The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-06-03
Old RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. G. M. Hanson Dies While
Visiting Her Daughter at
Grantsburg, Wis.

Mrs. Betty Hanson, wife of Claus M.
Hanson, died Saturday at Grantsburg
Wisconsin, while on a visit with her
daughter, after an illness of over a year.
Mrs. Hanson had gone for a visit with
the daughter and family in the hopes
that change in climate and surround
ings would be of benefit to her health
which has kept her more or less under
the doctors care for over a year. She
left Ely two weeks ago and was accom-
panied to Grantsburg by her son,
Oscar, who was here for visit at that
time.
Mrs. Hanson was born in Sweden on
Nov. 26, 1857. She was married in
Sweden in 1881 and in 1882 emigrated
with her husband to this country, the
couple settling in Pennsylvania where
they remained until 1893 when they
came to Ely. Since that time Mr. Han
son has been employed with the Duluth
81 Iron Range railroad up to about a
year ago when he retired on the
Carnegie pension plan.
Surviving besides Mr.. Hanson are two
sons and a daughter. The sons are
Oscar E., superintendent of the Pru-
dental Life Insurance Company at
Davenport, Iowa; Ernest w., president
of the Ely Commercial Club and former
mayor. The daughter is Mrs. Chris.
Thompson of Grantsburg, Wis. Two
brothers. Charles Peterson of Chisholm,
and John Peterson of Downing, Wis,
and sister, Mrs. John Moberg of
Kane, Pa, also survive. Besides these
she leaves several grand and great
grand children and other relatives.
The remains were brought to this city
Tuesday afternoon and the funeral was
held Wednesday from the Bethany
Lutheran church. Funeral arrange
ments were in charge of Mortician
Paulson of the Laing Mortuary. The
funeral services were conducted by
Reverends Olson and Dixon and was
attended by crowded church besides
many who could not gain admittance
Rev. Olson delivered the sermon and
Rev. Dixon performed the last sad
rites at both the church and the grave.
A quartette composed of Cecil Nichols
G. A. Davidson, D r. James and Wilson
Carlson sang two numbers ACCOMPANIED
by Mrs. H. N. Sutherland at the piano.
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful and attested to the high
esteem in which the deceased was held.
The pail bearers were Henry Chinn,
James Moonan, Olof Knutson, Henning
E. Olson, Olof Berglund and Amelius
Stenlund.
Mrs. Hanson was a member of the
Legion Auxiliary, Vermilion Lodge of
Rebekahs, and the Scandinavian Fra
ternity of America, members of which
organizations attended the funeral in a
body. A large number of out-of town
people were in attendance of the
funeral among which were noted: Mr..
and Mrs. Arvid Anderson and Harry
Anderson of Twig; Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Lexen Of Grand Rapids; Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Anderson of Virginia; Mrs. Nils
Johnson, Mrs. Westman and Mrs. Matt
son of Chisholm; Mrs. F. D. Lyman,
Mrs. Sanders and Mrs. E. Holland of
Duluth; Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac johnson
Of Clarissa; Mr.. and Mrs. Jack RIVAL
of Hibbing; Peter and Pearl Simonson
of Buhl; Mrs. Arthur Olson and Mr..
and Mrs. Chris. Thompson and
daughters, Alice and Lillian of Grants
burg, Wis, Mr.. and Mrs. o. E. Hanson
of Davenport. Iowa; Mrs and Mrs. Chas.
Peterson, Mrs. Van Stolp and Mrs. Fred
Hodge of Chisholm.
The sorrowing relatives have the SYM
pathy OF the community. During the
hours of the funeral business was at
standstill in the city by order of Mayor
Wolff, honoring the departed mother of
former mayor