Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-05-21
DEATH OF MISS GINA 1WEDT
She Told The Family The Lord
Had Called Her and That
She Would Die Before
Night Came.

Miss Gina Twedt, aged 26, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Twedt,
died at the family home in this city
at 4 D.. %. Tuesday May ID, and the
most remarkable feature Of her pass
ing away was that she predicted her
own death before night In face OF
the fact that the doctor and fam
lily could see no particular change
in her condition that indicated any
thing serious.
She told her mother that she had
prayed for relief from a bed OF sick
ness and had asked the Lord to take
her home as she was ready and anx-
ious to 60, and joyfully announced to
the family that the Lord had ans
wered her prayer through an angel,
and that she would pass from this to
a better life before night. The SICK
woman urged that her father and
brothers Emil and Rudolph, who
were down on the farm in Norway
township, be telephoned for, which
was done. Then she asked that her
sister, Mrs. E. B. Colby at Hudson be
sent for and a phone message found
her. She wanted Bernie Christopher
notified and he too was called and
came.
Her wonderful message had been
received before her little sisters, Min
ME and Mamie departed for school,
and she urged that they stay at home
all day, as she wanted to have them
with her every minute while she
lived. Her sisters, Mrs. Mary Berg
strom and Brs. G. H. Tangen were al
so notified and were present with
their sister who was happy in the
prospect of going to heaven, and all
the family that could be reached in
time were with this happy christian
woman before the end came.
Mrs. Louis Strand and Mrs. Carl
jacobson, sisters, who reside at Woon-
socket, and another sister, Mrs. o. T.
Rovang of Corson, we're notified but
were unable to get here before their
sister died. One brother, Ed, who
lives west of Moe failed to receive a
message sent to him.
Miss Twedt was rational and calm,
and in perfect control Of her mental
powers when she received her wonder
full message in answer to her repeated
prayers to the Throne of Grace. The
history of remarkable cases of per-
sons predicting their own death are
many, but a case similar to the pres
ent one is not on record SO far as the
writer can remember. Miss Twedt
prayed and continued to pray for re-
lief from sickness and a desire to die
and join the heavenly host, and no q
can doubt the young woman's an
nouncement to the family that the
Lord had answered her prayers and
that she would be taken home before
daylight passed, and she died at 4
o'clock. r
She had been ailing for two years
from a dropsical trouble, and had
been confined to her bed for four
months. Her inirmities weighed
heavily upon a vigorous mind and she
could see no hope Of permanent re-
covery, she turned to the Lord for re-
lief and her prayer was answered. She
was profoundly happy. She wanted
all her relatives around her. having
abiding faith In the promise received
in the morning.
She was q member of Lands church
in Norway township, and was a sin
cere christian. Funeral services will
be held at the family home Friday
morning at 1890 o'clock, conducted
by Rev. Tetlie, after which the body
will be taken to Lands church and a
final service held at 2 O'Clock in the
afternoon.