Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1934-04-05
OLD FRIENDS
UNITE IN DEATH
Moose Lake Pioneer NeighbOrS Sue
cumb Within A Week OF
Each Other.

Two old friends and long residents
of the Moose Lake community passed
away within a week of each other.
The first to go was Olaf Johnson,
resident of the community Al years.
and the second was Peder Sandvik,
resident there 43 years.
Mr.. Johnson was born in Sweden
and had lived in the Moose Lake COM
munity for Al years. He was farm
er all his life and at one time served
on the school board and was a men,
Der of the township board at the time
of his death. He was united in mar
riage to Miss Hilda Nicholson on
March 81, 1892. He is survived by
his widow, four daughters, Mrs. |. M.
Sandvik of Moose Lake; Mrs. w. R.
Powers of Detroit, Mich; Mrs. C. G.
Johnson of Duluth, and Mrs. Cyril
Hartley of Long Beach, Calf; and
one son, Harold, of South Bend, Ind.
One son died at the age of four.
Three brothers, August and John of
Moose Lake, and Enoch Ackerberg
of Sweden, and one sister, Mrs. Ing
red johnson of Sweden, also survive
him as do nine grandchildren.
Mrs. Cyril Hartley of California,
was unable to attend the funeral
which was held from the Moose Lake
NJ. E. church Saturday at 2:30 p. m.
with Rev. T. Danielson and Rev. J.
A. Burman officiating. Burial was
made in Riverside cemetery with
Oscar Peterson, Louis Peterson, Carl
E. Peterson, Fred Gay, Ed Madsen
and A. SwensOn as pallbearers.
Many beautiful flowers were evil
dence of the esteem in which the de-
ceased was held. At the funeral serv-
ice Mrs. Oscar Haney sang, "Shad-
ows," and Oscar Peterson sang. Does
Jesus Carer" in the Swedish language
and Rev. Danielson sang, when /
Get to the End of the Way"
Those from away attending the fun
eral were Mrs. Frank Johnson and
son. Robert, and Mrs. A. Juten of
Duluth; August Anderson and sons,
Richard and Gilbert of Floodwood:
and Charles Nelson and son, Harry.
of Stacey.
Peder Sandvik.
Visibly affected by the death of his
old friend, Olaf Johnson, which oc-
Cured only few days before, Peder
Sandvik passed away Tuesday after
an illness of only a few hours.
Mr.. Sandvik was born in Namsos,
Norway, on April %, 1862, and had
spent his life employed at his trade
as carpenter and farmer. He was
united in marriage to Miss Margaret
Peterson in March. 1891, to which
union were born five sons. Arthur
died in infancy and Meinhart lost his
life in the 1918 forest fire. Ingolf
of Moose Lake, Sigurd of Flint, Mich,
and Chester of Moose Lake. survive
as do six grandchildren. Mrs. Sand
vik passed away on Oct 26, 1929.
The Sandviks came to the Moose
Lake community during the pioneer
days and built four homes, the first
of which was sold, the second was
destroyed by the forest fire of 1918,
the third was struck by lightning
about nine years ago and the fourth
is the family home today. Mr.. Sand
vik was an honored and respected
citizen and loved by all who knew
him. Funeral services will be held
from the Moose Lake M. E. church
Friday at 2 p. m. with Rev. j. A.
Johanson officiating and burial will
be made in Riverside cemetery.
The Moose Lake community and
relatives of the two deceased gentle
men have lost much in these deaths
and the sympathy of large number
of friends and neighbors is extended
to the families.