Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-02-26
"She Sleeps, but not Forever"

WHEN the news flashed the wire Monday Feb
rualy L. that Mrs John P Mattson had passed away
at st. Banabas hospital Minneapolis at 80 that morning,
our entire community thrown into deep morning because
we had lost good citizen loving friend and kind neigh
b Dor Mrs. Madison had been poor health for time
soon to leave ths therefore her sudden demise came
SG bel a 5s $1 a% e se when nS meet that
edy the with Mrs Matson when she happily said
goodbye whe9 with her husband for Minneapolis
few days before Always OF sunny disposition she bore
on 1 their tho sr1s IN a through
sh Lutheran church of which she remained deyout and
f faithful member Her love for her church shown in
ious kinds of work connected with the membership
During the many that she president Of the Ladies'
Aid Society her untring efforts for its will long be
remembered with gratitude Although she was not train
@ sns the p
ferngs In this respect she indeed practsed the teaching
of the Master when He said Il hungry and We
meat was thirsty and gave drink Twas stranger
and ys took me in M sick and ye ms She will
think that her life too Short must be grateful that
which 4s time both as wife and mother she fulfilled her fe
In the city where she lived years. she loved
ad ste by @ d S part she M neral uR
Union showed that she felt her responsibility in
creating better environment for her fellow The high
esteem which she held shown by the large attend
ance at the funeral also by the very great profuson of
owers IN her M caske by the great
had answered her dying Words Il shall Sleep but not for
eVer.'
May God comfort the sorrowing ones. ~.
Contributed.
The above very kind and beautiful tribute to the memory
of Mrs Mattson written by good friend AS who
has been joined her in the most intimate and sacred rea
ton OF life namely marriage be pardoned for adding
few particulars and my small tribute to whom held
dearer than everything else upon this EARTH i s.-.
Mrs. MattsOn born in Gerun WeStergOand, Sweden,
January IT, 1868. Her parents later moved to Stockholm
the beautiful capital city of Sweden where she grew to
<womanhood Her maiden Clara Josephine Oberg.
In 1882 at the of 10 she babe farewell to her
ents and two and took for America
for her strange land She to Warren and her home
my good fortune to meet and become acquainted with
this NOBLE strong healthy cheerful vvacious, yet for
all that very serious minded Christian young Our
acquaintance rpened into love- my good fortune
rather, believe the kind providence of Cod that
guided pathway in life that it to hers It
surely not owing to cleverness asute judgment
of the feminine my part, that enabled to select
good and amiable companion for life journey. We
married July g. 1885, and Immediately established home
the little secluded wooded peninsula in the bend of the
Snake river in the city of Warren, where we have lived
happily since then until she called away the better
land.
Our married life has been blessed with nine children of
whom Six four and two daughters living. The
Alvin E. of this city Edgar N and Oliver NJ who
staying at home and Clarence Wadema who resides at
Baltimore Md The daughters Lilly (now Mrs. E. N.
Schoen of Ortonve Mnn and Edith who is teaching at
international Falls Two little daughters died infancy