Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-04-03
WOMAN
ISLAID TO REST
Mrs. Jens Henriksen Snccumbs TO
Sleeping Sickness: Funeral Was
Held Wednesday.

Mrs. Jens Henriksen who has been
i'll the past three and one-haf months.
passed to the Great Beyond Monday
afternoon at the Fairview hospital in
Minneapolis and the funeral was held
in Askov yesterday afternoon very
sad funeral inasmuchi as her husband
passed away but little over year
ago and she leaves four children
ranging in ages from 13 to is. She
was 81 years old.
Maren Laurine Petersen Henriksen
was born on Feb. Il. 1879. in Ring
kjobing Amt, Upland. Denmark. She
grew to womanhood in her native
country and in the spring of 1919. to-
gether with her mother, emigrated to
America, settling at Viborg, S. D. On
July 10, 1910, she was united in mar
riage TO Jens Henriksen at Viborg.
They took up farming there, remain
ing for six years in the South Dakota
community. and in the spring of 1916
came to Askov. The family has since
resided on the 70-acre farm just west
of the village limits. A good set of
buildings were soon erected and the
place has since had the appearance
of one of the best farms in the com
munity Mrs. Henriksen's mother
who also came to Askov and resided
with them, passed away here nearly
six years ago and Mr.. Henriksen died
Dec -, 1928. Four children were
born to this union. all of whom sur
vive They are Esther. Bernhard.
Richard. and Thyra.
Mrs Henriksen was suddenly taken
i'll on Dec. IL last with hemorrhage
of the brain. This was followed by
paralysis of the left side. and the
final cause of her demise was sleep
ing sickness. About the first of the
year she was taken to the University
hospital in Minneapolis. from where
she returned home two weeks later.
The latter part of February she was
taken to the Fairview hospital where
she remained for five weeks and un-
til the final summons came. Just last
Sunday the four children were down
to the hospital TO visit their mother.
Though very thin and weak she was
able to recognize them and converse
briefly with a yes or no and a nod
Of the head Miss Esther remained
over and was with her mother when
she passed away at 1870 p. m, Mon
day, March 81.
The body was brought 10 Askov on
the train Tuesday evening and the
funeral was held from the home and
the Danish Lutheran church yester-
day afternoon. the Rev. A. E. Frost
officiating The church was well
filed with friends of the departed
and sympathizers of the children
who are left to make their way
through the world without a father
or mother Many beautiful flowers
also bespoke love and affection. The
body was given its final resting place
beside that of her mother and hus-
band in the local cemetery. The
pallbearers were Chris Morgensen.
Christ Larsen. Hans Lunde. Peter
Simonsgaard. Fred johnson. and
Christian Sorensen-
Mrs Henriksen was lifelong mem
Der of the Danish Lutheran church. a
good neighbor. and good wife and
mother. She leaves a vacant chair
in the home that cannot be filed. but
she has left her mark in the world
in that she has brought up some true
and brave children who will carry
on and maintain the home and farm
The sympathy Of the entire commun-
ify goes out 10 the children who are
50 greatly bereaved, but the hope is