Warren sheaf., 1916-05-03

Nurse Bfess=Raia& Her Duty.
Miss Mary C.. Dahlquist, the well
known nurse, daughter Of Mr., and
Mrs. P. Dahlquist, Of this city, was
called suddenly by the angel Of death
on Friday, April %, 1916, while on
duty nursing scarlet fever patients
in the Hokanson home in town of
Alma.
8 Before going to the Hokanson
home Miss Dahlquist had just nursed
back to health another family
afflicted with the same disease.
Altho somewhat tired from her ardu-
Gus work, she nevertheless felt it
her duty to respond to the call for
assistance at the Hokanson home and
went out there on April 18. A few
days after her arrival there she, her
self, contracted the disease, and
another nurse was sent to the af-
flicted home Miss Dahlquist was
very sick for a few days, but later
her condition seemed to improve and
hopes were entertained for her
speedy recovery. Sudden complica-
tions arose, however, and cut short
her useful life Of service at one
o'clock in the afternoon Of the afore-
mentioned day.
Mary Dahlquist was born in town
of Warrenton on Oct. 19, 1880, hence
her age was IS, years, 6 months and
10 days. She graduated as a nurse
from the Warren Hospital training
School for Nurses, class Of 1910.
Since her graduation she has con-
tinued her work as a, nurse, going
into homes afflicted with sickness
and disease. Owing to her kind and
sympathizing nature, her experience
in caring for all kinds Of cases, and
with a heart overfowing with Chris
tian sympathy and love for those in
sickness and distress, her services
were very much in demand. She
went as an angel Of mercy into
homes were deadly disease stalked
and never seemed to tire in her
noble work Of alleviating human suf-
fering and pain. 1t requires greater
courage, in our opinion, to face an
invideous contagious disease, than to
face enemy bullets on the battle
field. And Mary Dahlquist never
f1inched or faltered in doing her
duty. Her life was life Of ser
vice. While thus engaged in doing
good, she was herself as decreed in
Gods wisdom and mercy called away
| TO the heavenly land, where sickness
and death never enter. She's died
doing her duty.
Deceased is n1ourned by her aged
father and mother, honored pioneer
residents of our community, by an
only sister, Miss Levia Dahlquist, by
five brothers, namely, Lewis P. Dahl
quist, Of Roseau; John P. Dahlquist,
of Proctor; P. A. Dahlquist and
Henry Dahlquist, Of Minneapolis;
and Charles S. Dahlquist, of
Baudette and by a large number of
relatives and friends. e..
The remains were brought to War
rem and deposited in the grave in
Greenwood cemetery On Sunday,
April 80, at o'clock P. M, an i'm
pressive. funeral service was con-
Quoted in the Swedish Lutheran
church by Rev. F. N. Anderson, who
spoke both in Swedish and English.
He called attention to the noble
Christian life and character of de-
ceased, and that she, while minister
ing to the physical wants Of her pa
tients, also knew how to point the
way to the Great Physician. De
ceased was an active member Of the
Swedish Lutheran church of this
city and of the Luther League. In
Christian work as in all other work
of her hands and brain, she did her
full duty, not for the sake Of ap-
pearance, but because her heart .anc
soul was interested therein. The
church was filled with people who
came.to show their love and respec,
to the memory Of deceased. Many
beautiful flowers were contributed
one set piece being contributed by
j Mrs. Green and the nurses at the
hospital, and another in the shape Of
La cross was a toxin of love from
! the Luther League. Several ap
propriate songs were sung. At the
|conclusion of the service in the
|church the congregation marched il
funeral procession to the cemetery
where the usual ceremonies were
carried out consigning the body te
Mother Earth. Few occasions in ou1
city have brought forth more gen
uine sorrow and the deepest sym
Ipathy Of the community goes out tt
the aged parents and other members
of the bereaved family.
1God knows the way. He holds tn.
Il ~ low