Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1911-10-18

Three More of the Old and Respected
Pioneers of DEBORAH Answer
the Final Summons.
Joseph Baker.


neer residents of DEBORAH, passed
away Sunday night at 1890 o'clock
at the home of his son Joseph on
Mechanic street. His death was pri-
marily due to dropsy, from which he
had been ailing since last May; he
had only been confined to his bed
for about two days.
Mr. Baker was born in Montreal,
Canada on Feb. Is, 1928, and came
to Winneshiek county in 1861, where
he has lived for the past 80 years an
honored and respected citizen. He
was of quiet, unassuming nature,
and in his long residence here made
many lifelong friends, who will
mourn at his passing. For many
years he was one of Winneshiek
county's representative farmres, own
ing farms at Ridgeway and Button,
but for a number of years past has
lived in DEBORAH. He leaves three
children to mourn the loss of kind
and loving father, his wife having
preceded him in death about "a years
ago. The children are Joseph and
Merritt of DEBORAH and Mrs. S. NJ.
Samons of Bruce, Wis.
The funeral services will occur this
afternoon at two o'clock from the
home, Rev. Lemen officiating, with
interment in Phelps cemetery.
Ragnild TObiason.
Another of the pioneer mothers of
DEBORAH, Mrs. Ragnild Tobiason,
passed to her reward at the Tobiason
home in this city on Saturday night.
She had been here on a visit to rela-
tives and had only been indisposed
for about a week, death resulting
from heart failure.
She was born in Vestre Slidre, Val
dris, Norway, July 90, 1881, and was
married in 1858 to Haakon Tobia-
son, and came to DEBORAH with her
husband in the spring of 1869, where
they lived continually until 1900,
when the husband passed away. One
child was born to them, Mrs. w. j.
Schmitz of Milwaukee, with whom
her mother had made her home for
the past ten years; Mrs. Schmitz was
constantly with her and was at her
side when she passed away.
In the passing of Mrs. Tobiason
another of Decorah's pioneer moth
ers goes to her eternal reward. She
had been here from Milwaukee for
number of weeks, visiting relatives
and old lifelong friends and was ap-
parently in the best of health when
death called her. She was one of
the good christian mothers of this
community, one who was highly re-
spected and esteemed by all who
knew her and she will be greatly
missed by a wide circle of friends
she had made in her many years resi-
dence here.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon from the United Lutheran
church, Rev. Burset of Clermont con-
Quoting the services, the pastor Rev
Schmidt being absent from the city
Interment was made in the Norwe.
gian cemetery.
Mrs. Marie Basel.
On Tuesday morning at three
O'Clock, Mrs. Marie Basel, mother OF
Mrs. l.. r. Morrison of DEBORAH pass
ed away at the latter's home, after
an illness of several months, having
been seriously i'll for only few days
before her death.
Mrs Basel was born in Eggedal
Norway, Nov. /, 1885. She leaves
five daughters to mourn her loss, her
husband having passed away about
10 years ago. The children left to
mourn her loss are, Mrs. L. r. Nor
rison, Mrs. o. Simonsen, Mrs. G.. Boil
son of this county, and Mrs. A. ia
cobson and Mrs. o. Hesthness of
northern Minnesota. Mrs. Basel was
kind, christian woman, a good
neighbor and friend, and her passing
will be deeply mourned by all who
knew her.
The fuperal services will be held
Friday at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Morrison, at 1890 a. M, and
at the Madison church at one p. m,