Warren sheaf., 1909-09-09
IN MEMORIAM.

day morning at 2:3O o'clock, Sept.
4, 1909, after lingering illness of
many months, aged Al years, 8
days.
It is with inexpressible sadness
that we write these words. How
little they express of the anguish
and woe which this awful blow has
brought to our friends, yet through
the tears and out of the heartaches,
will come the aroma of a beautiful
Christian character, ola life of SER
vice and devotion to others, of a
noble womanhood. Il is not neces-
sary to say that she was all that a
wife and mother should be, one
glimpse of her daily life was proof
all sufficient of that fact; her home
was the dearest spot on earth to her,
and now that her mortal self is not
there, it is indeed desolation, but
out of this too will come the fond
memories of other days to comfort
and cheer those who now sit in
sadness and loneliness.
Maria Lovisa Lindquist was born
and reared in East Union, Carver
county, Minn., on Aug. 26, 1865.
Just as she had budded into beauti-
full young womanhood, Aug. Lund-
gren claimed her as his bride, Apr.
2, 1888. Since that time they have
resided here continuously, and the
ties that were formed on that spring
day have grown stronger as the
years have come and gone, and now
that they have been broken, the
blow seems all too hard for the sor-
rowing heart of the companion who
is left. This union has been blest
with eleven children, all living ex-
cept one, now ranging in ages from
twenty years to fourteen months,
their names being as follows: Ella,
Edward, Ebba, Mabel, Robert, Es-
ther, Florence, Clinton, Alice and
Leroy. Some of these are too small
now to fully realize the great loss
they have sustained by the death of
a loving mother, still in the years
that come they will feel it more
keenly. One little son, Erling,
passed away last spring. His
death was a severe blow to the
mother, whose health had even then
begun to fail. To neighbor friends
who called to see her the evening
before her soul took flight she spoke
with heart overhowing with joy
of her little Erling who had re-
turned from the spirit land and ap-
peared before her in vision.
While her life shone brightest in
her home, she gave as much time as
possible, in a quiet and unassuming
way, to church and social work.
She was an active member OF the
Swedish Lutheran church and took
great interest in the work of the
Ladies' Aid society. Hers wss a
life full of Christian virtues and
services.
On Monday afternoon at 2 O'Clock,
after brief service at the home,
and an impressive funeral sermon,
partly in Swedish and partly in
English, preached by Rev. E. O.
Chelgren in the nearby church,
which was filed to overhowing,
and special music by the choir, all
that was mortal of Maria Lovisa
Lundgren was tenderly carried in
the beautiful fower-bedecked cas-
ket to the final resting place in
Greenwood cemetery. Among the
many beautiful floral tributes we're
several set pieces, one in the
shape of heart, being from
the Ladies Aid society OF the church.
Few occasions have brought forth
more genuine sorrow, and the deep
est sympathy of the community goes
out to the stricken husband and
motherless children.
Among relatives present a. the
funeral we're one brother, r. Lind
ouist. of Turtle Lake, N. D., and
his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Allen,
of Radium, and Mrs. Chas. West
berg, Of Crookston. The. aged ia
ther Of deceased, who is staying at
Turtle Lake, N. D., was unable tc
come to the funeral. Z. b. Lind
quist, brotherswho lives at Bau-
dette, was also unable to come on