The Mankato free press., 1921-12-16
Aged kasota Citizen
Died of Bronchitis
Johannes Olsen Passed Away
After An illness of Few
Days
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Days
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Kasota. December Is. - At two
| o'clock last Thursday morning Jo-
hannes Olson passed away after an
illness of but few days duration. Al
! though he had been suffering for sew
eral years with a complication of ner-
vous disorders the immediate cause of
death was acute bronchitis. The de-
ceased was born in Dahlsland, Swed-
en-, June 20, 1S48, and was seventy
three years old. On November s,
1880, he was united in marriage to
Sophia Anderson Of the same prov
ince. In 1888 he emigrated q to
America, his wife following two Years
later. They settled In Kasota. which
has since been their home. Besides
his wife he leaves one brother Lars
Olson in America and one sister Chris
liam Olson in Norway. Funeral serv-
fees were held last Saturday afternoon
from the Congregational church. Rev.
G. A Dahlstrom OF Mankato officiated.
Several selected hymns were sung by
the young ladies' choir of that church.
/ Beautiful floral gifts covered the cas-.
! ker. The pallbearers were Alfred
/ Johnson, l.. T. Swenson, ]. A. Johnson,
Frank Carlson, Andrew Swenson and
John Plamquist. Interment was made
in the KaSota cemetery. Those at
tending the funeral from out Of town
were Miss Betty Johnson Of St Paul
and John Olin Of st. Peter. For thir-
ty- three years Mr.. Olson has been a
respected resident Of Kasota and an
efficient employee Of Babcock and
Wilcox and for more than thirty years
member of the Congregational
church.
! A military funeral was held last Sun
Gay Afternoon, veterans OF the World
war paying their last tribute to Walt
er Waterman. Mr.. Waterman died at
Whipple Barracks, Prescott Arizona,
from pulmonary tuberculosis. The
funeral was held at 1880 O'Clock from
the hall and interment was made in the
family lot OF the Kasota cemetery.
During the services at the hall a
! quartet composed Of Mrs. II. Ofenloch.
Elvira Olson, Mr.. J. e. Davies w. H.
Moulton sang several beautiful hymns.
| The pallE carers were Clifford Bah
| cock, Elmer Olson, William Miller,
Ernest Forsberg, Clinton Bailey and
Frank Linhart. The firing squad
consisted of one Kasota man, namely
men. Taps were sounded by Claude
Moulton. Those present from out OF
town who attended the funeral were
I'd Louis and Miss Lulu Waterman of
Minneapolis and the Misses EyriIn
LeSueur Center. The floral offerings
were many and beautiful.
At the meeting of the A. 0. U. w.
| lodge last week the following officers
were elected for the coming year.
MaSfar n pvdaon. fnySa-
man, >G. Bennett; overseer, Rudolph
Swenson; treasurer, Andrew Sven
son recorder and financier, c. r.
Swenson; guide. F. L. Warrant. b. L.
Vernon is the past master workman
and the inner and outer watchmen
will be appointed later by the head of
the order.
The following were St Peter call
ers last Saturday. Mrs. c. H. SVEN
son and daughter Rubye, Mrs. 2. l..
Mason, Mrs. Curtis McDuff, Stella
Rydberg and Ethel Swenson.
Miss Alice Jackson and Elizabeth
Schade Of st. Peter were guests Of
Miss Alice Warrant. In the evening
Miss Helen and Alice Warrant and
Alice Jackson were guests Of Eliza
beth Schade.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Hamnstedt and
daughter Mrs. Harry kneeland were
guests last Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. C. r. Swenson.
Misses Meittunen and Peterson
were Mankato callers last Saturday.
Mrs. Emil Swenson and Sam Gran
ger were Mankato callers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Grant and
ington spent the week end at the
Willard Grant home.
Miss Bernetha Leverson arrived
home from the twin cities last week
for an indefinite visit with her par.
ents.
Mrs. William Kirby entertained a
party of lady friends last Friday at
ternoon.
Misses Edythmae Moulton and Pc
terson spent the week end at the
home of Miss Moulton's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Moulton.
Misses Hester Rydeen and Bethel
Mention returned to Failfax Sunday
after attending the institute at st
Peter.
A Christmas tree and program will
be given by the Knights OF Pythias
and Woodman of the World lodges at
the gymnasium. All children are in
vited and those older persons who
are obliged to attend with the chill
dren, who are, unable TO attend alone |
Mrs. Paul Vetter was at West |
Newton the first part of the week to |
aIISnO funeral OIL ncr DrOLuerS VINO |
died from injuries received in a fall |
at Baltimore, Maryland, some time
previous.
c. S. Babcock made a business trip |
to Chicago the first of the week.
Mrs. Stockton and Mrs. F. Brink |
were Mankato callers last Saturday. |
Miss Florence Donahue was i'll the |
first of the week. Donald Liyings-
ton substituted in the central office |
during her absNpce.
Mrs. S. Weygant was able to be up
the first OF the week, after being |
sick for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fechter and |
children of Lake Washington were |
guests Tuesday at the Sam Weygandt |
home.
Mrs. William Johns. Sr., in com
pany with a party Of st. Peter friends
motored to Blue Earth Monday.
Mrs. Pitman and daughter Ethelyn |
were visitors over the week end at |
the home Of Mrs. Pitman's daughter,
Mrs. H. Buckhouse.
Miss Alice Warrant spent the week
end at the F. Mann home at Lake !
Washington. /
The Ladies' Aid society OF the
First Lutheran church will meet in :
the church Friday afternoon.