Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-12-08

in the Lebanon Swedish Lutheran
church, except three years. During
the last five years she has been an
employe of the Willmar Tribune as
linotype operator. During the last year
she also resumed her work as organ.
list at New London, spending five days
each week at Willmar During this
month she remained at her home in
order to prepare special music and
drill the children for the Christmas
festivities.
She is mourned by father and moth
er, Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Lawson; two
sisters-Mrs. Carrie Swenson and fam
lily of Spicer and Miss Theodore Law
son at home; three brothers, T. J.
Lawson and family of New London
and V. E. and E. E. Lawson and wives
of Willmar, besides nephews, nieces,
cousins and other relatives.
The funeral occurred last Sunday
afternoon and was attended by large
throng Of sympathizing friends. The
church proved entirely inadequate to
accommodate them. Mr.. Elmar Bro
berg played the pipe organ, which was
draped in mourning for the deceased
who had performed upon it so many
years. The church otherwise had been
nicely decorated by loving hands for
the occasion. Swedish hymn No. 480
was sung at the opening. Rev. D. A.
Knock, of Akron, Iowa, read Scripture
passages, John 11:17-24; Rev. 21:1-7,
and led in prayer. The Lebanon choir
sang, Il djupet af mitt hjerta." Rev.
c. Swenson, the local pastor, read the
last song played by the deceased at
the church the previous Sunday eve
ming, FRAN en- suck sig smyger, h0rd
| af ingen van," and spoke very feel.
ingly, using as his text Gen. 28:16-17
He payed beautiful tribute to the
life of the departed. Another song by
the choir was followed by solo by
Rev. Knock, who sang the last song
the deceased had sung at the home
"Du lila skara som ar pa resa." Rev
w. e. Pearson Of the Bethel church
at Willmar made searching addres:
in English, using I. Thess. ALBA a!
the subject of his discourse. A mall
sextette directed by Mr.. Broberg SAM
"Peace and Rest" Rev. Knock the1
: talked on John. 14:1-3, as q relative o
3 the mourning family. The Bethe
choir of Willmar, of which the de
ceased had been q member whil
there, under the direction Of Rev
Pearson, sang, Lied, Klara Ljus.
While the multitude passed by tn
casket the Lebanon choir sang sue
cession of songs which had been lov
ed by the departed. It was estimate
that nearly a thousand people passe
by the casket. The interment too
place in the family lot in the church
yard. Rev. c. Swenson of1ciated, az
sisted by Revs. Pearson and Knock.
The pail bearers were Messrs. Al
drew Anderson, Nnar Brogren, Victo
Holm, Anton Jacobson, Alvin Ogre
and Oscar Hillman.
The floral tributes were beautiful
Many were contributed by friends an
relatives from far and near, too nun
erous to be mentioned here. The o
ferings included bouquet from tn
deceased's associates on the Wilma
Tribune staff; a wreath from the Betl
ell Y. P. S.; bouquet Of white crysa1
themums from the members of th
Lebanon choir, and a bouquet of ye
low chrysanthemums from the Junic
choir; a bouquet of roses from th
church board of trustees; bouquet {
roses from the Sorosis Society;
wreath from the Swedish Literary S.
ciety Of Willmar; and bouquet fro1
the Willmar w. G. +. U. Both til
Bethel congregations Of Willmar an
Lebanon at New London abandone