Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-01-13
AFormer County
Business Leader
Dies In Montana
One Time Brook Park Mer-
chant is Laid to Rest Near
Scene of Early Activity.

Many friends in various cOmmun-
tiles of Pine county join with rela-
tives and intimate friends of the
family in mourning the death of Har-
old c. Kelsey which occurred in his
Billings, Mont, home on January 2.
Brook Park funeral services were
held from the Methodist church in
that village Friday afternoon with
Rev. Homer Munson officiating.
Campbell Christensen of Hinckley
sang two selections, "Asleep in Jesus"
and This is My Task" with Morris
Folsom of Hinckley, accompanying
him.
Pallbearers were George Fohrman,
John Clark, Owe Rasmussen, c. L..
Hoaglund, Asa Woodbeck and STAN
ley Peterson.
Born in South Dakota.
Harold Charles Kelsey was born
in Watertown, S. D., to Mr.. and Mrs.
B. j. Kelsey on Sept. 10, 1885, and
when but year old his family moved
to Aurora, the same state. He came
with his parents to Minneapolis when
five years old where he completed
his public school education. When a
lad of Is he entered business train
ing in his fathers Brook Park store.
At the age of Is he entered the Pills
bury Academy at OWatonna where
he graduated after taking a musical
course.
After graduation he worked one
year with his father and then went
to Hankinson, N. D., to work in the
store of his mothers cousin. 1t was
there that he met his future wife,
Miss Nora Warner, to whom he was
married on Sept. IL, 1907. Soon after
their wedding the young couple came
to Brook Park where they made their
home until 1920, being engaged in the
Minnesota Land Company, a large
organization with extensive land and
mercantile interests in Pine county.
Through his progressive business abil-
ity united with that of his father,
the Brook Park store grew rapidly
from a one-story building to one of
the largest and most modern between
the Twin Cities and Duluth, cover
ing with its warehouse a whole block.
Mr. Kelsey will always be remem-
bered by his business associates
and customers for his warm hearted
interest in their prosperity and sue
cess rather than in his own personal
gain. He always was willing to give
a helping hand to those in need and
that spirit was his daily motto
throughout his entire business career.
Leaves Brook Park.
After disposal of the Minnesota
Land Co., the Kelsey family moved
to Virginia where he occupied his
energies in the Kelsey Equipment
Co. In 1880, however, he moved with
his family to Billings, Mont, his last
home.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, two daughters, lone and Doro-
thy, and son, Howard. A son, Harry,
preceded him in death. He is also
survived by his mother, two BROTH
ers, Cecil of Brook Park, and Paul
of Billings, Mont, and sister, Mrs.
E. A. Shaske, of Brook Park, and
three grandchildren.
Relatives from away attending the
last rites in Brook Park were Mrs.
Harold Kelsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Kelsey, Mrs. lone (Kelsey) Guipe
of Billings, Mont; Fred Warner and
Harry Warner of Hankinson, N. D.;
Mr. and Mrs. William Thorton of
Richville; Mr.. and Mrs Charles Golf,
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Kelsey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Kelsey, Ruben Kelsey,
Mrs. H. Williams, Mrs. Will Ziegler
and Mrs. Hazel (Taft) Moeller, all
of Minneapolis.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Inar Davis,
Arnold Davis, Mrs. Bessie Molitar,
all of Duluth, and Carlton Kelsey
of Hinckley. Frank Reinhold of
Hinckley, represented the Masonic
lodge of that village and Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Eddy of Hinckley, friends
of the family, likewise were present
at the funeral