Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-12-31
Mrs. Sigurd Mosbak is
Crushed Between Loco
motive and Auto.
Accident Occurs at CrOSsin g
in the North Part of
Sandstone.

Untimely death has taken mother
and a Great Northern train has again
claimed a victim A tragic accident
which mortally injured Mrs. Sigurd
Mosbak, living short distance north
of Sandstone, On the pavement, oc-
Cured Last Thursday forenoon on the
crossing in the north part of Sand
stone village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mosbak were return
ing home in their car after having
completed a shopping tour of the vii
lage when the accident happened. Mr..
Mosbak states that he slowed down at
the track and stopped, while both he
and Mrs. Mosbak looked for train.
Upon sighting the morning south
bound passenger trains Mr.. Mosbak
shifted his car into reverse, but could
not quite escape the engine. 1t caught
the bumper and dragged the car a
short way along the track. When the
car stopped Mr.. Mosbak looked for
his wife and found her in a badly
mangled condition in front of the car
where she had apparetly been crushed
between the car and the locomotive.
Body MangIed.
The right arm, apparently was
crushed by the wheels of the train;
three ribs were broken, skull frac-
tured and other injuries contributed
to death on Monday night in the Uni
versity hospital in Minneapolis where
she was taken by the Larson ambu-
lance after the accident. Mrs. Mos
back did not regain consciousness and
it is not known just how she came
to be out of the car, unless in fear
of the approaching train she jumped
and was thus caught.
With the exception of a front wheel
and other damage to the immediate
front part of the automobile no other
damage was done, but a mothers care
and mothers love is a value which
no money can return. 1t is a sad end
ing to a happy union which COM
menced on May Is, 1921, when the
bride, then Miss Cecilia Jacobsen, and
Sigurd MoSb9k, spoke matrimonial
vows and moved to the farm on the
pavement which had been their home
since and which has been the birth
place of their five children, Arnold IA,
Victor 10, Vera II, Alta and Elsie 6.
Born i'm This State.
Mrs. Mosbak was born at Alden on
Sept. 4, 1889, and came to the Askov
community in the spring of 1908. She
was kind and friendly woman and
had many friends both in this COM
munity and in the community where
she had made her home of recent
years and where she had assisted
in building up the farm home into
a residence of simple beauty and COM
fort.
Mrs. Mosbak is survived by her
husband, five children; her mother,
Mrs. L. P. Jacobsen; five brothers,
Richard of Chicago, Anton of Mime
apolis, Thorvald, Alfred and Helveg
of Askov; and five sisters, Mrs. Axel
r. Buck of Granly, Miss; Mrs. A. E.
Frost of Dannevang, Texas; Agnes of
Hollywood, Calf; Mrs. S. c. Christen-
sen of Minneapolis, and Mrs. Owe Her.
mansen of Askov. Richard of Chicago
and those of Minneapolis were the
only brothers and sisters from away
attending the funeral.
The body was brought to Askov
Wednesday on the noon train and fun
eral services will be held from the
Danish Lutheran church this after
noon at 2 o'clock with Rev. jobs.
knudsen preaching the funeral SER
mon. Burial will be made i'm the
local cemetery. Many friends in both
the AskOv and Sandstone commun-
tiles are grief stricken with the FAM
lily in the untimely loss.