Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-03
W11lLMAR MINNESOTA WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 81 1872 Il
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MRS. ALMA NJ ANDERSEN 4

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Mrs. Anna N. And dersen, beloved
wife Of Rev. andersen, pastor
Of The ieje and Viikor congrega-
lions Of the Synod Lutheran church
passed away at the parsonage last
Thursday afftterno on, Dec. 228, at four
o'clock She had suffered "a long
time with q lingering illness, and
death came as a Welc ome relief. She
attained the age Of forty years, five
months and Ave days
Anna Martina Hovey Andersen
was born near hrondhj jen, yorway,
July %, 1871. Her parents we're
Thorsten and Henrie etta Hovey, who
died in 1885 and 1896. The family
immigrated to America when Anna
was nine years Of age, and locatedsat
Minnea eapoIs. She became "a member
Of Our SaYiours Synod Lutheran
church, where she was active IN the
Sunday school and church work, af-
ter her con6rma + on as long as She
lived there. At the age Of eighteen
she entered an inst dtion Of kinder
garten work from which she gradu-
ated. She taught in this line three
years. On July 2, 1895, she was
united in marriage with Rev n.
Andersen. She was both confirmed
and married BY Rev. o. 2 angs-
ness, now president Of the Iowa dis
trict Synod. Since their marriage
they have lived one year at Mo-
mence, I'll. at Omaha, Neb., three
years; at Oakland, Cal, three years; !;
at st. Paul two years and at Viii.
mar now more than seven years. Six
children have been born in the Ander-
sen home, one Of which died ia. In
fancy in California. Those living are
Lucille, Myrtle, Esther, Walter an
Rolf The deceased also leaves three
sisters, Mrs. Fred Stone, Of Minnie
5apoiss;; Mrs. H Peterson visiting at
the present time with another sister
IN Calforn two broth Olof
HoVey Of Alexandria and Thomas
Hovey who lives IN Calf There
are q large number Of other rela-
tives.
The funeral ccurred on the after
.no1onof t11 New Years day There was
family devotion ,at the parsonage
at 1 Il. 'clock, led by Prof. O. E.
Brandt Of the The eological Seminary
at H Hamline. At two o'clock the fu-:
neral service took place at the
church, which. had been appropriate
draped for the occasion in white
q fsst he lseaa11est Of the ceased I'd
mourning was worn by the relatives;
Owing to the late arrival of the train
bearing the Norwegian speaker, the
English part Of the service was held
first. First there was a song, "a
Slumber in Jesus Name I Know"
Prof: Brandt then spoke in English
using Jer. 20 IL as his text. He made
a thoro exposition Of the thots in
this text, Interviewing references to
the deceased. While never Sinking
her duty as member of the church,
the deceased had always maintained
the idea that she was in no way an
assistant pastor, but that her first
duty was to her home. This part of
the exercises closed with an anthem
by the choir in English.
A Norwegian hymn was sung and
DR.. H. G. Stub delivered the sermon
IN Norwegian: His subject was
Eph: 5:20,-"Giving thanks always
for all things unto God and the
Father, in the name of our Lord Je-
sus Christ" The speaker said that
1t might seem strange to give thanks
on an occasion like this, but that a
Christian could give thanks for ev-
erything. There is much to be thank
ful Tor In this case-For her life, in
which he sketched her devotion as a
wife and mother, for, the manner she
met her death, and lastly the hopes
we have Of her present joy and hap
plness. The speaker also read mes
sage from Rev. Vangsness, the old
pastor Of the deceased, expressing
regret that he could not be present.
A Norwegian anthem was rendered,
whereupon Prof. Brandt read mes
sages Of sympathy from all the pas
tors Of the city, from the Sunday
school teachers, and others. He also
explained how many members Of the
family had been prevented from be-
ing present by reason of distance and
illness. He also spoke on behalf of
the bereaved family. r
The deceased had made the request
that no flowers be purchased, yet
many came from outside and some
from the city, which tokens were
much appreciated by the survivors
Of the family. From those who had
learned of the request, quite sum
Of money that would have gone for
flowers was turned over to Mrs. J.
+. Petersen, last years treasurer of
the Ladies' Society to be used for
charitable purposes. Z,
The pail bearers were DR.. j. R.
Petersen, John Syvertson, C. S.. Oh