River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-12-20
OBITUARY
MRS. M. THORSEN

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again decreed that one of His faith
full children had completed her
earthly work, pleasures and sor-
rows, when on Monday of last week
He sent death into the home of Rev.
M. Thorson. and took therefrom the
loving, faithful wife and life worker
of this venerable, we'll known citi-
zen.
Mrs. M. Thorsen, maiden name,
Anna Marie Hangar, was born in
Christiana, Norway, Dec. %, the
daughter of Hedge Hangar, Sr., and
Anna Bolette Haugan. She came
to this country with her parents in
1858 and settled in Chicago. Later,
1864, they moved to La Crosse,
Wis, where she lived until her mar
rage and where at one time she was
employed as teacher in the public
schools In 1874 she was married
to Rev. M. Thorson at La Crosse
and they Immediately moved to
Martell, in this county, where Rev,
Thorson has served continuously as
pastor of the Rush River Norwegian
congregation for 43 years.
She leaves to mourn her death,
her husband, Rev. M. Thorson,
three children, Mrs. HI. A. Hage-
stad of this city; Mrs. G. G. Torger-
son of Glenwood, MIMI; DR.. M. H.
Thorsen of Minneapolis; one broth
er, Mr.. II. G. Hangar, we'll known
citizen of Chicago; three sisters,
Mrs. Nina Borreson of La Crosse;
Mrs. Julia Bergh of Chicago; Mrs.
Inga Bothne of Fargo, N. D.
The funeral took place last Satur.
day from their newly built home in
River Falls. At eleven O'Clock in
the forenoon the Rev. o. E. Brandt
of the Norwegian Lutheran Semin-
airy in ST. Paul, conducted short
services in the English language.
Mrs. G. B. Skogmo contributed to
the services by rendering a vocal
solo in her usual pleasing manner.
In the afternoon services were con-
Quoted at the Rush River church by
DR.. Brandt, Rev. z. J. Ordal and
Rev. H. Rosenquist. She was laid
TO rest in the Rush River cemetery
together with her formerly departed
children, Elma, Elmer, and Adolph
CDR. a. T. Thorson) there to rest in
peace and quiet, near the old home
where for 43 years she SO faithfully
worked and cheerfully toiled to help
her husband make his labora bless
ing both to themselves and to the
community.
DR.. Brandt chose as his text the
following from CORN thians /, Chap.
Is, "And if Christ be not raised,
your faith is vain; We are yet in your
sins. Then they also which are
fallen asleep in Christ are persisted.
If in this life only, we have hope in
Christ we are of all men most mis-
cradle. But now is Christ risen
from the dead, and become the first
fruit of them that Sleep
DR.. Brandt has been a life long
friend of the Thorsen family and
spoke most beautifully of the de-
ceased's undying faith in a resur.
rrcted Christ and of her truly ideal
Christian life.
Rev. Ordal selected the following
from the 18th Chapter of Hebrews:
For here have we no continuing
city, but we seek one to come.' He
spoke for the large number of sor-
rowing friends who were present to
pay their last respects to the de-
parted one; friends, every one, who
felt her death a personal loss. To
show their appreciation of what
Mrs. Thorson had done for them,
and for what her life has meant to
the Rush River community, he said
that all the Ladies Aids of his con-
gregations, as we'll as the Young