The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-12-24
Obituary.

obituary.
MRS. TORAH EvENSON GULSETH.
Mrs. Torah Evenson Gulseth, widow,
was born June 8, 1874, of parents Hal
vor and Tone Matheson at Skoponong
congregation, Walworth county, Wis.
In 1866 she married Halvor Evenson
Gulseth, and the following year they
settled on farm in the town of Albion
where the family still reside. They had
four children, Mrs. Hannah Liebe of
Stoughton, Thea and Emile Evenson
on the home farm, and Gustav Even
son who for some 20 years has lived in
South Dakota. The husband, Halvor
Evenson, died Jan. 3, 1905. For fifteen
years she has worked the farm with
her two daughters and hired help.
Some years ago she was thrown out Of
a wagon along the road by runaway
team and since then has been failing.
Tuesday, Dec. ID, she had stroke and
on the following day passed away. She
leaves, besides her four children, sis
ter, Mrs. John Johnson of Burban ks
S. D., and two brothers, Mr.. Halvor
Matheson in Idaho and Math. Mathe-
son of Sioux City, Iowa, with two
nephews and two nieces. She also
leaves two grandchildren, Edel and
Henrietta Liebe of Stoughton.
The family were members of the
First East Koshkonong Lutheran church
and the pastor, Rev. John Halvorson,
gave the sermon at the home. The
church choir assisted with an anthem
and hymns. Interment was made at
the East Koshkonong cemetery beside
her husband Monday, Dec. 20. Beauti-
full flowers. Blessed be her memory.
George Hazard Sheffield Barber.
George Hazard Sheffield Barber,
second son and, before his death
last Tuesday, the last surviving
child of Nathan and Sarah Dickens
Barber was born in Lotteryville, r.
I. on December %, 1874. Following
the traditions of the family he be-
came in young manhood, sailor,
but later joined the migration west
ward which attracted many early
friends and neighbors to Wisconsin.
In March 1866 he settled with his
fathers family on the farm which
has been his only home almost con-
Itinuously for nearly 55 years.
Although he was naturally of a
retiring disposition Mr.. Barber re-
lvealed himself to those who came to
know him as an unusually kindly
and generous spirit. In conversation
he disclosed a well filled mind and
an intelligent interest in the affairs
of the world which was decidedly be-
yond the average. He was essen
TALLY rightminded and gave an un-
wavering and true response to the
demands of the cardinal Christian
virtues. He was the very soul of
kindness, kind to dumb animals,
kind to aged and to children, kind
beyond measure to his aged father
and invalid brother to whom he
ministered with tenderness and un-
firing patience. He loved his own
with deep affection and each sue
|ceeding death left a deeper shadow
of sorrow over his life and more
wistful longing for the time of re-
union
His religious nature which was
never demonstrative had it's early
culture in home presided over by
a Cody mother and found it's public
expression in time by union with
the Asbury Methodist Episcopal
Church in 1874.
Though suffering considerably in
recent years he gave no sign of
approaching death which came sud-
denly after 10 hours of illness. The
going was not unlike what he might
have chosen since he dreaded the
thought of a long illness and de-
pendence on others.
It allays very much the sorrow
caused by his death to think how
welcome to him and suitable to his
wish that he pass thus from weak
ness to strength, from growing in
trinity to endless health, from lon
illness to company and to come to
his end in the love and confidence
of his old friends and neighbors