The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-15
FAMILY CIRCLE
IS NOW BROKEN
Death Of Mrs. B. A. SamueIson, Of
Near kiron, Causes Deep Sorrow
Among Relatives and Friends
WAS A VICTIM OF INFLUENZA
Deceased Born in Sweden in 1872 and
Came to This Country When
Thirteen Years of Age.
KIRON, Jan. Especial

! hlhON, Jan. l4-Speclal-
During the past week the annual
meeting of the Farmers Lumber Co.
association and the Kiron Telephone
Co. has been held in Kiron. Owing to
the lack of time, we have been un-
able to secure the names of the new
officers elected and the reports of the
meetings, but are informed that sat
isfactory returns from the business
conducted the past year were given,
Last Thursday forenoon. January 8,
the sad report was sent out from the
B. A. Samuelson home, four and one
half miles north of town that Mrs.
lSamuelson had passed away at 1890
| in the morning. To large number
of her friends and acquaintances, the
sad news came as a shock, as they
had not learned of her illness, which
was of but five days duration. She
was taken ill with the flu which later
developed into pneumonia, and re-
gardless of the best efforts of at
tending doctors, skilled nurse and all
the loved ones could do, the messen-
ger of death delivered the summons
for her to move to the celestial re-
gion Of happiness and rest. Thus an
other family circle is broken on earth,
a faithful and happy wife gone,
splendid, devoted, untiring mother
separated from her loved ones, leaving
the cheerful and happy home in which
she has for so many years resided,
alone the home feels the keen blow,
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dened by the loss of this estimable
woman whom they highly esteemed
and respected.
Christina Bergman was born in
Hassla Socken. Helsingland, Sweden,
Dec 4, 1872, and when at the age of
thirteen, came with her parents to
America, and located in the neigh
borhood north of Kiron in Ida county.
where she has since resided. She
was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Bergman, who resided
in Ida county for many years, then
meved to Gushing, Mimi, where they
now reside. She was united In mar
riage to B. A. Samuelson, July Is.
1894, and this union was blessed with
two children, Allie and Joe, who now
with their father, are left to mourn
their dear one. In her early days she
was converted and accepted Jesus as
her Saviour and remained a faithful
and true follower of Him up to her
death and at all time her life testi-S
fled to the fact that she was Christian.
She was baptized and united with the !
Ida County Baptist church where she
was an esteemed and valued member.
She was woman with quiet, unas-
suming character, cheerful and ami
able and won the lasting esteem and
respect of all her friends and neigh
bors. The entire neighborhood feels
the loss of good, splendid woman in
the death of Mrs. Samuelson. Besides
the Saddened husband,y daughter and
son, she leaves her parents, two sis
ters and one brother, besides other
relatives and large circle of friends
to mourn and miss her. At her death,
she had attained the age of AZ years,
and 25 days, Her funeral took place
Saturday afternoon from the home, y
being conducted by her pastor, Rev.
Bennett Erickson, and attended by a q
number of friends and relatives. Had d
public funeral been announced,
large gathering Of friends and ac-
quaintences would have been present
to pay their last respects to their de-
parted friend, but owing to the flu
situation in the neighborhood it was
deemed best to not announce public
funeral. Her remains were laid to
rest in the Ida county cemetery. The
sympathy of the entires locality is ex-
tended the stricken family in their
keen loss. aftt