Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-06-09
FUNERAL FOR PARK
CARETAKER IS HELD
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little house on the hill. For the
older folks he provided tables and
chairs and many are the picnic
lunches that have been enjoyed in
the Iversen park during the past
years. Oh, it is so sad to chronicle
this death. 1t is done with heavy
heart. Surely the community must
mourn the loss of this noble man
who wanted to be a burden to no man
but lived to fill the hearts of others
with gladness.
Mr.. Iversen laid out a number of
gardens in Askov. He had rare taste
AN eye for beauty-and enjoyed the
work. The local park was greatly
improved since he overlook the work,
the little triangle in front of the de-
pot was his handiwork and he also
did much to improve the appearance
of the cemetery. He will be missed
at this work. He also made many
bird houses which can be seen in
several gardens in the community.
When the mail carrier, A. M. ST.
monsen, went on his daily trip Mon
day morning he found a slip attached
to the Iversen mail box on which
Mr.. Iversen had written about his
deed. Mr.. Simonsen Immediately re-
turned to town and three other men
went to the Iversen place and found
the body hanging in the wood she'd
Coroner w. P. Gottry of Pine City,
was notified and in short time was
at the scene of the tragedy and pro-
nounced it suicide. Mr.. Iversen had
written some letters to friends stat
ing that he was very i'll and would
never be well again. He had dressed
in his best clothes, showing again that
he did not want to be a burden to
anyone and had left a note on the
table in the house to the effect that
he could be buried as he was. The
undertakers, Adolph S. and Albert
Larson of Sandstone, prepared the
corpse for burial.
Last summer Mr.. Iversen accident
ally cut a deep cash in his wrist.
1t was bandaged up after much loss
of blood. One night as he was sleep
ing the bandage came off and he woke
up in the morning in pool of blood,
having nearly bled to death, and was
in a very weak condition for a long
time, in fact he never regained his
weight. One day this spring his
hands were sunburned and the skin
all peeled off. He suffered intense
pain from this. And a few weeks
ago he had an operation performed
at a Duluth hospital. He was rest
less and would not remain at the hos
pital, leaving there few days after
the operation. Probably no one knows
what agony the poor man suffered
as he did not tell his troubles to
others. Financial worries should
not have caused his firing of life and
yet little temporary shortage of
cash on account. of his being unable
to work out for some time, might have
added to his worries. 1t requires but
little when a man is sick and alone.
He had but little encumbrance against
his place and no debts aside from
that. One of the notes left in the
house was to the effect that he gave
all his property to the local church.
Mr.. Iversen leaves three sisters in
Denmark to mourn his untimely de-
mise but there are no known relatives
in America.
Funeral services were held from
the local Danish Lutheran church
Tuesday afternoon, Rev. Frede Stot-
trup in the absence of Rev. o. H.
Dyreborg preaching the funeral ser
mon. The pallbearers were Peter
Bovbjerg, Johannes Sorensen, Enevold
Smidt, Carl Eriksen, Niels Henriksen,
and Lars Christensen. The body was
given it's final resting place in the To-
cal cemetery.
May this kind loving man who loved
the birds and nature and most of all
the children, who will always cherish