Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16
MOTHER OF ASKOV
WOMAN SUCCUMBS
Mrs. StOttrup's Mother, A Woman OF
Culture, Gave Life Full OF
Service to Others.

Death took woman we'll known to
many people of the Askov community
when Mrs. Kari Jensen, mother OF
Mrs. Frede Stottrup, passed away at
Brush, Colo, on Jan. IS. Mrs. Jensen
who was rs years of age, leaves to
mourn her death six other children
besides Mrs. Stottrup. They are, Mrs.
Sara Petersen of Tyler; John of Shell
ton, Nebr.; Olav of Grand Forks, N.
D.; Torvald, Moorcroft, Wyo.; Daniel
of Eskdale, Colo, and Alfred of Lowell,
Wyo. The body was laid to rest at
Cozad, Nebr. Following is an excerpt
from the CoZad (Nebraska) Local,
telling of the funeral:
A beautiful memorial and funeral
service was held for Mrs. Kari Jensen
at the ST. Johns Lutheran church,
Cozad, last Tuesday afternoon. The
casket with the remains arrived from
Brush, Colo, on the ten o'clock train
and was Immediately taken to the
residence of Hans Foged, where all
the children but one had gathered
from far and near The Foged farm
was formerly the old family home of
the Jensens and here the husband and
father died nearly ~ years ago.
A brief religious service was held
here before the cortege proceeded to
the church. Five sons acted as bear
ers, one place being vacant for the
son, Holger, who preceded her in
death. The flowers provided by low
ing hearts were of unusual beauty
and symbolical of the beautiful life
they were given to honor.
Rev. L. C. Bundgaard spoke in Eng
lish, paying homage to her fresh,
youthful spirit which stood before
each new day in the spirit of child
in happy expectancy of every new ex-
perience. She was acquainted with
sorrow, he said, but it takes shadows
as we'll as light to make a master
piece of painting. So also was light
and shadow blended in her life to
make it rich to herself and enriching
to others.
Rev. c. P. Hojbjerg, of Dannebros,
Neb., a valued friend CT the family
for more than a quarter of century
paid glowing tribute in brilliant and
thoughtful address. He depicted first
the wonderful beauty of Mrs. Jensen's
native land, her heritage of culture
from her Norway mentioning parti-
cularly Ibsen and Bjornson, of her
inquiring mind and her striving for
spiritual understanding. This led her
to Denmark where Norwegian culture
was fused with Danish and with this
heritage she came to America to give,
with her husband, of her warm life
stream that their people might con-
tribute their share to the budding
culture of the New World. OF the
group that thus migrated to the
United States, Mr.. Hojbjerg said, Mrs.
Jensen was the most wonderful wo-
tribution may not have been large in
the aggregate, he continued, but it
was of the kind that would lead to
the regeneration of society, and true
salvation. He hoped her influence
would be multiplied in the hearts of
those who knew and loved her, and
particularly in the lives of her sons
and daughters.
John Jensen, the oldest son, brought
a final brief message from his mother
to her friends at COzad. Daniel spoke
the appreciation of the family for the
presence and sympathy of so many
friends who braved the storm to pay
final tribute to the earthly remains
of their mother.