Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-11-12
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b. In the death Of Frederick Kragen-
bring, ST., Of Harrison, the commun-
ity3 has again suffered the loss Of q
sturdy pioneer, not one Of the earli.
est settlers but one Of those who
came here in the early seventies Mr..
.Kragenbring died early Monday
morning, after an illness Of. about four
months. He passed away peaceab1y
and quietly at the home Of his son,
Gustav, with whom he spent his de-
Ginning years. Death was due to a
complication Of diseases. h
Mr.. Kragenbring first saw the light
of day In Germany; he was born Oc-
tober 6, 1889, and came to the United
States in 1865, settling in Efingham
county, Ill, in the midst of large
German settlement, where he and his
family resided until 1871, when they
and four other families came to this
state, settling in Harrison township,
where he lived to the time Of his
death. Mr.. Kragenbring first lived in
a modest homestead on section g.,
near the German Lutheran church, of
which he was charter member and
for many years a faithful attendant.
His wife, Marie Kragenbring, whom
he married in Illinois, died July 8,
1908. Both she and her husband were
kind and loyal neighbors, ever willing
to respond to neighborly duties and
courtesies. Mr. Kragenbring as citi-
zen at once identified himself with
the business affairs of the town he
lived in, and for many years served
as supervisor, where he always rem
dered competent and efficient service.
The names of the sons are Charles,
Frederick, Jr., Gustav, William G. and
Albert and the daughters, Mrs. Yves
ley Sanders and Mrs. Elmer Halvor-
son. All of them are we'll known in
this section Of our state. Most of
them have children and Mr.. Kragen-
brings death is mourned by seven
teen grandchildren. The two sisters
are Mrs, Fredericka Crate and Mrs.
Valentine Herr, both of Harrison,
and the brother is Carl Kragenbring
of Granite City, Ill. Among other
relatives are Mr.. and Mrs. George
Herr and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Herr.
The funeral occurred on Wednes-
day afternoon, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. Herbert J. Taylor,
pastor of the Atwater and Harrison
Presbyterian congregations. Follow
ing the service at the residence at
1880 o'clock, the remains were taken
to the Harrison Presbyterian church,
with which deceased had been afhliat-
ed as member for over twenty years
previous to his death. Here the fu-
neral sermon was preached in the
presence of a large gathering Of rela-
tives and old friends, some of whom
had come from quite distance to
pay their last sad respects to the de-
ceased. The remains were inferred
by the side of his loyal deceased wife
in Oakside cemetery, the pioneer bur-
ial ground of Harrison town and vic
Unity.
Mr.. Kragenbring's memory will al
ways be respected and honored by
those who knew him, and especially
by those who knew him best. The
sympathy of the many friends Of the
family is extended to the bereaved
Republican Press.
MRS. INCA SWENSON :,
At the age of almost Sc years, Mrs.
Inga Swenson answered the summons
Of Death on Monday evening (Oct.
27( at z o'clock. She passed away
at the home Of her son, Olof Swan.
son, at Hotel Atwater, where she had
made her home for the past six
weeks.
Deceased was born in Kristian-
stads Ian, Sweden, Dec 81, 1927. She
was a widow Of Sven Jonson, who
died about % years ago in Sweden.
Since immigrating from there about
Is years ago she had made her home
with her two SONS at Atwater, Olof
and John S. Swenson. She was de-
voted member of the Swedish Luther.