, Iowa
Obituaries
O, P

Oleson, Olga	Osher, Edward B.	Peterson, Carrie L.
Olson, Anna	Osher, Gilford	Peterson, Halvor
Olson, Bertha O.	Osher, Kate	Peterson, Lars
Olson, Clara	Osher, Lewis B.	Peterson, Martha
Olson, Clarence Wilbur	Osher, Myrtle	Peterson, Mary
Olson, Ellen Arneson	Oskerson, Norris	Peterson, Nels
Olson, Gertina (Tena)	Otto, Frank	Peterson, Peter N.
Olson, Halvor	Otto, Kenneth	Peterson, Sigri
Olson, Harriet	Otto, Richard Dean	Peterson, Sigvor
Olson, Henry E.	Oxhovd, Beatta Sando	Peterson, Tollif O.
Olson, Julia	Paulson, Anna	Peterson/Bruhjell, Ole
Olson, Jeffrey	Paulson, Francis Julius	Peton, Beverly
Olson, LeRoy	Paulson, Gunder	Peton, Donald
Olson, Lloyd P.	Paulson, Guri	Pietz, Minnie
Olson, Norman R.	Paulson, Paul	Prosser, C. A.
Olson, Ole C.	Peak, George	Prust, Agnes
Olson, Ole S.	Pederson, Adolph N.	Pullen, Creta Brown
Olson, Selma	Petersen, Ane Marie Christine	Pullen, George E.
Olson, Thorvald	Petersen, Carl	Pullen, George E.
Onken, John	Petersen, Clarence L.	Pullen, Glen (Cub)
Opsal, Judy Ann	Petersen, Emma	Pullen, Harriet
Orman, Ardis Juanita Porter	Petersen, Eunice	Pullen, Helen
Orman, Gregg A.	Petersen, Niels	Pullen, James
Osher, Clara	Peterson, Anna Serena	Pullen, Thomas M.
Osher, Dean Melvin	Peterson, Betsey

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Ted (Olga) Oleson, 78, longtime resident of this area, at St. Paul's Lutheran church. The Rev. H. Irving Petersen officiated. Burial was at St. Paul's cemetery. Pallbearers were Matt Conway, Albert Richard, Howard Beaver, Jens Rasmussen, Castor Rasmussen and Otto Larson, all of Wallingford.

Mrs. Oleson died last Wednesday evening, just a few hours after becoming suddenly ill at her home northeast of Wallingford Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Oleson was observing her 78th birthday, with guests at her home when she became ill and was rushed to Holy Family hospital.

Survivors include one son, Cecil Halstein, of Van Nuys, Calif., a sister, Jessie Donahue, of Tyler, Minn., and a sister and brother in Sweden. She was preceded in death by her husband.

She was born Aug. 27, 1889, in Sweden. On Dec. 21, 1938 she married Ted Oleson at Graettinger. The couple farmed northeast of Wallingford.

Source: The Graettinger Times, Graettinger, Iowa; Thursday, September 4, 1958.

Death Notice: Mrs. Henry Olson died at her home in High Lake Township Wednesday morning [October 1902] after a lingering Illness of several months with consumption. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon and the remains interred in the Lutheran [High Lake] Cemetery in that township. Deceased was 31 years of age and leaves a husband and two children to mourn her untimely death. [Their children were Hazel Olson and LeRoy Chester Olson.]

[Anna B. Peterson was a daughter of Botolv Peterson and Carrie Hovde; Henry was a son of Elling Olson and Ella Anderson. Anna was 22 and Henry was 28 when they were married on August 31, 1893, according to Emmet County Marriage Records.]

Obituary: Mrs. Henry Olson died at her home in High Lake Township Wednesday morning after a lingering illness of several months with consumption. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon and the remains interred in the Lutheran cemetery in that township. Deceased was 31 years of age at the time of her death and leaves a husband and two children to mourn her untimely death.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Democrat, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; October 29, 1902.

WALLINGFORD--Funeral services for Bertha O. Olson, 99, of Estherville will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Wallingford Lutheran Church in Wallingford with Pastor Rusty Bailey officiating. Internment will be held at the Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery in Wallingford. She died Sunday, Nov. 2, 2003 at the Good Samaritan Center in Estherville.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 5 at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

Bertha was born on Jan. 20, 1904 in Wallingford, the daughter of Lewis B. and Petra (Wolden) Nelson. She attended Wallingford schools through the eighth grade and graduated from Estherville High School in 1923.

On April 29, 1924, she was united in marriage to Jeffrey Olson at Wallingford. They farmed east of Wallingford until Jeffrey's retirement in 1965. Jeffrey passed away Jan. 24, 1973.

Bertha lived on the farm until 1978, when she moved into Wallingford, where she lived until Dec. 17, 2000, when she became a resident of the Good Samaritan Center in Estherville.

Bertha was a lifelong member of the Wallingford Lutheran Church and was active in WLCW, Priscilla Circle and quilting. She and a couple of her friends walked several miles daily, weather permitting, until recent years.

Left to cherish Bertha's memory are her grandchildren, Jack Felkey and his wife, Debby of Bozeman, Mont., Russ Felkey and his wife, Jean of Minnetonka, Minn., Jeff Felkey and his wife, Lori of Armstrong; Diane Tromblay and her husband, Al; David Young and his wife Peggy; Douglas Young and his wife, Pat all of Wallingford; seventeen great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Palma Pool of Albert Lea; brother-in-law, Wayne Bryan of Estherville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding Bertha in death were her husband, Jeffrey; two daughters, Dolores and Beverly; one son Kenneth; two granddaughters, sons-in-laws, Dale Young and Byrl Felkey; four sisters and one brother.

Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; November 2003.

Wallingford - Services for Clara E. Olson, 87, of Wallingford, will be held Monday at 10:30 a.m. at Wallingford Lutheran Church with Pastor Virgil Anderson officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. She died Thursday, July 7, 1994 at the Good Samaritan Center in Estherville.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Sunday at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

She was born Feb. 16, 1907 in Wallingford, the daughter of Ole and Ida (Jacobson) Johnson. She attended country school near Wallingford. On april 6, 1927 she married Clarence Olson at Wallingford. The couple farmed near Wallingford many years, retiring in 1961 then moved into Wallingford. She became a resident of Good Samaritan Center in April of 1993.

She was a member of the Wallingford Lutheran Church, WLCW, Miriam Circle and Wallingford American Legion Auxiliary.

Survivors include one son, Arnold Olson of Wallingford and one daughter, Mrs. Romaine (Joyce) Borchers, Estherville; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; one brother, Conrad Johnson, of North Bend, Wash.

WALLINGFORD--Funeral services for Clarence Wilbur Olson, 82, Wallingford, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Wallingford Lutheran Church with the Rev. Wesley Brodin officiating. Burial will be at the Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery.

Mr. Olson died Wednesday at Holy Family Hospital, Estherville. Born Oct. 7, 1893, at Wallingford, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ole Olson, he received his education in rural schools. He married Clara Johnson April 6, 1927, at Wallingford.

Mr. Olson farmed east of Wallingford and moved to Wallingford in 1961, retiring from farming in 1965.

He was a lifetime member of the Emmet County Historical Society, lifetime member of the Wallingford Lutheran Church, a member of the American Legion for 58 years and a veteran of World War I.

Mr. Olson is survived by his wife, Clara; one son, Arnold C. Olson, Wallingford; one daughter, Mrs. Romaine (Joyce) Borchers, Estherville; two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Young, Estherville and Mrs. Chet (Myrtle) Torreson, Wallingford.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and a grandson. Friends may call at Henry Funeral Home, Estherville, until noon on Friday.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: The Estherville Daily New, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; April 29, 1976.

EMMET COUNTY PIONEER LADY DIES IN JACKSON
(Jackson County Pilot, Jackson, Minn.)

Again, it is the sad duty of the Pilot to record the passing of another of the early pioneer mothers of this community, who did so much in the county to develop a better and more pure homelife, in the passing on Tuesday afternoon, April 7th [1925] of Mrs. Helge Olson at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. O. Nasby in this city.

While it was known by the many friends of the family that Mrs. Olson was in delicate health, the news of her death nevertheless came as a great shock to all when friends and family were brought to the realization that the presence of her smiling face and Christian council would be known no more.

Mrs. Olson passed the early days of privation that came to all pioneers of this section of the state, however she never complained and the Olson home was known far and near for its hospitality and the many good deeds that terminated from the hands of the lady who presided over that home and while Mrs. Olson has passed on, her memory and the good she did will long remain as a happy heritage to her family.

Ellen Karine Arneson was born at Esper, Norway, February 11, 1853, the daughter of John and Maren Arneson. She was early confirmed in the Lutheran faith and has always led a truly Christian life. She came to America in 1864 and settled at Estherville, Iowa, where in 1868 she was united in marriage to Mr. Helge Olson in that city and immediately went to live on a farm in Emmet county, just across the Iowa line, which was her home until 1911 when Mr. and Mrs. Olson moved to Jackson and where Mr. Olson died in September, 1911. Since that time Mrs. Olson has made her home largely with her daughter, Mrs. C. O. Nasby. To their union three children were born and she is now survived by her daughter, Mrs. Nasby, and son Charles H. both of this city, her son Ole J. having preceded his parents in death.

The funeral will be held on Saturday afternoon, short services taking place from the Nasby home at one o'clock after which the body will be taken to Petersburg and services held in the Lutheran church at that place at two o'clock, the Rev. S. C. Eastvold of Our Saviour's Lutheran church in this city, officiating. Interment will be made beside her departed husband in the Olson lot in the Union State Line cemetery.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; April 15, 1925.

A pioneer Emmet County resident, Mrs. Tena Olson, 74, of Wallingford died at 8:15 p.m. yesterday [3 Sep 1941] at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Torreson, of Wallingford.

Services will be at 1:30 p. m. Saturday at the Torreson home and at 2 p. m. at the Wallingford Lutheran church with burial in the Wallingford cemetery beside her husband.

Mrs. Olson was born east of Wallingford Sept. 1, 1867, and lived in Emmet county all her life. She married O. C. Olson Nov. 17, 1892, and they farmed in this county until 1920, when he retired and they moved to Wallingford.

After Mr. Olson's death in 1926, Mrs. Olson kept her home for more than ten years, but four and one-half years ago she moved to the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. L. Torreson.

A fractured hip kept her in bed for some time three years ago, but it healed and she was able to be up and move around until a year and a half ago when she fell and broke the other hip. That and other complications made her bedfast most of the time since.

All five of her children who survive her live in the Wallingford community. Her two daughters are Mrs. Torreson and Mrs. Glenn Young, and her three sons are Lloyd Olson, Norman Olson and Clarence Olson.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; September 4, 1941.

HALVOR OLSON DIES TUESDAY; HERE 66 YEARS
He came to Emmet County in Year of 1858
REARED FAMILY OF FIVE
Homesteaded in Emmet Township After Coming Here From Waterville

Halvor O. Olson, pioneer of Emmet county for sixty-six years, passed away last evening [August 19, 1924]. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2:30 in the Estherville Lutheran church.

Mr. Olson, [born in Norway in 1838] who would have been 85 years old next October, has been ailing for the past two weeks, and death finally claimed him as a result of arterial sclerosis.

He had been a very active man all his life up until the last few years, when his age and health did not permit. Since 1858, he has operated his farm in Emmet township which he had taken as a homestead from the government.

Since Mrs. Olson's death seventeen years ago, their daughter Sophia, who had been teaching previously, gave up her work to keep the home for her father and brother, Otto.

There are three other children in the family: Mrs. Carl Olson and Mrs. Theo Myhre, of this city, and Alfred Olson who lives in Minneapolis.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; August 20, 1924.

Harriet Lauretta Dorothea Olson, the daughter of Harry Herbert Olson and Florence Ida Dorothea (Shoberg) Olson, was born June 2, 1919, near Forest Lake, Minnesota. She died Wednesday, August 24, 2005, at the Good Samaritan Center in Estherville, Iowa, at the age of 86 years, two months and 22 days.

She was baptized June 15, 1919, at Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake. On May 28, 1933, she was confirmed at Chisago Lake Lutheran Church in Center City, Minnesota. Harriet attended grade school in Minneapolis, Forest Lake and Shafer, Minnesota. She attended and graduated from Taylors Falls High School in Taylors Falls, Minnesota. Harriet later attended St Cloud State College where she earned her teacher's certificate.

Harriet was united in marriage to Orlando E. "Bud" Olson on January 1, 1949, at Faith Lutheran Church in Forest Lake. During her teaching career Harriet taught school at Chisago Lake School at Lindstrom, Minnesota, Isle Public School in Isle, Minnesota, Forest Lake Public School in Forest Lake and later in the Estherville Public School System where Harriet and Bud raised their family and made their home. Earlier in her life she also had been employed by the United States Signal Corps in Washington, D.C. Harriet enjoyed being a Brownie and Girl Scout Leader, an Estherville 4-H Gems Leader for fifteen years, and a Cub Scout Leader. Bud died April 23, 2000.

Harriet was an active member of Immanuel Lutheran Church where she had served as a Sunday School teacher. In her many church activities she also was a Lutheran Women's Missionary League member, Immanuel Lutheran Ladies Guild, member of Aquiscilla and a member of Mary-Esther Circle. Harriet also was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary, VFW Auxiliary, Sons of Norway and a member of the Retired Teacher's Association.

Left to cherish Harriet's memory are two children, David E. Olson and his wife, Diana of Outing, Minnesota; Christe Ann Lamansky and her husband, Ron of Fairfield, Iowa; grandchildren, Michael, Matthew and Marcus Olson, Cody McCoy, Cady, Cara and Cala Lamansky; sister, Phyllis Kleene and her husband, Kermit of Nevis, Minnesota; sisters-in-law, Luella Segar of Webster City, Iowa; Maye Wahlman and her husband, Lyle of Stratford, Iowa; Joyce Rolland and her husband, Garman of Phoenix, Arizona; Madlyn Olson and her husband, Richard of Council Bluffs, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews.

Preceding Harriet in death were her husband; one daughter, Cynthia Kay Ziebell; her parents; and one brother, Lowell Olson.

Henry E. Olson, 81, a resident of Emmet county for many years, died Friday [Feb. 15, 1946] at 1 p.m. at Holy Family hospital from complications resulting from a heart ailment and a broken hip.

Olson broke his hip in a fall Feb. 3 and has been confined in the hospital since that date.

He was born in April, 1864, in Fayette county, Wisconsin, coming to Emmet county when a young boy. He was a carpenter in Estherville for many years and also farmed near Wallingford.

He is survived by two children, Mrs. A. J. Henderson of Kiester, Minn., and LeRoy Olson, who lives on a farm east of Wallingford.; one sister Mrs. Hans Johnson of Lamberton, Minn., five grandchildren, Arthur A. Constance, Edwin and Lowell Henderson, and Leonard Olson, and a cousin Conrad Anderson of Estherville. Mrs. Olson preceded him in death in 1902.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Mahlum and Sandin Chapel and at 1:30 at the Wallingford Lutheran church. The Rev. C. B. Gunderson will officiate. Burial will be in High Lake Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel Saturday evening or Sunday.

Jeffrey August Olson, 72, Wallingford died Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 24, 1973, at Holy Family Hospital.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Wallingford Lutheran Church with the Rev. Harold Brown officiating. Interment will be made in Riverside Cemetery, Wallingford.

Mr. Olson was born May 11, 1900, to Osmond and Serena Olson at Roland [Story County, IA]. He received his education in schools at Roland, Iowa, and Grafton, N.D., and attended Jewell Lutheran college [Hamilton County, IA].

On April 29, 1924, he was married to Bertha Nelson at Wallingford. He had come to Emmet County in 1914 and had farmed in the vicinity since then until his retirement in 1965. He was a member of the Wallingford Lutheran Church.

Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Mrs. Dale (Dolores) Young, Wallingford, and Mrs. Byrl Felkey, Wallingford; one son Kenneth Olson, Estherville; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ihline Olson, Rockledge, Fla., Esther Olson, Salem, Ore., and Mrs. Sidney (Ruth) Brownstone, Lyons, Ore. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Friends may call at Fuhrman Funeral Home, Estherville, at any time Friday until 11 a.m. Saturday when the body will be taken to lie in state at the church.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 25, 1973.

Mrs. Thorvald Olson, 85, died yesterday [1 Sep 1944] at 1:15 p.m. at the Herman Sorum home on North Fourth Street. Mrs. Olson had been in good health until last year but has been confined to her bed for almost nine weeks.

Julia Berven was born Sept. 25, 1858, in Hardanger, Norway, and came to the United States when she was 18 years old. [Her father was Knut Berven; her mother was Christie Jacobson. Both parents were born in Norway.]

She attended schools in Norway before coming to America. On March 7, 1879, she was united in marriage to Thorvald Olson at Webster City. Shortly after their marriage the young couple moved to Emmet county where they farmed until 14 years ago when they moved to town.

During the past several winters Mr. and Mrs. Olson have lived at the Herman Sorum residence but a year ago moved to the Sorum residence to make their permanent home.

Mrs. Olson is survived by her husband who is 88 years old, her daughter, Mrs. Herman Sorum; two sons, Tom Olson of Ringsted and Gustav Olson of Estherville; a sister who lives in Albert Lea, Minn.; another sister living in Los Angeles, Calif., and a brother at Bremerton, Wash. There are also nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren surviving.

Funeral arrangements have been made for Monday afternoon. A short service at 1:30 p.m. will be held at the Herman Sorum residence and another service at 2:30 p.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran church with Rev. L. G. Hinderaker officiating. Burial will be in the Swan Lake Cemetery.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Sources: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, September 2, 1944; Emmet County, IA Death Record Book 3, page 325.

Final rites for LeRoy Olson, 66, of rural Wallingford, who died yesterday [March 15 1966] at 12:15 a.m. at his home are to be Friday. His death was attributed to a heart ailment.

A family service will be at 1:25 p.m. followed by a 2 p.m. service at Wallingford Lutheran Church. Rev. Robert Glazer and Rev. Benjamin Colvet will officiate. Burial will be in High Lake Cemetery.

Friends may call at Fuhrman Funeral Home until noon Friday when the body will be taken to the church to lie in state.

Pallbearers will be Lloyd Skattebo, Arnold Anderson, Chester Paulson, Byrl Felkey, August Andresen and Carol Hoganson.

LeRoy Chester Olson was born July 27, 1899 in Emmet County and attended Emmet County schools. He graduated from Jewell High School.

He was married Sept. 6, 1927 to Selma Johnson of Wallingford and after their marriage he and his wife farmed near Dolliver. They lived there two years and then moved to the Wallingford area where they have lived since.

Mr. Olson is survived by his wife and one sister, Mrs. Hazel Henderson of St. Paul, Minn.

Estherville - Services for Lloyd P, Olson, 93, of Estherville will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Estherville Lutheran Church with Pastor Arlyn Norris officiating. Interment will be in Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery. He died Sunday, June 20, 1993 at Rosewood Manor, Estherville. Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

He was born Dec. 3, 1899 at Wallingford, the son of Ole C. and Gjertina (Peterson) Olson and attended country school near Wallingford, then Waldorf Academy High School at Forest City, then enrolled in R.O.T.C. at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. On Nov. 24, 1921 he married Ruby Kessling at Iowa Falls. He lived all his life in the Wallingford and Estherville area, farming for 39 years. The couple moved to Estherville in 1953 and he continued to farm until retiring. He was a member of Estherville Lutheran church where he had served as a deacon.

Survivors include his wife, Ruby of Estherville; daughters: Mrs. Donald (Dorothy) Lundy, Estherville and Mrs. Mons (Shirley) Teig, Plymouth, Minn.; six grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren; one brother, Norman Olson, Estherville.

He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, one granddaughter, three brothers and two sisters.

WALLINGFORD - Funeral services for Norman "Normie" Olson, 93, of Wallingford will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday May 26 at Wallingford Lutheran Church with Pastor Rusty Bailey and Randy James officiating. Interment will be held at Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery. He passed away Friday, May 21, 2004, at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. tomorrow evening at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

Norman Romaine Olson, the son of Ole and Gjertina (Peterson) Olson, was born March 1, 1911, on the family farm in rural Wallingford. He was baptized and confirmed at Wallingford Lutheran Church. He received his education in the Wallingford schools.

As a young man Norman trapped muskrats at High Lake to pay for his creamery route. On February 13, 1937, Norman was united in marriage to Viola Jacobsen in Spencer.

After their marriage the couple made their home in Wallingford for a time before buying and moving to a farm west of Wallingford in 1939, where they have lived since. Norman enjoyed all types of sporting events. The couple especially enjoyed attending their grandchildren's and great-grandchildren's sporting events. Viola and Norman went to the girls State Basketball Tournaments in Des Moines for many years. Norman also enjoyed milking cows over the years, collecting antiques and refinishing antique furniture. Viola died November 7, 2003.

Norman was a lifetime member of Wallingford Lutheran Church where he was active in many different church activities and functions. He was the church bell ringer for many years at funeral services. Norman was also a past member of the Terril School Board of Education.

Left to cherish Norman's memory are: one son, Darwin Olson and his wife, Mary Ann of Arnolds Park; one daughter, Gloria Krieger and her husband, Donald of Terril; nine grandchildren: Kellie and her husband Kent Snyder; Konnie and her husband, Bruce Mortenson; Kurt and his wife, Georgia; Kaylene and her fiance Rick Jackson; Kyle and his wife Tammy; Kevin; Kami and her husband Terry Hansen; David and his wife Peggy; Dan and his wife Karen; fifteen great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Thorvold Jacobsen and his wife, Gail of Ruthven; sister-in-law, Mary Knudson of Des Moines; two sisters-in-law, Maxine Jacobsen of Graettinger and Arlene Jacobsen of Spencer.

He has been preceded in death by his wife; parents; four brothers, Clarence, Orlando, Arthur, Lloyd and two sisters, Blanch and Myrtle.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; May 24, 2004.

PIONEER RESIDENT DIED SUDDENLY LAST FRIDAY

Ole C. Olson Dropped Dead in His Home at Wallingford

WAS ILL BUT A FEW HOURS

Came to Emmet County Over Forty years Ago--Born in Norway--59 Years Old

Ole C. Olson, a resident of Emmet County over fifty years, dropped dead at his home in Wallingford at 12:30 Friday afternoon [Feb. 26, 1926 at the age of 58 years, 11 months, 18 days.] It was a great shock to the people of Wallingford as he had been at his place of business, the oil station, and was working there waiting on customers and said nothing about not feeling well. About 10:30 in the forenoon his son came in the station and Mr. Olson told him he would go home until after dinner. When he reached home he complained of a pain in his chest and laid down on the bed for an hour or so and then got up and sat in a chair near the stove. He ate a light dinner and Mrs. Olson took a lunch to the boy at the oil station and when she returned Mr. Olson made an effort to get up from the chair he was sitting in and fell dead to the floor. A doctor called immediately pronounced his death due to heart failure.

Mr. Olson was born at Gol, Hallingdal, Norway, on March 8, 1867, and came to this country when thirteen years of age. He came direct to Wallingford where he had relatives living. He worked on the farm for many farmers in that vicinity and proved himself a good workman. In the year 1888 he was married to Miss Tena Peterson and they settled on a farm in High Lake township. As years passed by he bought more land and continued to farm until nine years ago when the family retired from farm work and built a home in Wallingford to enjoy the latter part of their lives. He was too active to sit around and not work and later bought the Crim Oil Station at Wallingford and has since conducted it. Deceased had always been a very healthy man until the day of his death. He had made many friends during his residence in the Wallingford vicinity and a cloud of gloom hovers over this little city on account of his death. He was a good man and everybody was his friend. It was the writer's good fortune to have known him well for many years and a finer man we never knew. He was a man always in good humor, courteous and accommodating and will not only be missed by his family and relatives but by his many friends.

Left to mourn his death is a loving wife and five children, three boys, Clarence, Lloyd and Norman, and two daughters, Myrtle and Mrs. Glen Young. Two children died in infancy. He also leaves four sisters to mourn his death, Mrs. O. L. Rustad, Mrs. Edwin Osher and Mrs. O. O. Refsell, all residing in Wallingford, and Mrs. James Johnson, of Inwood, Iowa.

Funeral services were held at the church east of Wallingford at two o'clock Monday afternoon and remains interred in the cemetery near the church. Rev. T. Hansen, pastor of the Norwegian church at Wallingford, had charged of the funeral service. All to whom he was known extend their sympathy to the bereaved family.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: a clipping from an Estherville newspaper, March 3, 1926 found in a scrapbook belonging to Mrs. John K. Johnson of High Lake Township, Emmet County.

Note: Following his mother Kari's death in Norway Ole came, at the age of 12 years, to Iowa with his father, Colburn/Kolbjorn Olsen. His father died at the age of 84 on Jan. 29, 1903 in High Lake Township and was buried in the Brugjeld (Wallingford Lutheran) Cemetery.

O. S. Olson, the well known jeweler and optician, died at Ephiphany, S. D., last Thursday, at the age of 43 years. About a year ago he was stricken with consumption and two weeks ago Tuesday left for South Dakota in the hope he might secure relief there. But it was useless and he passed away after being there a little over a week. The remains were brought home, arriving here Saturday. The funeral was held from the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and was largely attended. The services were conducted by Rev. Ginn and were under the auspices of the Masons. The internment was in Oak Hill cemetery. The pall bearers were Masons and Woodmen; the deceased having been an honored member of both orders. The deceased was a native of Norway but came to this country with his parents when quite young. He came to Estherville from Ruthven about four years ago. He is survived by his aged father and mother, wife and five children. They have the sympathy of a host of friends in their affliction.

Source: The Northern Vindicator, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; June 13, 1901.

Estherville - Services for Selma C. Olson, 86, of Estherville will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Chapel in Estherville with Pastor Kermit Rye and Pastor Arlyn Norris officiating. Interment will follow in High Lake Cemetery in Wallingford. Visitation will begin after 4 p.m. Monday at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville. Olson died Saturday, Nov.. 16, 1991 at the Good Samaritan Center in Estherville.

Olson was born January 11, 1905 to Ole and Hattie (Bondhus) Johnson in High Lake Township. She was educated in Emmet County schools, and graduated from Graettinger High School in 1923. She married LeRoy C. Olson on Sept. 6, 1927 in Wallingford. She taught school in the High Lake Township school, and following her marriage, the couple farmed west of Dolliver for two years before moving to a farm south of High Lake, where they farmed until 1949. They then moved to a farm northeast of Wallingford. Mr. Olson died in 1966. Mrs. Olson moved into Estherville in 1968. She was a member of the Wallingford Lutheran Church and the Estherville Lutheran Church.

Survivors include a sister-in-law, Mrs. Harold (Thelma) Bailey of Wallingford, several nieces, nephew and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband, one son, Leonard, her parents, three brothers, and one sister.

Thorvald Olsen [Olson], 89, died Wednesday night [21 Nov 1945] at 8:05 p. m. at Holy Family hospital [Estherville] of complications of a broken hip. He had been in the hospital for the last four weeks.

Thorvald Olsen was born May 14, 1856 in Oslo, Norway, [His parents were Ole Olsen and Guthilda Thorson, both born in Norway.] and came to America in 1874 when he was 18 years of age. On March 7, 1884, he was united in marriage to Julia Berven at Webster City and farmed until about 15 years ago when he retired and moved to Estherville. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran church.

Those who survive him are two sons, Tom Olsen or Ringsted and Gus Olsen of Estherville and one daughter, Mrs. Herman Sorum of Estherville.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Sources: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, November 29, 1945; Emmet County, IA Death Record Book 3, page 325.

John Peter Onken, the son of Peter and Selma (Ross) Onken, was born August 8, 1940, in Sibley, Iowa. He died Wednesday, June 8, 2005, at his home in Estherville, Iowa, at the age of 64 years and 10 months.

On December 8, 1973, John was united in marriage to Margret Loring in Estherville. After their marriage the couple made their home in Estherville where they lived their entire married life and raised their family. John was employed at Rohlin Construction as a heavy equipment operator and foreman for over forty years. He really enjoyed his work at Rohlin and especially enjoyed operating his road grader. In his leisure time John liked riding motorcycles, watching NASCAR racing on television, and snowmobiling in his younger years. John loved his family and friends deeply and his greatest pleasure in life was spending time with those he loved.

Left to cherish John's memory are his wife of thirty-one years, Marge of Estherville; his children, Rhonda Adolph and her husband, Robb of Estherville; Troy Kaufman of Spirit Lake, Iowa; Nicole Petersen and her husband, John of Emmetsburg, Iowa; two grandchildren, Brady and Bailey Adolph of Estherville; one brother, Dale Onken of Pipestone, Minnesota; four sisters, Carol Spiering of Bilouxi, Mississippi; Violet Kramer of Fulda, Minnesota; Mary Jo Meyer of Phoenix, Arizona; Juli Ann Maloney of Minneapolis, Minnesota; many nieces and nephews; and a host of friends.

John has been preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Avis Van Brisen; and two nephews, Kelvyn and Michael.

Funeral services for Judy Ann [Kelly] Opsal, 49, of Sac City, Iowa were held Saturday, April 23, 2005 at the First Presbyterian Church in Sac City.

A visitation was held at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Sac City on Friday, April 22, 2005 from 4-8:00 p.m. Judy had requested one final "Hat Party" and everyone was asked to wear their favorite hat. Burial was in Swea Township Cemetery at Swea City.

Judy was born March 5, 1956 in Estherville to John and Janyce [Preston] Kelly of Armstrong. She was a 1974 graduate of Armstrong High School and was also a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa. She married Ross Opsal on August 9, 1980 and Sarah Jo was born on July 28, 1984. She worked for a number of years as a medical transcriber in New Hampton and was the director of the Hawkeye Area Agency on Aging in Chickasaw County. She also worked for the Henry County office of Iowa State Extension in Mt. Pleasant for over 15 years before moving to Sac City where she worked for the American National Bank in Sac City and Buena Vista University in Storm Lake.

Survivors include: her husband, Ross; daughter, Sarah; her parents, John and Janyce Kelly of Armstrong; sisters, Dorothy (Roger) Graff of Emmetsburg; Linda (Steve) Scott of Algona; Nancy (Cliff) Bergeson of Roseberg, OR; Marilee (Eric) Vogel of Willmar, MN; and brothers Tim (Karma) Kelly of Humboldt, SD; Brian (Marci) Kelly of Lake Park, Iowa; and various nieces and nephew. In-laws include Leroy/Dona Opsal of Armstrong; Windy (Bill) Oleson of Armstrong; and Michele (Chris) Doskocil of Keller, TX; and various nieces and nephews.

Because Judy actively supported and contributed to the American Cancer Society the family has decided that any memorial money that is given will be donated to this organization in Judy's name.

Contributed by: James M. Richmond. Source: Armstrong Journal, Armstrong, Iowa; 27 April 2005, page 8, column 3.

Ardis Juanita Orman, 72, of Estherville, Iowa, passed away Thursday, August 19, 2004, after a 2 year illness with cancer. She lived at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Lynda and George Mathis, in Valley Spring, CA.

She was born December 21, 1931 in Guckeen, Minnesota, to Arthur James and Grace (Heinrich) Porter. Her father immigrated to the U. S. in 1911 at the age of 24. Ardis married Frank Paul Dylla on June 27, 1950, in Wells, MN. Frank passed away in 1976. Ardis then married Gregg A. Orman, June 4, 1977, in Amboy, MN, and he passed away June 8, 1997. She held different jobs throughout her life, she owned the A & J Cafe, in Wells, MN, for 4 years. She was a member of the Estherville Women's Auxiliary and the Fairmont, MN, Singles Club, and the Presbyterian Church of Estherville, Iowa.

She is survived by her son: Richard Paul and Candy Dylla, of Bend, Oregon; and another daughter: Jean and Steve Feist, Hayfield, MN; step-children: Dave and special friend, Gordy Kellander, of Fairmont, MN. Her twin brother, Arthur James, Jr., preceded her August 5, 2002.

Friends are invited to a Memorial Service on Sunday, August 22, 2004, at the Good Samaritan Church, Valley Springs, at 1:00 p.m. A Memorial will be held at a later date in Estherville, Iowa. Donations may be sent to Amador County Hospice.

Gregg A. Orman, 78, of Estherville died June 8, 1997, at Holy Family Health Services in Estherville. He was born March 25, 1919, in Bloomfield to Arthur Marion, Sr. and Minnie Amelang Orman. He married Ardis J. Dylla on June 4, 1977, at the Jackson Lake Lutheran Church in Amboy, Minn.

He received his education in the Bloomfield schools. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Theater where he was cannoneer and a member of the Military Police. He worked for John Morrell in Ottumwa until August 1973, then transferred to the Estherville plant where he retired in 1981. He was a member of Davis Christian Church in Ottumwa and lifetime member of the V. F. W. Post #3388 in Estherville.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Judy Kandrac of Grand Prairie, Texas; two sons, Jack of Bloomfield and David of Ottumwa; a brother, Freddie Orman of Riverside, Calif.; and two sisters, Virginia Edgington of Ottumwa and Dorothy Carter of Bloomfield. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Milre; and two brothers, Forest and Oscar.

The service will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church in Estherville, the Rev. Mark Gabbard officiating. Burial will be in East Side Memorial Cemetery in Estherville.

Funeral services for Mrs. Edwin Osher, Wallingford, a well-known pioneer of Emmet County, were held Friday, Jan. 31, 1930. Mrs. Osher passed away at her home Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, after suffering for several years from a complication of diseases. On the day following her death, she would have been exactly 70 years of age.

Mrs. Osher, whose maiden name was Clara Olson, was born in Gol, Hallingdahl, Norway, Jan. 29, 1860. At the age of 18 years, believing that the United States could offer better opportunities than her native country, she migrated, and her first place of residence was at Jackson, Minn., where she remained but a brief time. From there she moved to Estherville where she remained for several years, and was employed by Esther Ridley, the woman after whom Estherville was named.

In December, 1884, she married Mr. Edwin Osher, and immediately after the marriage the couple settled on the farm south and east of Wallingford. Their first home was a simple log cabin.

In the spring of 1911 Mr. and Mrs. Osher moved to Wallingford. Besides her husband, Mrs. Osher also leaves to mourn her death, three children. They are Nels Osher, Mrs. Clarence Skattebo, both of Wallingford, and Mrs. Elmer Osher of Chicago. She also left nine grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. O. L. Rustad of Wallingford, and Mrs. James Johnson of Inwood. Mrs. Osher was a charter member of the Wallingford Lutheran church.

Prior to the services at the church, a brief service was held at the home. Rev. Peder Nordsletten delivered the sermon, and was assisted by Rev. T. Hanson of Lakefield, Minn., who for many years was the pastor at the church in Wallingford.. Rev. S. Strand of Wallingford contributed to the services also.

An octette composed of Mrs. Otis Jorstad, Mrs. J. A. Nelson, Mrs. J. Amdahl, Miss Laurinda Omundson, Mr. LeRoy Wicks, Mr. Wilford Wicks, Mr. Roy Gunderson and Amos Egeland, accompanied by Miss Johanna Larson and under the direction of Mr. S. O. Lundy, sang "No Night There" and "Beautiful Garden of Prayer." The young men of the octette sang "Home at Last," and Mrs. Magnus Wolden played for the remainder of the services.

Those who served as pall-bearers were Johnnie Johnson, Carl Johnson, Martin Refsell, L. Rustad, Clarence Olson and Emil Hanson.

Dean Melvin Osher, 52, native of Wallingford, died as a result of a plane crash near Hebron Airport, Hebron, Neb.,Thursday Feb. 22, 1973.

Mr. Osher, operator of the Osher Flying Service and Hebron airport manager, specialized in crop dusting and flying instruction. He was piloting a single-engine crop-dusting plane, a Cessna 188, when it crashed nose first into a wheat field about 40 feet from the airport runway.

Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. today (Monday) at Grace Lutheran Church of Hebron with the Rev. Douglas Allen officiating. Interment was in Rosehill Cemetery, Hebron. Montgomery-Schroeder Funeral Home of Hebron was in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Osher, the son of Nels and Winifred Boone Osher, was born March 30, 1920, at Wallingford. He attended Wallingford grade school, Graettinger High School and Iowa State at Ames. He served during World War II in the air force and remained in the air force about eight years.

Dean Melvin Osher married Harriet Dyer on Aug. 10, 1941, in Minnesota, and to this union five children were born. Mr. and Mrs. Osher had made Hebron their home for the past 15 years.

He was the president of the Blue Valley Flying Club, a member of the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce, NATA, the American Legion, and a member of the Grace Lutheran Church of Hebron.

He is survived by his wife, Harriet of Hebron, and their children, Richard Osher of Lincoln, Steven Osher of Crete, Christine Navis of Lincoln, Carol Valck of Bethesda, Md., and Diane Luehring of Fairbury; three brothers, Edwin Osher of Phoenix, Ariz., Wayne Osher of Mesa, Ariz., and Gary Osher of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters, Mildred DeWall of Phoenix, Ariz., and Viola Sipe of North Ridge, Calif., and four grandchildren.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; February. 26, 1973.

Funeral of E. B. Osher Was Held Friday Afternoon
Remains Laid To Rest in Riverside Cemetery

Mention was made in last week's [Graettinger] Times of the death of E. B. Osher, 67, who passed away in his sleep Tuesday, March 26, 1946, at 3:15 a.m. Mr. Osher had complained of feeling tired Monday but did not feel ill. He rested for a time and apparently was in the best of health. Last June he suffered a heart attack but recovered from it. His health since then perhaps had not been the best but he looked hearty and robust.

The funeral was held Friday afternoon. Short services were conducted at the home and the regular services were held at the Wallingford Lutheran church and were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. C. B. Gunderson. The funeral was very largely attended by neighbors and friends who knew the deceased so well and who held such a high regard for him. Banks of beautiful flowers were in evidence, the gift of sorrowing relatives and friends. Numerous mission donations were made in his memory. Interment was made in the Riverside cemetery near Wallingford. The pall bearers were Jake Jensen, Charley Jackson, Eugene Burg, Nels Nelson, Ralph Borchers, and Carl Thoreson.

Edward B. Osher was born in Twelve Mile Lake township, Emmet county, Iowa, September 17, 1878. He was 67 years of age last September. On April 8, 1903, he was united in marriage to Miss Kate Jensen. The couple made their home on the Osher farm in Twelve Mile Lake until three years ago when they purchased a home in Graettinger and retired from the farm.
Deceased is survived by his wife and by nine children. The children are Elmer,of Ronan, Montana; Gilford, of Wallingford; Leonard, of Estherville; Norman of Denver, Colorado; Earnest, who is in the service in New Mexico; Esther (Mrs. Glendon Thu), of Graettinger; Ruth (Mrs. Daryl Nelson), of Des Moines; and Geneva and John, who are at home. All the children were home for the funeral.

Mr. Osher's death is also mourned by four brothers and three sisters. The brothers are Ole Osher, of Story City, Iowa; Oliver, of Graettinger; Gilbert, of Estherville; and William of Reedley, California. The sisters are Mrs. Anna Jacobson, Mrs. Henry C. Duus, and Mrs. Alfred Nelson. Three brothers, Nels, Louis and John Osher preceded their brother in death.

Mr. Osher's sudden death was not only a shock to his wife and children and to his relatives but it was also a shock to neighbors and friends of the Graettinger and Wallingford communities. Mr. Osher was about as usual and apparently in excellent health and hence the news of his sudden death was almost unbelievable.

Mr. Osher was one of the well known citizens of this community. He was a resident of Twelve Mile Lake for 64 years until the family retired from the farm and purchased a cozy, comfortable home in Graettinger to enjoy the rest they so richly deserved. During his long residents on the farm Mr. Osher prospered. He was not only a capable worker but was a good manager and a successful business man. He was a splendid neighbor and sincere friend. He was a man of high ideals, of excellent habits and character and an outstanding Christian gentleman. He will be sadly missed by his devoted wife and by his splendid family of sons and daughters.

The Times extends sincere sympathy to Mrs. Osher, to the sons and daughters and to the brothers and sisters and other relatives in their hour of sorrow.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Graettinger Times, Graettinger, Palo Alto County, Iowa .

WALLINGFORD - Funeral services for Gilford Clarence Osher, 92, of Wallingford will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10 at the Wallingford Lutheran Church in Wallingford with pastors Arlyn Norris, Vance Knutsen officiating. Interment will be held at Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery. He died on Saturday, April 6, 2002 at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. today at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

Gilford was born on May 19, 1909 in Graettinger, the son of Edward B. and Kate (Jensen) Osher. He grew up on a farm southwest of Wallingford. He graduated from Graettinger High School.

On Oct. 22, 1932, Gilford was united in marriage to Myrtle B. Nelson in Wallingford. He owned his own business, Osher Flying Service for over 42 years.

During World War II Gilford was a civilian flight instructor for the military and lived in Texas and Seattle, Wash. After the war he returned to Wallingford and operated Osher Flying and Excavating along with his crop spraying service which he operated for 17 years. After his retirement, his winters were spent in Mission, Texas.

For hobbies, Gilford enjoyed gardening, especially raising vegetables, flowers and fruit trees. He also loved flying, fishing, bowling and golfing. Myrtle died June 20, 1992.

Gilford was a member of Wallingford Lutheran Church where he served on various church boards; he was a past member of the Wallingford City Council and the Wallingford Fire Department.

Gilford is survived by three daughters, Bernadette Neppl and her husband, Jerry, of Jacksonville, Ark., Marilee Wee and her husband, Gary, of Estherville, and Lu Ann Ostheimer and her husband, Gary of Windsor, Colo.; one son, Terry Osher of Wallingford; 12 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren, nine great-great grandchildren and three sisters, Geneva Knutsen and her husband, Vance of California, Ruth Nelson and her husband, Darrel of Des Moines and Esther Thu and her husband, Glenden of Graettinger.

He was preceded in death by his wife; one daughter, Phyllis; one granddaughter, Mary Neppl; one great granddaughter, Jessica Wee; five brothers, Almer, Norman, Leonard, Ernest and John.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; April 9, 2002.

GRAETTINGER -- Funeral services for Kate Osher, 88, Estherville, formerly of Graettinger, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Wallingford Lutheran church with the Rev. Wesley Brodin officiating and burial at the Wallingford Cemetery. She died Oct. 25 [1975] at the Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.

Mrs. Osher was born Feb. 11, 1886 in Emmet County and received her education in county schools. She was married to Edward B. Osher April 8, 1903. She was a resident of Emmet County until 1942 when they retired to Graettinger. She had been a resident at the Rosewood Manor in Estherville for the past few years and was a lifetime member of the Wallingford Lutheran Church.

Survivors include six sons, Almer, Polson, Mont.; Leonard, Ruthven; Gilford, Wallingford; Norman, Denver, Colo.; Ernest, Maitland, Fla.; and John, Alamo, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Glendon (Esther) Thu, Terril; Ruth Nelson, Des Moines; and Mrs. Vance (Geneva) Knutsen, San Diego, Calif.; three sisters, Dora Refsell, Wallingford; Helen Olson, Terril; and Mrs. Mae Egeland, Wallingford; two brothers, Jim Jensen, Austin, Minn.; and Art Jensen, Green Valley, Ariz.; 32 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Friends may call at the Fuhrman Funeral Home, Graettinger, until one hour before services on Tuesday when the body will be taken to the church in Wallingford.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; October 27, 1975.

L. B. Osher, 70, a lifelong resident of Twelve Mile Lake and Wallingford communities, died at 5 a. m. today [18 Sep 1941] at his home on a farm near Wallingford. He had been in the Coleman hospital for treatment of a heart ailment for some time. Because of his wish to be at his home, he was released from the hospital a few days ago.

Funeral services are to be at 1:30 p. m. Saturday in the Osher home and at 2 p. m. at the Wallingford Lutheran church. Burial will be in the Wallingford cemetery.

Mrs. Osher and two sons, Bernard and Everett, both of whom lived with their parents, survive. A third son died when he was 12 years old.

Also surviving are three sisters and six brothers. Sisters are Mrs. John Jacobson, Mrs. Henry Duus and Mrs. Alfred Nelson, all of Graettinger; his brothers are Nels Osher of Macnauton, Wis.; Ole Osher of Wallingford; Ed B. Osher and Gilbert Osher of Estherville, Oliver Osher of Graettinger, and William Osher of Chicago. One brother, John Osher, is dead.

Mr. Osher was born March 23, 1871, in Twelve Mile Lake township. He farmed in Twelve Mile Lake for many years and purchased his own farm. Several years ago he left Twelve Mile Lake and moved to a smaller farm near Wallingford.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; September 18,1941.

WALLINGFORD - Services for Myrtle Beatrice Osher, 80, of Wallingford will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 at the Wallingford Lutheran Church with Pastor Virgil Anderson presiding. Interment will be in the Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery. She died Saturday, June 20 [1992] at the McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S. D.

Friends may call from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. Monday at the Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home in Estherville.

She was born in Wallingford on May 11, 1912, the daughter of L. B. and Petra (Wolden). She was educated in Wallingford schools and graduated from Estherville High School in 1929. She married Gilford Osher on October 22, 1932 in Wallingford. The couple has lived most of their married life in Wallingford. During WWII, Gilford was a civilian flight instructor for the U. S. government and the couple lived in Hamilton, Texas and Seattle, Wash. Upon completion of service to the government, the couple moved back to Wallingford where they operated Osher Flying Service for 17 years. After retiring, the couple spent the winters in Mission, Texas. She was a member of the Wallingford Lutheran Church, WLCW, and Ruth Circle.

She is survived by her husband, one son, Terry Osher of Wallingford, and three daughters: Bernadette Neppl, Jacksonville, Arkansas; Marilee Wee, Spirit Lake; and LuAnn Ostheimer, Windsor,Colorado.

Other survivors include one brother, Laverne Nelson of Geneva, Minn., and four sisters: Mrs. Bertha Olson, Wallingford; Mrs. Palma Rool [sic] Pool, Geneva, Minn.; Mrs. Gladys Robinson, Spearfish, S. D.; and Mrs. Wayne (Lila) Bryan, Estherville; in addition to 12 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one daughter, one granddaughter and one sister.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Emmet County, Iowa; June 22, 1992.

On Monday morning [23 June 1924] Mr. Noris (sic) Oskerson, a familiar figure for years in this city, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Nate Rose. While he had been in failing health for years his last illness was of only brief duration, his death being indirectly due to dropsy. He was at the time of his death past eighty-one years of age, having been born in Norway on Oct. 20, 1842. He had made his home in this city for thirty-seven years but before coming here had farmed in Minnesota.

Short funeral services were held on Tuesday morning at the Rose home and the remains taken to Grenada, Minn., where they were laid to rest at Center Creek Cemetery after appropriate services.

Mr. Oskerson leaves to mourn his passing four sons, Oliver, Elmer and Henry of Grenada, and Oscar of Fairmont, Minn., and five daughters, Mrs. Simonson of Emmetsburg, Mrs. Thor Hauge of Minneapolis, Mrs. Ralph Oothoud of Winnebago, Minn., Mrs. Frank Grout of Grenada, Minn., and Mrs. Nate Rose of this city.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: The Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet county, Iowa; June 25, 1924.

Frank Wilbur Otto, 81, Estherville, died at 8:25 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, at his home of a heart condition.

He was born Oct. 6, 1889, at Dakota, Ill., to Mr. and Mrs. John Otto. He was educated in the Illinois and Royal area schools. Following the death of his father, he moved to the Royal, Iowa area with his mother.

He was married Feb. 25, 1914, to Edna Lawson at Spencer. They farmed near Royal for four years following their marriage, then moved to a farm near Estherville in 1918. He moved to Estherville in 1930. He worked for the Tobin Packing Co. for a number of years, and later for the Sioux Valley Fish Line. He retired at the age of 65.

He is survived by his wife, Edna, Estherville; two sons, Kenneth W. Otto, Bellevue, Neb., Wendell Otto, Colorado Springs, Colo.; two daughters, Mrs. Rex (Doris) Logue, Fairmont, Minn., and Mrs. Richard (Madlyn) Grade, Cape Cod, Mass; and 15 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Union Baptist Church, Estherville, with the Rev. Val Hauck officiating. Burial will be in East Side Cemetery.

Friends may call at the Reese-Henry Funeral Home, Estherville, after 9 a.m. Wednesday morning, until noon Thursday.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 19, 1971.

ESTHERVILLE -- Funeral services for Kenneth W. Otto, 84, of Bellevue, Neb. will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999 at St. James United Methodist Church in Omaha, Neb. and at 11 a.m. Dec. 2 at Estherville United Methodist Church in Estherville. Interment will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Estherville. [Kenneth Otto died Nov. 27, 1999.]

Visitation will be held from 3-8 p.m. Tuesday at the South Side Chapel in Omaha.

He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law: Linda and Clifford Fitzsimmons of New Mexico; Kim and George Embrey of Bellevue, Neb., 5 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren; sisters Doris Logue of Fairmont, Minn., and Madelyn Grade of Hyannis, Mass. and many other loving relatives and friends and Tigger.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Caroline; grandchildren, Loren Fitszimmons and Suzanne Embrey; great grandchildren, Kimberly and Amanda Stewart.

Boy Dies of Heart Attack in Swimming Pool

RICHARD OTTO, 6, GOES UNDER IN SHALLOW END

Was Fair Swimmer--Funeral on Monday from M. E. Church

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in the Methodist Church at 2:30 following short services at the Sternborg Funeral Home for Richard Dean Otto, six year old boy, who died Friday [June 29, 1934].

At an inquest held by Coroner Fred. J. Sternborg Saturday morning a jury of three men, J. F. Hepp, Dan S. Howard and Vance R. Noe decided "From the evidence in this case we find that this boy, Dick Otto, came to his death from a heart attack after entering the swimming pool."

Mrs. Beulah Coleman was one of the principal witnesses called and she said that she saw the boy start to enter the water, take hold of the rope and call something to some other boys, then dive into the water. She stated that she saw bubbles come to the surface after the boy was lying face down on the bottom of the pool. She then called to the others playing there that the child did not come up. Bob Chalberg waded in and pulled Dick out and artificial resuscitation was immediately started by Maurice McCall, assistant lifeguard.

Dr. C. E. Birney, city health physician was immediately called and he stated in his testimony on Saturday morning before the coroner's jury that when he arrived the lifeguard was already working on the boy and when he first saw the body he though it was not a case of drowning. Only a very small amount of water came out of the lungs. It seems he boy had been eating green apples just a short time before he went swimming.

Maurice McCall the assistant life guard was on duty at the pool. Only one person is left on duty at the pool between 6 and 7 and he was in the bathhouse to give out baskets to the bathers and he had just gone into the engine room when the shouts of the children brought him to the scene.

Resuscitation was also attempted with an oxygen tank for an hour and a half but during that time not a spark of life was noticeable.

Richard was born in Estherville September 21,1927 and had lived here all his life. He leaves to mourn his passing his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Otto, two sisters, Doris 13, Madeline 4, and four brothers, Kenneth 19, Virgil 18, Keith 15 and Billy 10, besides numerous other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Beatta Sando Oxhovd, 85, resident of the Wallingford community for many years, died Sunday [24 Sep 1961] at 1 a.m. at Good Samaritan Home where she had been a patient since June, 1960. Her death was attributed to complications of advanced age.

Born June 3, 1876, in Emmet County, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Sando. She received her education in the county rural schools.

In June, 1937, she was married to Tom Oxhovd at Whittenburg, Wis. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Oxhovd lived in Wisconsin until 1947, the year of Mr. Oxhovd's death. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Oxhovd moved to Wallingford where she continued to live until her health failed and she was taken to the Good Samaritan Home.

The last living member of her family Mrs. Oxhovd was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, four brothers and four sisters. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews and also grandnieces and grandnephews.

Funeral services are to be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Wallingford Lutheran Church, the Rev. Norbert Jolivette officiating. Burial will be in the Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery.

Friends may call at Sandin-Fuhrman Funeral Home uintil noon tomorrow at which time the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until time of services. The casket will not be opened after the services.

Pallbearers are to be Martin Natterstad, Jamie Kasa, Leonard Munson, Chester Anderson, Alan Glasnapp and Raymond Herum.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; September 25, 1961.

Mrs. Anna Paulson was born in Ulvik, Hardanger, Norway, March 27, 1842. Her parents were Peder Anderson and Guro Hallvardsdatter Vambheim. She was baptized March 28, 1842, when she was one day old, and confirmed in Eidsfjords, Kjerke, Aug. 1, 1858. On April 6, 1866 she married Gunder Paulson Nesheim and that same year in company with her husband's mother, sister and one brother, they emigrated to America, coming to New York.

The trip across the Atlantic was in a sailboat called "Martha" taking six weeks and three days to make the voyage. Because of sickness aboard they were compelled to stay in quarantine a week before they were allowed to land.

In Chicago while helping to transfer their baggage, Mr. Paulson had the misfortune of having a trunk fall on him and break several ribs. After receiving medical aid they were able to proceed to Madison, Wisconsin. Being destitute of funds, having only 25 cents and being in a strange city without friends, their hopes for the future looked rather dull. An uncle, learning of their arrival in Madison, invited them to his farm 10 miles from town, where they stayed three months. Later a brother-in-law from Taylor county, Iowa came after them in a covered wagon and oxen. The journey lasted three weeks. They lived there a year. In the fall of 1867 they moved to Fillmore county, Minn.

Her husband worked in the timber and she knitted mittens and stockings which she sold and when harvest came they both worked in the fields. In the spring of 1872 they moved to Emmet county in company with Mr. Paulson's three brothers and families, each in their own covered wagon drawn by oxen. After three weeks of hard travel they arrived at Estherville, which then consisted of one store, a bank and six residences.

They journeyed south and came to the Mandrup Edvenson home,on the south shore of Ryan Lake. Here they stayed until a place was found to live, which was a dugout, east of the L. S. Berge farm. Here they lived for four years. In 1874 Mr. Paulson and a neighbor, started for South Dakota to purchase land, and in reaching Jackson, Minn., they came in contact with a huge swarm of grasshoppers. Disheartened, they returned home. In the year 1878, they moved to their present location in Jack Creek township where Mrs. Paulson had lived since.

The nearest trading post was an inland village to the north, called Swan Lake and the nearest flour mill, at that time, was 40 miles distant. It was a long and tedious journey and often they did not know when or where to get the next sack of flour because of hard times and crop failures and would often in later life, relate to their family how tears and meal would mix together.

The last years of Mrs. Paulson's life were spent quietly at home. She was taken ill Dec. 4 and passed away Sunday evening Dec. 13, 1936 at the age of 94 years, 8 months and 17 days. Her husband passed away Jan. 11, 1901.

She is survived by six children: Mrs. Julia McNamara of St. Paul, Minn; Mrs. Petrina Nelson of Emmetsburg; Mrs. Christina Christian and Simon G. Paulson of Jack Creek township; Peter G. Paulson of Swan Lake township and Paul G. Paulson at home with his mother in Jack Creek township, and two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Aanonson and Mrs.Martha Aanonson of Wallingford, 31 grandchildren, and 42 great-grandchildren.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; December 23, 1936.

Francis Julius Paulson, son of Paul and Bertha Paulson, was born in Estherville township on the Paulson farm Nov. 2, 1915, and passed away at his home east of Wallingford Nov. 28, 1940, at the age of 25 years, 3 weeks and 6 days. He suffered from a serious illness for three years. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith by the Rev. G. O. Paulsrud and confirmed by the Rev. A. K. Gaard.

He was united in marriage to Miss Avis Olson on Dec. 16, 1936. To them was born one son, Orland Buford. Surviving are the widow and son, one sister, Mrs. Art Skattebo, one brother, Chester Paulson. He was preceded in death by his mother and an infant brother, Leonard.

The funeral was held from the home and Wallingford church on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 30, 1940, the Rev. A. K. Gaard officiating.

The pallbearers were Stanley Young, Lilland A. Larson, Sherman Gunderson, Norman Anderson, Bernhard Osher, Ellsworth Larson. The remains were interred in the Riverside cemetery.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; Dec. 3, 1940.

Gunder Paulson Nesheim [Nesheim was his surname in Norway; it was the name of the farm where he was born.] died at his home in Jack Creek township, Emmet county on January 11, 1901, at the age of 72 years, 9 months and 13 days after a severe sickness of ten long weeks. The remains were taken to the Norwegian Lutheran church where a sermon was preached over the remains by Pastor Strand. They then proceeded to the High Lake burying grounds where they were entered for their last resting place.

He leaves a wife and six children to mourn his death of which all were present at his funeral. They were Mrs. Julia McNamara and Mrs. Petrine Nelson of Emmetsburg, Mrs. Christina Christian of Farewell township, Palo Alto county, and Paul G. Paulson, Peter G. Paulson and Simon G. Paulson who are all staying at home. He has three brothers and two sisters of which two brothers and one sister reside at Lake Mills, Ia., and one brother at Forest City, Ia., and the other sister in Nebraska. He was born in Norway, March 29, 1829.

He was married in the spring of 1866 to Miss Anna Peterson, daughter of Peder Anderson and Guri Halvorson Vambheim of Ulvik, Hardanger, Norway. The same year he came to America, locating in Taylor county, Ia., removing the next year to Linsboro, Fillmore county, Minn., where they remained for five years and in 1872 settled in Emmet county.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Democrat, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 16, 1901.

After an illness of several months of a complication of diseases incident to old age, Mrs. Guri Paulson passed away early Saturday morning [1 Nov 1913] at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H. K. Groth, on south Tenth Street. Deceased was born in [Aal, Hallingdal] Norway September 24th, 1816, and was united in marriage to Lars (Americanized to Lewis) Paulson from Hol, Hallingdal in 1843. In 1857 they came to America, locating in Dane county, Wis., where they resided until 1860, when they came to Emmet county. Deceased resided here continuously from that time until her death. There were eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Paulson, five sons and three daughters, of whom only two survive, Mrs. T. O. Berg and Mrs. H. K. Groth, both of this city. Deceased was one of the pioneer residents of this county and lived a true Christian life. Brief funeral services were held at the Groth home at eleven o'clock Monday forenoon, conducted by Rev. J. J. Akre. The remains were then taken to the Lutheran church, east of Wallingford, where services were again held, conducted by Rev. Paulsrud, and interment was beside her deceased husband in the cemetery near that church. The Democrat extends sympathy to the bereaved relatives.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Democrat, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; November 4, 1913.

Paul Paulson, 71, died Sunday afternoon, [Dec. 20,1942] at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Skattebo, east of Wallingford, following an illness of several months.

Mr. Paulson was born in High Lake township Dec. 14, 1871 to Paul and Carrie Elllingsdotter Paulson who came from Norway in the 1850s. On 4 March 1900 he married Bertha Louisa Peterson, daughter of Baatolf and Carrie Peterson, at Riverside Church at Wallingford. He operated a farm near High Lake for several years after their marriage. Thirty years ago he moved to a farm north of Wallingford where he resided until a year ago when his health became poor.

He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Skattebo, a son, Chester Paulson who lives on his father's farm and a sister, Mrs. A. J. Anderson [Julia], who lives between Mud lake and High lake.

Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Skattebo home, with the Rev. L. G. Hinderaker officiating. Burial was in the Brugjeld cemetery.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; December 24, 1942.

George Peak of Swan Lake township died at the City Hospital last Sunday, [July 12, 1908]. Funeral was held in Gruver M. E. church yesterday afternoon, conducted by Rev. B. S. Greene of Dolliver and interment made in Swan Lake cemetery.

George Peak was born in Grant county, Wisconsin, July 14, 1842. He moved to Iowa in 1866 and came to Emmet county in 1891. Mr. Peak lived on the south side of Swan Lake until one year ago, since then he has lived with his children. He is survived by his wife and three sons. Mr. Peak had a large number of friends who will regret to hear of his death.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; July 15, 1908.

Pfc. Adolph N. Pederson, 37, was killed in action in Germany on Nov. 28 while serving with an anti-aircraft unit was learned Friday by his wife who is residing in Estherville, who received a telegram from the war department.

Private Pederson was drafted into the service Jan. 1, 1943, and went overseas in January of the year. He had served in England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. His unit has been used for artillery operations in addition to anti-aircraft. Private Pederson was in the D-day invasion.

Mrs. Pederson received the last letter, dated Nov. 15, from her husband Dec. 5. She is employed at the Rock Island roundhouse as a call clerk.

Private Pederson is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pedersen of Ringsted, his widow [Bernice Horswell] and three-year-old daughter, one brother, Leonard L. Pederson, who is a member of the Army air corps, and six sisters, Mrs. C. Hartel of Washington D. C., Mrs. J. B. Nolan of Seneca, Mrs. H. Nelson of Omaha, Mrs. John Saunders of Estherville, Arlene Pederson of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. J. Christensen of Ringsted.

Contributed by: Don Sweaney. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; December 9, 1944.

Note from contributor: Adolph Pederson's name was often spelled as Pedersen (it changes from record to record). Pedersen seems to be most often used.

Ane Marie Christine Petersen was born January 2, 1853 in Draaby Sogn, Denmark. She died at the home of her son, Nels M. Petersen, near Halfa, on Thursday, May 15th, at the age of 71 years, 4 months and 14 days. She came to America in 1907 and went directly to Halfa and Seneca to her children with whom she has since lived. She was the widow of Lars Peter Petersen, who died in Denmark in 1894.

Mrs. Petersen leaves to mourn her death six children and eleven grand children. Her children are Carl P. Petersen of Seneca, Nels M. Petersen of Halfa, Christian Petersen of Alberta, Minn., George Petersen of Alberta, Minn., Mr. J. K. Bervin, of Chokio, Minn., John M. Petersen, of Alberta, Minn.

Mrs. Petersen has for several years suffered from kidney trouble but was never severely sick until a few days before her death. Her death was sudden and unexpected. Funera1 services were held Sunday from. the Nels M. Petersen home and St John’s Lutheran church, conducted by Rev. Otto Nielsen, and she was buried In St. John’s cemetery. Her son, Chris Petersen of Alberta, Minn., and J. K. Berven of Chokio, Minn. were present at the funeral. The other children from a distance were unable to be present

Jack Creek News--Sad news again reached our community when the death of Mrs. Petersen was reported Thursday. Mrs. Petersen had been making her home with her son Nels and wife for some time. She was sick for only a short time. She was 71 years of age. Funeral were held Sunday at 2 o’clock at her son’s home and the remains laid to rest at the cemetery at Ringsted. The floral wreaths were many and beautiful. Those who came from a distance to attend the funeral were her sons George and Chris Petersen and Jake Berven all of Minnesota. Mrs. Jake Berven a daughter was unable to come as a baby came to that home only a few weeks ago. The many friends and neighbors of the family extend their sympathy in their hour of bereavement.

We wish to thank our many kind friends for their assistance during the illness and death of our mother and for their words of comfort and floral offerings. Carl Petersen and family, Nels Petersen and family, George Petersen and family, Chris Petersen, John Petersen.

Contributed by: Esther Tripp. Source: Ringsted Dispatch, Ringsted, Iowa; May 22, 1924.

Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from St. Paul's Lutheran church for Carl P. Petersen, 61, of Seneca, who died Sunday evening following a heart ailment. Rev. G. C. Pedersen was in charge of the services and burial was made at the Armstrong cemetery. A quartet from St. Paul's church sang selections at the funeral service.

Mr. Petersen had been seriously ill for about two weeks preceding his death and Sunday his condition seemed improved when he was stricken by a fatal heart attack.

On January 6, 1904 he married Emma Skow of Armstrong and for four years following their marriage they farmed in Emmet county. For the past 32 years Mr. Petersen had farmed the Herman Krause farm four miles east and two miles north of Ringsted in Kossuth County.

For many years Mr. Petersen had been caretaker of the Seneca township cemetery near his home.

Besides immediate members of the family other relatives and friends from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson and family of Fairmont, Mrs. Katherine Skow and family of Wallingford, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Wiuff and family of Armstrong and Jacob Berven of Maple Hill.

Contributed by: Esther Tripp. Source: Ringsted Dispatch, Ringsted, Iowa; January 23, 1941.

RINGSTED, Iowa -- Services for Clarence L. Petersen, 86, of Ringsted will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Ringsted. Burial will be in St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Ringsted.

Petersen died Thursday, May 27, 1999, at Valley Vue Care Center, Armstrong. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Monday at Henry-Olson-Fuhrman Funeral Home, Ringsted.

Clarence L. Petersen was born July 20, 1912, in Seneca Township, north of Fenton, son of Carl and Emma (Skow) Petersen. He graduated from Seneca High School. He then farmed with his father. He married Amelia Madsen on June 30, 1940, in Ringsted. They farmed in the Seneca Township area and moved to Ringsted in 1948. He worked in Ringsted as a carpenter, did tiling work and worked at Arts-Way Manufacturing in Armstrong, until he retired in 1976.

He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Ringsted, RSVP, BABES Program, Dinner Date Program, was past Boy Scout leader and committee member, member of Ringsted Volunteer Fire Department and Ringsted town band.

Survivors include: wife, Amelia Petersen of Ringsted; sons, Richard Petersen and wife, Carolyn, of Sioux Falls, S.D., Wayne Petersen and wife, Mary, of Coolidge, Ariz., Robert Petersen and wife, Gayle, and Jerald Petersen, all of Ringsted, and Glen Petersen and wife, Katherine, of Polk City; daughter, Esther Tripp and husband, Leonard, of Lu Verne; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grand-children; sister-in-law, Irene Petersen of Ringsted; nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

Funeral services will be held at today at St. Paul's Lutheran church for Mrs. Petersen, 72. Mrs. Petersen died early Monday morning at the hospital in Fairmont, Minn., after suffering a heart attack Sunday afternoon. Services will be conducted by Rev. George Pallesen. Burial will be in the Armstrong Grove Cemetery.

She was born Emma Jackima Skow, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Martin Skow of Palo Alto County, August 29, 1884. She moved to Kossuth County with her parents at an early age and received her education there.

She was united in marriage to Carl P. Petersen on January 06, 1904. They farmed in the area. After the death of her husband in 1941. She made her home with her son Clarence in Ringsted at that time.

The Petersen's had four children. They are Raymond E. and Clarence of Ringsted, Floyd A. of Fort Dodge, and Mrs. Fred (Verna) Johnson of El Centro, California.

Besides her children she leaves 2 surviving sisters, Mrs. Hans Wiuff of Armstrong, Iowa and Mrs. Charles Willson, Fairmont, Minn., 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Her parents, a brother Magnus Skow, and a sister Mrs. Marie Jorgensen, preceded her in death. She leaves nephews, nieces, close relatives, and a large host of friends to mourn her.

Contributed by: Esther Tripp. Source: Ringsted Dispatch, Ringsted, Iowa; October 11, 1956.

Eunice Iona Petersen the daughter of Julius M. and Emelie (Sevold) Anderson was born September 14, 1919 in Wallingford, Iowa. She passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville, Iowa at the age of 85.

She received her education in Gruver Schools, graduating from Gruver High School. She worked at the Children's Home in Beresford, South Dakota. She went on to attend Waldorf College. Then returning to Estherville, Eunice worked at the County Treasurer's Office for eleven years.

On May 17, 1958, she was united in marriage to Leonard Petersen at her parent's home in Estherville. They farmed the place where Leonard had lived since he was four years old. They moved into Estherville in 1981 and Leonard retired from farming in 1982. They enjoyed friends, lots of travel and fishing. Leonard died in 1988.

Eunice and Leonard were active members of Estherville Lutheran Church. They loved Jesus and wanted to live for Him.

Left to cherish Eunice's memory are her sisters, Florence Ness and Mildred Anderson of Estherville, her nieces and nephews and their children and special friends, Jeffrey Zerke and Emi Urakami and their children, Andrew and Miyuki.

She has been preceded in death by her parents, husband Leonard, and sister Alva Sunde.

ESTHERVILLE--Niels Martin Petersen, 92 died Feb. 8 In Good Samaritan Center, Estherville.

Mr. Petersen was born September 15, 1882 at Ringsted, Denmark, to Lars M. and Anna Marie Petersen. He was educated in Denmark, coming to the United States at the age of 19. On Feb. 20. 1917. he was married to Johanne Simonsen In Ringsted. They farmed at Halfa until 1945. In 1950 they came to Estherville and, since March, 1973, he had lived in Good Samaritan Center because of ill health.

Mr. Petersen was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church Estherville, and the Danish Brotherhood, Ringsted.

He is survived by his wife. Johanne; one brother. George Petersen, Hancock, Minn., and one sister, Mrs. Marie Berven, Estherville. He was preceded In death by his parents and three brothers.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. today in Reese-Henry Chapel with the Rev. Paul Wiegman officiating. Burial was made in East Side Cemetery, Estherville. Reese-Henry Funeral Home, Esthervllle, was in charge of arrangements.

Contributed by: Esther Tripp. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Iowa; February 11,1974.

Anna Serna (Larson) Peterson age 89 died Friday, March 11, 1955, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, 1955 from the Chimes, Brown Funeral Home. The Rev. T. A. Zelle officiating. Burial will be in Grace Lawn Cemetery, Flint, Michigan. Death was due to an illness of 4 months. She was born in Estherville, Emmet Co. Iowa, January 16, 1866, to Peter and Anna Larson. She lived in Flint, Michigan for the last 32 years. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Surviving are six sons, Ben Edward and Robert, all of Flint; Arthur and Willis of Baudette, Minn., Fred of Graceton, Minn; 17 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; 2 brothers, Oliver Larson of Minneapolis, Minn., Andrew Larson of Minot, North Dakota; sister Mrs. Lena Carter of West
Bend, Iowa; several nieces and nephews.

Contributor's Note: Anna Peterson had a daughter and one son that preceded her in death, Mabel Corcoran in 1952 and Henry in 1926. Anna was one of eleven children. Besides the above mentioned there was Halver, Isabel, Turtel (Tom), Christopher, Betsy, Emma and Bertha..

Mrs. Betsey Brujeld (Peterson) was born March 26, 1836, at Balestrand, Sogn, Norway. Here she was baptized and confirmed, came to America 1857, 21 years old. Came first to Madison, Wisconsin. She was united in holy wedlock to Nels Peterson Brujeld in 1860 the 24th day of June, Rev. Preus performing the marriage. This union was blessed with six children, two girls and four boys of which four have passed away some years ago, viz., Gerty, Gertrude, Peter and George. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Peterson came to Emmet county near Wallingford year 1860. They were the first Norwegian settlers that came to this county of Norwegian descent. Mr. and Mrs. Nels Peterson settled on the Riverside farm close to the church which was built later on a parcel of ground donated by Mrs. Peterson. The husband, Nels Peterson, served in the Civil war under General Sherman and belonged to Company 2 of Iowa. After the service in the war Mr. Peterson was never well and passed away May 3rd, 1873, leaving Mrs. Betsey Peterson to struggle along with the farm and the children the best she could. Mrs. Peterson has experienced some hard and strenuous days in her life of sorrow and bereavement. The four last years Mrs. Peterson has been ailing and the two last years has had to keep to her bed. May 5th, she passed away quietly at the age of 88 years, one month and ten days. Those left to mourn the loss of a dear mother are Peter N. Brujeld, Ole N. Brujeld of Washington and five grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at the house and the church May 8th. A good host of friends, relatives and neighbors had met to pay this old pioneer her last respects.

Pall bearers were Oliver Refsell, Halvor Egertson, L. L. Gunderson, Edwin Osher, James Refsell and E. E. Ellefson.

Rev. T. Hansen conducted the funeral service. The choir sang some beautiful songs. One more of our dear old pioneers has passed away from our midst. We cherish their memory and may God grant that when our early life here is over we may be ushered in to the Eternal home of Glory above.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; May 5-14-1924.

Mrs. Carrie [Kari] L. Peterson died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will [Wilhelm H.] Peterson Thursday, February 4th [1915]. She had been sick for some time. She leaves five daughters to mourn her death, [Tena] Mrs. O. C. Olson, [Sarah] Mrs. L. [Lewis] P. Peterson, [Bertha] Mrs. Paul Paulson , [Ellen] Mrs. Will [Wilhelm H.] Peterson, and [Karoline] Mrs. John Baily of Amery, Wisconsin, who could not reach here in time to attend funeral. The others all live here. [Family records show another daughter, Anna, Mrs. Henry E. Olson who lived in Minnesota.]

The funeral was held Sunday and she was laid to rest in the east cemetery near Mud Lake beside her husband who died many years ago and also a son, P. [Peter] B. Peterson who died a few years ago. At the time of her death she was 74 years, 5 months and some days.

[She was born 15 Aug 1840 at Voss, Norway to Lars Gullikson Hovde and his wife Anna Johannesdotter. She came with her parents to America in 1857. She married on 18 May 1864 Bottolf Pederson Brugjeld, son of Peder Nielson Brugjeld and Gjertrud Olsdotter Thorsnes. Bottolf, who Americanized his name to William Peterson, drowned on 6 Apr 1882 at the age of 43.]

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville weekly newspaper, February 10, 1915 with insertions from Brugjeld family records.

Halvor Peterson Ronve was born on the Vambheim farm at Ulvik, Hardanger, Norway on the 3rd day of Oct.,1844. His parents were Per Andersson and Guri Hallvardsdatter. He was a twin brother of Andrew Peterson Wambheim [Americanized name] Both settled in Emmet county.

At the age of 4 years he went to live with his grandparents at Voss, Hardanger.

He was united in Holy Wedlock to Sigvor Larsdatter Vike the 7th day of June, 1877 the same year that he purchased the Ronve farm in Ulvik parish. In 1889 he sold the farm and emigrated to America that spring. The Peterson family located in Swan Lake township, Emmet county. Later they moved across the line in Jack Creek township where they have lived the later years.

To this union was born 5 children, three boys and 2 girls. Two of the children, namely Peter and Elena preceded their father in death.

Mr. Peterson enjoyed good health until two months ago when he was sick with a severe cold and cough which grew steadily worse until Saturday evening, Feb. 23rd, [1929] when he passed peacefully to the Beyond. He was at the time of his death 84 years old. Those left to mourn the loss of a dear husband, father and brother are his wife Mrs. Sigvor Peterson, sons Halvor H. and Louis and daughter, Mrs. Julia Bryan; also four sisters, Mrs. Gunder Paulson, Mrs. Ole Aanonson, Mrs. Christ Aanonson and Mrs. Knut Aanonson.

Funeral services were held both from the home and Immanuel church, Feb. 27th 1929. Henry Mahlum, funeral director and Rev. T. Hansen, the former pastor of the Immanuel Lutheran church conducting the funeral services. Pall bearers were Peter Paulson, Aanon Aanonson, Andrew Oleson, John Johnson, Aanon C. Aanonson and Milford Christian. Burial was in Jack Creek cemetery.

Just a little over a year ago Mr. and Mrs. Peterson celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary and we all were happy to be with them that day. We were sad to be with Mrs. Peterson now in her sorrow and yet, happy because her husband had answered the Eternal Golden Wedding Banquet Hall where Jesus is host. May God bless and comfort the sorrowing and finally join them again on the other side where there shall be no more parting nor goodbye.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; March 6, 1929.

"On Thursday, the 15 inst. [15 April 1869], Mr. Lars Peterson, a Norwegian, age 65 years, attempted, in company with a young Norwegian lady, to cross the Des Moines River in a small boat, in Peterson township [now High Lake township] in this county. By some cause to us unexplained, the boat capsized. The old gentleman and girl being thus at the mercy of the swollen stream managed to get hold of some willows, and their loud cries for assistance at length attracted the attention of Peter Larson, Esq. [his son] who hastened to their assistance, but before he could reach his aged father, who had become exhausted by effort to save himself, the old gentleman sank to rise no more, and his body has not yet been recovered. By extraordinary and praiseworth efforts, Mr. Larson succeeded in rescuing the girl who, supported by the willows, contended for her life with the mad element for over an hour."

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: The Northern Vindicator, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, April 17, 1869.

Lars Peterson was born 20 May 1805 in Aal parish. He was a widower when he was married to Anne Torkelsdatter from the Kvelprud farm in Aal. Anne, a daughter of Torchil Pedersen Skjervein and Thuri Oldsdatter Juvsjord, was born 25 Jan 1875 and had two children at the time of their marriage. He and Anne were married in 1834. They had two children, Peter Larson who was born 1 Jul 1835 on the Turkarstad farm in Aal and Turi. Larsdatter Baera Turkarstad who was born 12 May 1839. Peter married Anna Aaby Halvorsdatter and migrated to Emmet Co., Iowa; Turi migrated to Spring Prairie, Wisconsin in 1857, married Lars Nelson Brugjeld there in 1858, and in 1861 came to Emmet County. [See obituaries for Peter Larson and Mrs. Lars Nelson.]

Lars and Anne Peterson migrated to Emmet County in 1861. Anne died there 25 Sep 1863. As there was no established cemetery in the area at that time she was buried on the prairie on the "highest hillside on the east side of the [Des Moines] river, several miles below Estherville."

Source: this latter information from "Seventy-fifth Anniversary, Estherville Lutheran church (1861-1936).

Funeral services were held Monday for Mrs. Martha Peterson, who died Friday afternoon [June 1, 1933] at her home in Wallingford.

[Martha Larsdatter Moen was born 18 Feb 1849 to Lars Johannesen Moen and Martha Andersdatter Graue in Spring Prairie, WI. She moved with her parents to High Lake Township, Emmet County, IA in 1866. She was married 30 May 1871 to Peter N. Peterson, son of Peder Nielsen Brugjeld and his wife, Gjertrud, in High Lake Township.]

The funeral services were held from the home at one-thirty and two o'clock from the East Emmanuel Lutheran Church, with Rev. Nordsletten and Rev. Strand, of Wallingford, and Rev. Hansen, of Lakefield in charge.

Mrs. Peterson was eighty-four years of age and had been ill for several weeks following a stroke.

She is survived by five children, Mary (Mrs. Peter B.) Peterson, Nels P. Peterson, ad Lewis P. Peterson of Wallingford, Peter P. Peterson of Hayfield and John P. Peterson of Rochelle, Ill. Her husband died 24 Oct 1917 in High Lake Township.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, June 7, 1933 and Brugjeld/Peterson family records submitted by Ruth M. Hackett.

MARY PETERSON OF HIGH LAKE TOWNSHIP DIES ____________
Pioneer Resident of Emmet County Dead.

Mrs. Mary Peterson, 69, of High Lake died last night [Monday, Dec. 20, 1943] at her home on the east bank of High Lake. Mrs. Peterson had been ill since the last part of September. She was a patient for 10 days in the Park View clinic in Estherville and on Thanksgiving day she went to Rochester [Minn.] for treatment and examination. She returned to her home Saturday, Nov. 27, where she had been since.

Mrs. Peterson was born in Emmet county July 12, 1874. She always had lived in Emmet county and attended rural schools of this county.

The Peterson family lived on the home farm of Mrs. Peterson's parents, Peter N. and Martha Peterson, who came to this county as pioneers in the early 60's.

Peter B. Peterson, her husband, died in April 1911. One son, Blanchard, died during the influenza epidemic of 1918. The other two Peterson children, Maynard and Pearl, have been living with their mother.

Other survivors beside the son and daughter are two brothers, Peter and Nels; Louis Peterson, another brother, died a number of years ago and John Peterson, another brother, whose whereabouts is unknown.

Other Survivors. Mrs. Peterson also is survived by a niece and nephew, Mrs. Chris Martinson of Graettinger and Private First Class Gerhard Peterson, who is stationed at Hamilton Field, Calif.

Mrs. Peterson was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran church of Wallingford. Funeral arrangements have not been made pending word from the nephew.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; Dec 21, 1943.

Died: Mr. Nels Peterson [who was born in Norway 5 Jul 1835 on the Brugjeld farm in Balestrand parish, Sogn, Norway to Peder Nielsen Brugjeld and Gjertrud Olsdatter Torsnes] died yesterday [3 May 1873] at his residence in Peterson township, [later called High Lake township], after a protracted illness of consumption. Mr. Peterson was one of the pioneers of this county, and a man who, by hard labor and judicious management, had acquired a fine property. He was recognized as an upright, moral citizen, a kind neighbor, and true friend and he commanded the respect of all who knew him. His demise is not only a serious and irreparable loss to his worthy family, but a great loss to the whole county which has known him so long and so well.

[Surviving were his wife Betsey, three sons, Peter N., George N. and Ole N. and two daughters, Guri and Tena. Mr. Peterson, who donated land for a cemetery which was first called the Brugjeld cemetery, was buried next to his first born son, the first occupant of the cemetery. The cemetery is now known as the Wallingford Lutheran cemetery.]

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Sources: Northern Vindicator, May 4, 1873, and Peterson family records.

P. [Peter] N. Peterson of High Lake township died early Wednesday morning [24 Oct 1917] of last week. He had not been well for some time, but did not think it serious, but Saturday he was taken worse and called medical aid and everything done for him that possibly could be done. But it was too late. His death message had come. He was sixty-nine, seven months and thirteen days old [born 29 Mar 1848 on the Brugjeld farm at Tjugum, Leikanger parish, Sogn and Fjordane County in Norway to Peder Nielsen Brugjeld and Gjertrud Olsdatter Thorsnes Grufjeld.] He leaves to mourn his death a wife, four sons and one daughter, a brother Ole B. Peterson, and a sister Mrs. John K. Johnson, all residing here. The funeral was held Saturday at the East [Lutheran] church, Rev. T. J. Severson having charge of the funeral. Burial was in High Lake cemetery. We extend sympathy to the bereaved ones.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Democrat, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, November 7, 1917 and Brugjeld/Peterson family records submitted by Ruth M. Hackett.

PIONEER SETTLER PASSES TO REWARD
Mrs. Ole B. Peterson Died in Wallingford Home Tuesday, August 22

CAME TO EMMET COUNTY IN 1863
Survived by Her Husband, Five Sons and Two Daughters, Funeral Held Saturday Afternoon

Mrs. Ole B. Peterson, one of the pioneers of this county, died at her home in Wallingford August 22, at a result of a bad fall, that she had some time ago.

The resident pastor, Rev. Sevatson, gives the following interesting sketch of her life:

Miss Sigri [Tollefson] was born in Hol Hallingdal, Norway, December 4, 1848, from where she emigrated to America in 1861, coming to Clayton County, Iowa. In 1863 she came to Emmet County where she has lived since. On September 23, 1867, she was married to Ole B. Peterson. They lived on the Peterson farm near Wallingford until 1914, when they moved to Wallingford, where Mrs. Peterson passed away Tuesday evening, August 22, 1916, aged 67 years, 8 months and 18 days.

Ten children were born to this union, three daughters and seven sons. Two of the sons and one daughter have passed away. The seven who still live are: Mrs. Gertrude Wass, Lake Park, Iowa; Joe Peterson, Mobridge, S. D.; Peter O. Peterson, Horsgards, Alberta, Canada; Carl Peterson, Pequot, Minn.; Asher Peterson, Wallingford; Oscar Peterson on the home farm near Wallingford and Miss Roselia Peterson, who has lived with her parents. She also leaves two sisters and one brother together with a large number of near relatives.

Funeral services took place Saturday afternoon, August 26, from the home in Wallingford and the Lutheran church of which she was a member.

Mrs. Peterson was a person with exceptional rare qualities. Unassuming in her ways, by nature kind. With a pious Christian spirit, she was always ready to serve both in the home and in the congregation. She was one of the few of whom it may be honorably said that she had many friends and no enemies, of which the unusually large attendance at the funeral was a good testimony. She will be missed by all who knew her, missed in church at the hour of worship, missed in the Ladies Aid Society, missed by friends but most of all by her own family and especially by him at whose side she stood so faithfully nearly 50 years. Peaceful be her rest.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; August 30, 1916.

The funeral service for the late Mrs. Halvor Peterson of the Jack Creek township was held on Friday, Jan. 6th 1933. A short service was conducted at the home of L. H. Peterson, the son of the departed, where the mother and son had lived happily together for many hears. The service proper was begun at 2 p.m. and it was held in the Immanuel Lutheran church south of Gruver. As a member of this congregation Mrs. Peterson had proven to be one of its very faithful ones. Rev. S. Strand of Wallingford, a former pastor of the deceased, assisted Rev. Peder Nordsletten, the pastor of the congregation, in the service that was conducted at the house and likewise at the church. The Immanuel Lutheran church choir rendered three songs at the church and also furnished the singing at the High Lake cemetery where the interment was made. Mr. H. Mahlum of the Mahlum & Anderson undertakers firm directed the funeral. The pall bearers were the following: P. G. Paulson, Sten Tendal, Andrew Olson, John O. Johnson, Knut Tangeros and AanonAanonson.

Mrs. Halvor Peterson who prior to her marriage was known as Sigvor Vike, was born in Voss Norway on Feb. 12, 1848. She was united in marriage to Halvor Peterson Ronve on June 7, 1877. To this union five children were born.

Mr. and Mrs. Peterson came to this country in the spring of 1889; they came direct to Emmet county, where Mrs. Peterson continually resided until the day of her death, Jan. 3, 1933. She enjoyed very good health until about ten days before she passed away. She then contracted a cold which developed into pneumonia, which finally caused her death. When her earthly sojourn was completed she had attained as her high age; 84 years, 10 months and 22 days.

Mrs. Peterson was preceded in death by her husband and three children, one of them Halvor, passed away less than a month before Mrs. Peterson did. Those left behind to mourn the loss of a very kind mother are two children, Lewis Peterson and Mrs. Ray Bryan.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; January 12, 1933.

This community suffered a severe loss when Mr. Tollif Peterson died on Friday, February 5th. He had been ailing for over a year when he was taken sick with bronchitis and heart trouble for which he consulted several of the best specialists in the northwest but in spite of all he gradually grew worse until the end came at 8 o'clock February 5th, 1909. The funeral services were held in the Lutheran church one mile east of Wallingford, Rev. Fjeldstad officiating. The church was beautifully decorated and draped with black and white and the flowers were many and very beautiful.

Tollif O. [Olson] Peterson was born in the same house where he died. He was born April 14, 1879, which made his age at the time of his death 30 years, 10 months and 9 days. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. O. [Ole] B. (Brugjeld) Peterson who are among the oldest settlers of this part of the county. Both his parents are yet alive and five brothers and two sisters to mourn his death. His brothers are Joe Peterson of Glenham, South Dakota; Peter Peterson of Markersville, Alberta, Canada; Carl Peterson who is with the firm Myhre and Gunderson of Wallingford; Asher and Oscar Peterson are both engaged in farming in this community. His oldest sister Mrs. Frank Wass of Lake Park, Iowa and Miss Rocilia Peterson who lives with her parents.

Mr. Peterson was one of our best young men and the community has suffered a loss in more than one way. He was ever ready to give a fellowman a helping hand; upright and fair in all his affairs, whether it was in business, church or society. And his friends have nothing but the most pleasant remembrance of his life and an empty space will be found in our midst.

The esteem and popularity of this young man was manifested by the great number of friends who attended the funeral which was held last Thursday, February 11th, 1909. Rev. Fjeldstad preached the sermon and Mr. J. M. Wolden closed with a few touching remarks and personal greetings from the departed.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; February 17, 1909.

PIONEER RESIDENT DIED AT WALLINGFORD SATURDAY

Lived on One Farm Fifty-two Years
Funeral Services Tuesday
Large Crown Present

Ole Peterson Bruhjell was born the 3rd day of August, 1837 at Balestrand, Sogn, Norway. Died Saturday August 7th, 1920, eighty-three years and four days old. He came to America with his parents in 1848. They settled in Spring Prairie, Wisconsin where they lived for fifteen years. In the fall of 1861, Mr. Peterson came to Emmet county and settled on a farm near Wallingford. On September 23rd, 1867 he was joined in marriage to Sigre Tollefson. To this union ten children were born, seven boys and three girls. Mr. Peterson lived on the farm near Walli