Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-11-26
OBITUARY..
HENDRIX ELIASON.

Hendrix EIiason passed away at his
home Monday morning after an illness
Of two weeks. He is one Of the earli-
Hawk Creek in 1870 and lived there
until 1903 when he moved to Wright
county and lived for q year. He then
went to Norway where he met and A.
forwards married the esteemed lady
who is his third wife and with whom
he has kept house in the village Of
Sacred Heart. He was born in Warm
land, Sweden, in 1899. He was married
to List Lien in Sweden, who died on the
homestead at the age Of 60 years. Ten
children were born to them, Emil, Mar
ina, H1lmer. Olaf. Amelia. Christina,
John, Lydia, Herman and Oscar. Oscar
died IN infancy and John died three years
ago. Emil and Herman are farmers in
oregon Htlmer in Sacred Heart. Olaf
at W1lmar, Amelia is Mrs. Nels Welman
at Bagley, Christina who is unraarrfed
also at Bagley, Lydia is Mrs. Aug. salk
at Eikton, >. OAK, Martha, Mrs. A. Wig
El1ason will be held here.-Olivfa timaa
MRS. HANNAH LAGERBERG.
Death, that unbidden visitor has
come to the home at Andrew Lager
berg, 50 Mt. Airy Street, st. Paul.
IL was on Wednesday morning, Nov.
19th' when Mrs. Lagerberg was sum-
moned: She had arisen. apparently
IN good health. and had made break
iast for her husband who was feeling
Ill at the time. He then fell asleep.
and upon arising at noon, found his
Wl1e dead In a sitting posture, up-
stairs. Heart failure was evidently
the cause.
Hannah (Nelson) Lagerberg was
born 1860 in Skane, Sweden. The
family came to Willmar In 1872 and
settled on a homestead in. town 81
Whitefield. Here Hannah grew up
and was confirmed in Svea Lutheran
church. Her father froze to death in
one OF the severe storms during a win
ter In the early seventies. :,
In 1890 she was married to Andrew
Lagerberg, and have since resided in
st. Paul. She is well known to many
people of Willmar and vicinity.
Left to mourn her departure we
mention the following:
Her aged mother, Mrs. Nelson OF
Linnea Home, st. Paul. Her husband,
Andrew Lagerberg; her brothers:
Nels Nelson, Milade, Idaho, william
Nelson, Willmar; Frank Nelson, Jer-
ONE, Idaho. Her sisters: Mrs. Mary
Berg, st. Paul; Mrs. Annie Jern, Nc
Code, Mont.
The funeral services were held from
the family residence So Mt. Airy St.,
st. Paul, on Saturday, November e.,
go p m. Rev. Philip Bfoburg, pastor
of St. Sigfrid's Swedish church preach
ed the sermon on the text from Pet
er 1885. In the beautiful Oakland
cemetery her remains were inferred,
awaiting the resurrection in the last
day. Peace over her memory, and
may light perpetual shine upon her!
Contributed.
ANDREW H. GUSTRUD.
New London, Mimi, Nov. 20, 1873
Andrew H. Gustrud passed away at the
New London. Friday. Nov. FL. After a
lingering illness with q complication of
ailments. The funeral will be held on
Wednesday, November 26: A short ser
vice will be held at the Hagen home at
one o'clock p. M, after which the re-
church where the last rites will be Con-
Quoted by Rev. Hanson of New London
and Rev. Lunde Of Spicer.
. o. 90
Respected 1Iurdook Resident Dead.
c. G. Eckwau of this city is mourn
ing the death of his father, Ben Eek
wall, who died Monday, Nov. II. at his
home in Murdoch, after q weeks illness,
from heart disease which had its origin
from siege Of the flu that he suffered
last winter.
The funeral was held last Wednesday
at the Swedish Lutheran church at MUIR
dock, Rev. c. A. Lindahl officiating.
Bengt Eckwall was born in Ystad,
Skane, Sweden, on the 18th Of June, 1860
He came to America in April 1880, COM
ing to Chippewa county in 1884, and
moving to Murdoch twelve years
ago. He was twice married and
had two children by his first wife. They
are Charles Eckwan sof, Willmar and
Mrs. Ellen Edman Of Miner. n. D., His
other children are Ida NJ. .Eckwan of
Murdoch, Mrs. Lloyd Wallin of Olivia.
Edwin o. Alfred T. and Hannah b. Of
Minneapolis.