Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-08-23
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Margaret Wicklund Answers
Deaths Summons Saturday
at fahlun Home.

at fahlun Home.
Last Saturday morning at about 9
o'clock, at the farm home in the town
OF Fahlun, occurred the death of Mrs.
Margaret Wicklund, wife of Rev. e.
P. Wicklund, one OF the earliest set
tiers OF this county, both OF whom had
been prominently connected with the
early history of this part of the state.
Deceased had nearly reached the ripe
old age of Is yeare, which age she
would have attained the 24th of this
month.
Mrs. Wicklund had been ailing since
last April from complication of dis.
eases following asthms, altho her i'll
ness wac not of such nature that it
was necessary for her to be confined
to bed. For the past several years she
had been in delicate health. She
passed away peacefully and answered
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chair. When the dissolution came
nearly all the members OF the family
were present, including daughter,
Mrs. John Olson, of South Bend,
Wash who had been her const ant
attendant for the past several months.
Deceased leaves besides her husband
the following children to mourn the
loss of = kind and devoted wife and
mother: Mrs. Gustaf Lundd dufst and
Mrs: John NJ. Olson, OF South Bend,
Wash; Mrs. G. A. Anderson, of Min
neapolis; Mrs. M. Youngren, Of Kan
diyohi; Mrs. John E Olson, of Will
mar. John Wicklund, of Kandiy obi;
Albert; OF Kenmare, N: D.. .; and Peter,
of Gennessee. In all thirteen children
had been born to Mr.. and Mrs Wick
lund during their 49 years OF married
life.
The funeral took place on Monday
afternoon from the family residence
and was largely attended. Rev. A. E.
Lind, pastor Of the Swedish Nj. E.
church, of which deceased was q de.
vout member, and of which her hus.
band was a local pastor, officiated .,
the last sad rites. Services were held
at the church in Kandiyohi township
and the interment was made in the
cemetery there.
The deceased was a woman who was
held in high esteem in the community
in which she lived and her death viii
be mourned by many who had learned
to love and respect her.
She was q faithful Christian and
passed away in the fond hope of q
better life beyond. She had been q
member Cf the Swedish M. E. church
ever since it's organization in K Kandi'
yohi. y. ......
: Mrs. Wicklund 8 maiden name was
Margaret Bylund. She was born Au
gust "A, 1880, in Gnarp socken, Hell.
singland, Sweden. In. 1853 she came
to America and resided for q time In
Gslena, III. The following year she
moved to Minnesota. On Feb. 10, 1856,
she was married to Mr.. Wicklund
who had arrived In the state in the
spring of 1851. The bride was sis.
ter OF Erick Bylund, young member
OF the same party of pioneers from
Illinois of which Mr.. Wicklund was q
member and who came to sMinnesots
to look for land near Swede Lake, II
the vicinity of Taylor Falls. For
several years the comrades In frontier
life spent the time by working In log
ging camps in the winter and on elaine
in northern Minnesota in the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Wicklund passed the
early years OF their married life II
enduring the hardships of pioneer
day ia this state. In the fall OF 1855
they took up their settlement in Kan.
diyohi county and then the battle for
life In the wilderness commenced in
earnest. The small party of pioneers
were Obliged to leave heirSfamilies .,
swede Grove until they could provide
proper shelter for them. A log cabin
was built at Lake Lillian on the site
now occupied by the Norwegian min.
lister there and this was the first home
ia this county occupied BY the Wick.
lund's Owing to some unfortunate
circumstances they were obliged q
seek shelter with : family II Lake
Elizabeth the following winter. Later
claim was taken II the same town.
ship and the shanty which the family
occupied va removed e the location
where the present homo is, now bull,
y pshlnn, whsrs : living was eked