Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-24
NOTED MINISTER
PASSES AWAY
Rev. .PaulS0n of Fargo
SuCCumbed TO Heart
Failure Saturday.
FORMERLY A WlLLMAR PASTOR

LetSI odIlIudy morning. IN tIle clJV
of Fargo occurred the death of Rev.
Ole Paulson, the well-known for
mer pastor of the church in Will
mar now known as the Lutheran Free
church. Rev. Paulson was the first
resident pastor Of the congregation
in this city and had many warm
friends here who learned of his
passing away with much regret.
Death was due to heart failure.
A telephone message received Sat-
urday night by Eagle Lake rela-
tives conveyed the sad news. The
end came at his home at 5l4 First
street, north, Fargo. The de-
ceased had risen in the morning be-
fore the rest Of the family and was
found dead when the other men,
bers came down stairs. One BROTH
er and several relatives of the
father of the deceased died in a
rauch similar manner.
Ole Paulson was born at Sol0r,
Norway, April 26, 1882, and conse-
quently was nearly Is years of age
when Death claimed him. He
came to America in 1850; was one
of the eight first Scandinavian set
tiers in Carver county; studied for
the ministry at Chicago in 81 and
'62; served in the civil war from
August, 1862, to June p, 1864; re-
sumed studies at Paxton, Ill.,; or
dained at Carver in 1868; became
pastor of the Willmar charge in
July, 1874, and served the same
for twelve years. He removed
from Willmar to Blanchardsville,
Wis, where he served as pastor
until two years ago, when he re-
tired from the clergy and removed
to Fargo, where a married daugh-
ter, Mrs Romsdahl, wife Of Rev.
Romsdahl, also resides.
Deceased leaves besides his wife
three sons and four daughters.
They are Martin and Paul, of Evans
vile, Wis; Olof, Of Argyle, Wis. );
Mrs. Romsdahl, of Fargo, n. D.;
Mrs. Andrew Anderson, of St. Paul,
and Misses Helga and Aagot, who
are staying at home. He is also
survived by brother living in Cali
fornia-John Paulson, and two
sisters, Mrs: Frodin of Goodhue
county and Mrs. Kjerstie Peterson
of Eagle Lake, this county.
The remains will be brought to
this city from Fargo on Friday
morning and taken to Eagle Lake
for burial in the cemetery near
the Lutheran Free church at that
place, which was one of the charges
Of the deceased during his resi-
dence here. Two children lie bur-
led in the same cemetery.
At Fargo funeral services will be
held on Thursday, when Prof. Sven
Oftedal Of Augsburg Seminary will
preach the funeral sermon, 1t is ex-
pected that the remains will arrive
here on the early morning train,
accompanied by the members of the
family. Funeral services will be
held at the Lutheran Free church
at II o'clock. Rev. E. P. Harbo Of
Minneapolis will preach the funera
sermon at Willmar. Rev. E.. E
Gynild will speak in behalf Of the
Lutheran Free church and Rev. NJ
B. Michaelson will speak in behal1
of the local congregations over
which the deceased had charge
while here. The pastors of the
surrounding Lutheran Free church
congregations will serve as pal
bearers. 1t is expected that the
funeral will be very largely at
tended and that many will follow
the remains to their last resting
>place at Eagle Lake cemetery. No
only the old members of his forme
congregations, but all citizens O
the community who enjoyed tn
acquaintance of the deceased will
pay their last respects to one whom
they had learned to honor and re
we're.
Last Sundays Minneapolis Jour
nal says: Mr.. Paulson was count
ed as one Of the leading members o
his faith in the west. Farmer
soldier and minister in Minnesota
he was prominently identified wit
the development Of the state, an
his death will be mourned Whereve
there are Norwegian communitie
in the state.
The story of Mr.. Paulson's lif
reads like book. Coming to Amer
ica when 18 years old he served h;
= adopted country on the BATTLEFIELD
4. and then, abandoning his muske
for Bible, went among his peop]
in the Northwest, preaching tn
: gospel and advancing the cause c
education. He lived to see h
Z ; efforts crowned with success an
Augsburg seminary as we'll as nj
I. &. merous churches in the northwe
Ii. will stand as his monuments.
Coming to. Minnesota he final
settled in Carver county where
began breaking ground for a farm
For four years he worked steadi
developing the farm, but in 1868 8