Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-17
PIONEER MOTHER DEPARTS
MRs. auNILp MARlA pAuLsoN

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Following several months of sick
ness Mrs. Gunild Paulson passed away
at the home farm three miles east of
Westby in the evening hours OF De-
cember 80, 1916 The funeral services
were conducted by Rev. Peterson at
the Methodist church in Westby on
Wednesday afternoon January }, 1911
Miss Anna Olson rendered beautiful
solo and the following obituary notice
was read;
This is the hour of memories, and
visions. We are recreating the events
of the past. we are seeing with the eve
of faith the greater tomorrow, A great
stream o. memory is flowing toward
us, a great vision of the future is
flowing from us We are at the june
ton where the waters meet, ana here
and now events seem very vivid. To-
day is the great event in all time.
Tomorrow is the day we celebrate, it
is victory Yesterday is Ia the tomb,
more unreal than tomorrow, but the
basis of every tomorrow. The beauty
of life like that of Mrs Paulsun is
that il is one of the landmarks 90 the
pathway of time, which you and | can
see, and the better correct our own
track thereby. And yet how little we
can, even in memory, know of such a
life. We are simply permitted TO see
the completed whole not knowing the
thousand of details that went To its
making. Every feature OF Mrs Paul
son was luminous with the light of all
the past. Her noble bearing shone out
in her smile and conversation The
marks of great sorrow, born in Christ
like spirit, and the days OF sunshine
left each its indelible mark upon her
countenance.
Her maiden name was Grobstok: her
birth occurred on March %, 1887, near
/ Breyig. in Southern Norway N hen
child of i've her father died, and as
was the custom. She with her mother
went to live with the mothers eldest
I brother In 1854, when but girl OF
| II, Mrs. Paulson passed through that
trying moment OF the sojourner to a
! far country, With her married sister
and family she sailed away from the
home land meyer % see il again The
/ vivid moment came when with her
mother she walked a mile on the way
To the parting OF their lives. AND
/ there in the rugged hills the Cody
mothers mantle fell upon this girl aud
she grew in an hour into womanhood.
| She came 70 Chicago and there met
! her lite mate, SOren Paulson, and Ia
! 1885 they were married. Three years
later they moved to section 30, town Of
Christiana, a young couple commenc-
ing the great battle OF life together
IN a new land and new section al
that new land Inere are hills here
like those of Norway, snow Ike the
home land snow, flowers and trees ike
those Of the f'aJher-land, and these
with their rnggedness and beauty daily
blessed their lives and natures lessons
constantly sank into their souls This
farm was their home for nine Years.
then Bloomingdale for five years, and
IN the CLOSING days OF 1871 they moved
to the farm from which hGT mOrtal re-
mains were taken to the last resting
place. God blessed this union "a Mr.
and Mrs. Soren Paulsun with q family
of 3 girls and 3 boys, one bOy dicd III
infancy One virl al The aye Of q, .. q
three years ago next spring tbe second
daughter, Mrs Pauilua Hntdc, died.
The living children are Mrs Anna
Sophia Collier, EnGeriin, North Da-
kota; Mrs. y. l. Hanson, Seneca. Sout b
Dakota; Paul i i'aulsou. NestbY. Mrs.
G. L. Hanson. Rlchland Center: Mrs.
G. w Berqu 81. French River. Mime
sofa; Mrs. y !. Holden. Aikrr. Mime
sofa; John OTTO Pauis1p. Sparta: Nr,.
Frank William. FirUqua and -
Bertha Pag.sou OF sparta one sister
80 years old, Is sill! iielng IN Norway,