Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-09-03
OBITUARY
CLARA HELEN sKooLHEIM.


A shroud of sadness was cast over our
community Monday : morning, when
Clara Helen Skoolheim passed out of
this life at her home on Seventh street
North. Her otherwise good health
steadily declined following a fatal |af-
Fiction of Spinal Meningitis two weeks
ago. Up to that moment she had been
engaged faithfully with her duties as
clerk of probate court. ~.,-., l.
Clara Helen Skoo1heim was blessed
into this life on December IS, 1894, and
at the hour of her departure had at
tanned the youthful age Of twenty-four
years, eight months and three. days.
From childhood to womanhood willnar
had been her home wherein we find on
this day a gathering. Of sympathetic
and kindly friends. She received her
excellent education as graduate of the
local high school in 1914 and the follow
from the Willmar Seminary During
the past four years she held positions
in the city hall, Register of Deeds Of
fee and finally as Clerk Of Probate
Court, which responsibilities she car
ried with great merit. =; .-5': s. g,
Besides her grief depressed parents
Mr.. and Mrs John skoolheim, her un-
timely death is the loss of us all and
only the whole hearted sympathy and
rendered those most intimately bereav-
ed. :
The funeral was held this afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock at the residence with
Rev. c. S. Thorpe Of Minneapolis as the
officiating clergyman. Interment will
take place in Fairview cemetery.
Those who bore her to her peaceful
S. O. Moe, Norman Tallakson, Orton
Sandbo and Gunder Obergard. =
No greater tribute can be bestowed
upon the divtnely shielded life of! the
departed than those cherished mennor-
les retained with us of a character full
of tenderness and sympathy for ALL
Thruout her youthful life she grew in
womanliness embodying her lofty aspir-
ations of duty and service into her daily
life, seeking to let fall a personal gen.
tie touch upon the lives of others.
Within her character trait Of reticence
marked her life, only enhancing her
loveliness, however, and creating a dis
position of confiding nature Intima-
cy in thoughts Of sympathy character
lied her friendly relations now reverting
with even greater emphasis as an etern-
al wreath testifying to life consecrat-
ed to a divine mission among us.
VIM. F. NEWGARD.
William F. Newgard was born in the
town of Burbank, about five miles north
of this village, on May II, 1879. He
had spent all his life at the place of his
birth, excepting ten years which were
spent in Duluth and in Minneapolis, in
both of which places he conducted q
meat market. In 1915 he returned to
his parental home and remained there
until his death. The cause Of his death
was diabetes with which he had been
afflicted for some time, bue he was
confined to his bed only about one week
The funeral was held last Thursday
and was conducted by Rev. Svars OF
Belgrade. Services were, held at the
Norwegian Lutheran church. The In
terment took place at the Crow River
church cemetery. Elias Johnson. Anton
Jacobson, Elmer Larson, Arnold H.
Johnson, John Wold and Jacob New
gard acted as pell bearers.
The deceased leaves to mourn his
death his father and mother Mr. and
Mrs. T. z. Newgard; also four brothers,
George and Joseph of DeSart, NJ D.;
Edwin Of Midway, N. D.; and Rudolph
who stays at home, also FIVE sisters,
Carrie, (Mrs. T. Larson> of Sand
Creek, Wis; Gusta, (Mrs. E. A. Moen)
OF Cabri, sask., Canada; Louisa, (Mrs.
A. H. Berg, Of Belgrade, Hanna, Mrs.
Harold JordahD Of Duluth; and Annie
Newgard who stays at home
Mr.. Newgard passed away just In the
prime of life and his early departure is
matter of regret to his many friends
New London Times.