Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-04
ASKOV Woman
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. H j Il ar Petersen,
American Editors Wife
Suffers Short Illness.
Laid to Rest With Babe in
Askov Cemetery Tues
day Afternoon.

On August 80, 1880, at 2:35 a. m
Mrs. Hjalmar Petersen passed over
the border line to the Great Beyond
at the Fairview hospital, Minneapolis
Rigmor Christine Laursens Wosgaard
was born at Marinette, Wis, August
5th, 1894, the oldest child of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. l.. Wosgaard. AS a little girl
she moved with her parents to Withee
Wis, in which community she lived
until she was IA years of age when
the family moved to Milwaukee. There
she was confirmed in the Lutheran
church of which denomination she
was lifelong member.
There she also met her future hus-
band, Hjalmar Petersen, to whom she
was married on the date of her goth
trip took them to Askov, Mimi, where
Mr.. Petersen was erecting a building
in which he contemplated starting a
newspaper for ASkov and community
During those first years life was
not always easy. Money was scarce
and efficient help was rather dear
All the type had to be set by hand
and the press had to be run by foot
power. Mr.. Petersen often had to
work late into the night in order to
have the paper issued on the stated
date. Then it was that Rigmor
stepped in to ease the task by work
ing at the side of her husband, set
ting type, reading proof and acting
as devil around the shop, besides
making a coy home for her husband.
During their married life five chill
dren were born to them; but only one.
Evelyn, was to live to gladden. their
lives. The three first born died in
infancy and the last one was still
born.
Passed Away at Hospital.
Rigmor was taken ill on August 81
After a consultation it was deemed
best to take her to the Fairview hos
pital in Minneapolis where she could
be under the care of Dr. Thorvald
sen. The operation was postponed in
the hope that she would in the mean
time gain strength so she might have
a natural birth, as it was feared that
she would not be able to withstand
the ordeal of an operation similar to
the one she underwent at the time
Evelyn was born. However, in the
Late afternoon of Aug. 30, she became
violently ill, and DR.. Petersen called
a specialist in obstetrics, as he did
not wish to shoulder the responsibility
alone. The specialist, DR.. j. c. Litz-
enberg, instructor in the University
of Minnesota, assisted by DR.. Harold
r. Leland and DR.. Petersen, performed
the operation at about 9 o'clock; but
previous to that blood TRANSMISSION
had been made by DR.. r. C. Logefeil
and DR.. Louis Hansen and DR.. Lloyd
Stelter gave over a pint of his blood
in order that the patient might be
as strong as possible. The internes
and nurses also rendered assistance
in every possible way in order that
the operation might be a success.
Her husband was called by tele-
phone about two hours before the
operation took place and he hurried
down. When he arrived at the hos
pital Rigmor was out of the gas and
greeted him with smile. saying
hello dad" She was perfectly clear
and normal and had good hopes of
recovery. For few hours they
talked over the things of the past and
of the future. She had a little trouble
i'm getting her breath, but she wanted
to live. She still had her Evelyn
and her husband and her beautiful
home. There were so many things
yet undone that she would wish to
help with but the human body can
only endure so much. Gradually she
grew weaker and about 2:30 the fol-
lowing morning she passed over be-
hind the dark curtain that separates
the living from the dead.
The last few months of her life
her thoughts had been centered ar
round the arrival of the new life she
was going to bring into the world
and she gloried in the thought of the
wealth and gladness it would bring to
Evelyn and her husband and through
them to herself and she bore the
suffering and pain of the ordeal with
out a murmur or a complaint, be-
cause of her love.
A Good Woman.
Rigmor loved the beautiful. She
had made her home beautiful as we'll
as its surroundings. The beautiful
terraced garden with its lily pool and
its flowers and its stone formations
was first created in her mind, and
her loving touches kept the flowers
blooming.
Although Rigmor will be most
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