Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-11-10
FATAL INJURIES RE-
SUIT OF ACCIDENT
William Forsberg Dies at Hospital
After Grave Injuries Sustain
ed Last Tuesday

William Forsberg, who was caught
and fatally injured by the bumpers
of box car and the engine on which |
he was riding last Tuesday afternoon, |
passed away on the following day at |
four o'clock at the Willmar Hospital |
where he was taken Immediately after
the happening. He had suffered an
extreme loss Of blood and the injuries
caused were so serious that he was
not able to rally but succumbed TWEEN
ty-four hours after the sad accident.
William Forsberg was born on May
Is, 1886, at Lake Elizabeth in this
County where he spent the days of
his youth. Here he attended the pub
lie schools for many years. In 1907
| he came to Willmar and had made his
home here since that time. He had
| been employed on the Great Northern
Railway during the past years, having
occupied positions as fireman, brake
man, conductor and switchman, in
which last position he was serving
at the time of the accident
On February 10, 1907, he took to
himself Alice MattsOn as his wife to
which union one child, Lyale, was
born, and survives with his grief
stricken mother, kindly father and
a Christian man. Besides the mother
and child, William is deeply mourned
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs John A.
Forsberg, ten brothers, Henry, George,
Fred, Bernard, Clarence, Irving, FL
mer, Ray and Melvin of this county,
and Edward of South Shore, S. D.
Seven sisters sorrow over the loss of
their beloved brother: Mrs. Engberg
: (Mathilda), Mrs. Mcdonald (Marie)
of Stockholm, S. D., Mrs. Mort EN-
lie) of South Shore, S. D., Mrs. Paul
, son, (Hattie), Amelia, Edith and Flor
ence.
7 The burial services were held here
f in this city at the Swedish Baptist
church at one o'clock on Sunday
f Nov. 9TH, and at 1880 further services
| at the church at Lake Elizabeth. Rev
E. Lagerstrom of the local Baptist
r church spoke words of feeling anG
K laudation of the life of the spirit which
e had fled and implored the full consol
t alton of the Divine Promise to relieve
the great loss which those bereavet
j. had suffered. Mrs. ]. Nyquist an(
S Agnes Parson sang a beautiful voca
duet and number equally fitting wal
a rendered by Florence and Ruby Boom
| 1uc uOWclS duOIucu Luc CdShSI II
profusion with special floral tributes
d sent in by the Brotherhood of Rail
b road Trainmen. The services at LAX
Elizabeth were very impressive. Revs
D. Lagerstrom and Paulson both spoke
is in the English language. Archie Pau
1t son and Edward Beck sang a due
impressively. The interment wa
d made in the Lake Elizabeth cemeter
st where very moving ceremonies wer
carried out by the Brotherhood q
e which the deceased was a prominen
t. member. At the grave the actin
president, E. P. Brogren, addresse
S. brief remarks to the departed men
r. Der in praise of his earthly career an
r. excellent character.
Acting chaplain w. S. Brown the
offered prayer after which the pres
dent again spoke on the theme &C.
Is tribute to the memory of our departe
brother He then stepped forwar
st and placed on the casket a sprig {
v. evergreen which example was TO
S. lowed by the rest of the members {
r. the Brotherhood present numberin
d. twenty. His comrades in the Brot]
e. erhood bore him to his last place
repose. They were: Carl Howell, P,
lie ter Howell, H. w. Smith, ]. G. Grigg
10 +. r. Helm and A. L. Strommen, an
>e were men who had worked with tn
II deceased on the railroad.
Among the immediate relatives DR.
le sent were: Mr.. and Mrs. John Mat
n, son, parents of the sorrow Athlete
wife, Anna and Hattie Mattson {
fKandiyohi, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mat
son OF Lake Elizabeth, Mr.. and Mr.
s. Charles Mattson of Lake Elizabet]
I'D Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Gustafson (
Minneapolis and Minus Nelson an
family of Lake Elizabeth.
w In the words of one of his railroa
10 brothers, we may we'll join, HE VIZ
m man of good habits, kind and a
IT. pealing personality, thotful of tt
of needs of others and a man comman
in. ing the respect of everyone who kne
= him. A host of friends proffer the
d. deepest sympathy to the sorrowi1
/ wife and intimate relatives in thj
X their dark hour of trial