Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-22
OBITUARY. Mrs. Salve OlseR
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The active life of Anna B. (Nelsen) beloved wife of Salve Olsen, came to a peaceful end Sept Is. She was taken ill on Sunday with acute gastric enteritis and steadily grew worse, resulting in her death. The family was summoned tC her bedside and were with her to the end.
 She was born in Tonsborg. Norway, on Nov. 20, 1870 ant came to this coun- try when child, and for the past eight years resided at her late home in Can terbury, Conn.
 Rev. T. Eduard Davies. of the Vest minister Congregational church conduct ed the funeral services which were held at her home last Sunday afternoon at ! 30 He spoke of her faithfulness as wife, mother and friend. A quartet l from Canterbury Green sang her favorite hymn, Saviour Lead Me, Lest I Stray in 1 8 very fitting manner. A short commit 1 tai service was read at the grave. The icasket rested in the parlor banked with many beautiful floral offerings. She is survived by her husband. Salve
 Olsen, and a sister Mrs Lena Bentsen of New York, and a brother. Laurits B. Nielsen of Staten Island. Also eight children, Signe~A:, Oscar L.. Oswald B.. Mrs c. C. Bengtson of Hartford, Ralph Is, Harold A, Anna l., and Edith H, also a granddaughter Evelyn V, Bengt-
 son
 Her children were her pride and joy for whom she lived and strived to bring up in her Christian faith.
 The bearers were her four sons. John Grabh of Canterbury and J. W. Narcotic of New York. Geo. Grant of Taftville
 was the undertaken in charge.
 Mrs. Hiram H. Farnham
 After an illness of only two days with grip and heart complications, the death of Irene Willard Farnham, wife of Hiram H. Farnham, formerly of Norwich. oc-
 cured at 6.S0 o'clock Tuesday morning
 at her home, Marshall place, New Lon
 doAA
 Mrs Farnham was born B years ago
 the daughter of the late Edwin H. and
 Anna Hyde Willard. She was educated
 in the schools of Norwich and attended
 the Norwich Free Academy. For many
 years she resided al Norwich Town where
 she was most favorably known. F On August 27, 1911 she was united in
 marriage to Hiram II. Farnham at Hart ford. For some time thereafter she lived
 in Hartford but two years ago she took up her residence in New London Mrs Farnham when in Norwich was one of tht most active memlkrs of Grace Episcops , church, Yantic, and retained her mem , bership there although her residence va, | in other cities.
 Mrs. Farnham Is survived by her hus
 band, a son, Richard Willard Farnham and a brother. Edwin Sumner Willard of the hotel Commodore. New York city Mrs. John Erwin Rice |. Mrs Martha Whitney Rice, widow O. !, John Erwin Rice, died after ten days 4 illness at the home of her daughter, Mrs
 Richard s. Taylor. in Border road. Win chester. Mass, in her Soth year. She wa born in Cambridge on Sept. IS. 1S42, tn T 1 daughter of Hosea and Sally Sawye Whitney. Mrs. Rice was for many year contralto soloist at the East Cambridg Il Baptist church, of which Dr. Hiram K = Sevear was at that time pastor. She be n tcame a member of that place of worshi ' at the age of thirteen years and wa T married there several years later Mrs T Rice had lived in Winchester for 4
 years. She was 8 member of the Be ,. nevolent Society of the First Baptis n church of Winchester and life mem n ber of the Womans American Baptis 7. iHome Mission Soclety-
 d Mrs. Rice is survived by three ehils