The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1938-06-09
RITES HELD FOR
MRS. OLMSTEAD, 73,
OF WALNUT GROVE
CHURCH WOMAN VIC
TIM OF HEART
TROUBLE
By Mrs. r. De Bates

By Mrs. R. De Bates
Walnut Grove-Mrs. Kate Ohm
stead, 70, died of heart trouble at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. E.
w. Zieske, Friday evening.
Kate Gleason was born in Bos-
ton February Is, 1865. At'13 years
of age she came to Minnesota
with her parents and settled at
Kasota, later moving to Dovray
and then to Walnut Grove. She
was married to Charles Westly
Rowlings who died in 1894 while
their daughter Margaret (Mrs.
ZieSke) was a little girl.
In 1897 she married Oliver
Olmstead who died in 1908. They
had one son, Glenn.
Mrs. Olmstead was a faithful
member of the Methodist church
for SO years and of the Royal
Neighbor Lodge for 80 years.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church with Rev. I'M
manuel Nelson officiating. Mrs.
E. A. Hartung sang Going
Home" accompanied by Mrs. w.
A. Swoffer at the piano and a
quartet consisting of Mrs. J. Rett-
mer, Mrs. E. A. Hartung, Douglas
DahmS and William Posthumus
sang asleep in Jesus" Interment
was in the Walnut Grove ceme-
terry where the Royal Neighbors
conducted the services. Besides
her son and daughter there are
ten grandchildren and brother
John Gleason of Oregon. Those
from away who attended the fun
eral were MIR. and Mrs. Glenn
Olmstead and son of Minneapolis,
Earl Zieske of Robbinsdale, Mrs.
Adolph Irgebretson and MIR. and
Mrs. Rawlings of Tracy and Mrs.
1. Lisko of Cakes, N. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garvin Fordham
and daughter of Grand Rapids
came Monday to visit at the par
entail C. H. Fordham home.
Zina Ackman of Redwood Falls
was a caller here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Evans of
Brookings, S. D. spent Sunday
and Monday at the John Weeks
home. T8of s'@htT.z,
MIR. and Mrs. E. Anderson of
Lamberton spent the weekend at
the DR.. Ferguson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Smarzik have
purchased and moved into the
home known as the Charles Herd
er house, formerly occupied by
Mrs. Effie Wilson.
Daniel Thompson who is en-
ployed in Mankato spent the
weekend at the w. j. Thompson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Axtell who
spent the winter in the south are
now out at their farm, occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Frechette.
They are painting the house.
Another successful school year
has ended and the teachers left
for their homes: Mabel Molmen to
Minneapolis, Avis Lassesson to
Northwood, N. D., Mary King to
Grand Rapids, Margaret Buhler to
Pine Island, Irma Brenning to
Balaton, Verone Gunafson to
Willmar and Earl Youngren to
Kasota.
Mrs. Ralph Mccarthy and dau-
ghters and Mrs. Clarence Johnson
and daughter of st. Paul and Mrs.
Walter Kron of Mora came Sum-
day to visit at the parental j. P.
Virgins home.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Sail Sr. of
Westbrook spent Sunday at the R.
c. Sail Jr. home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aymer Axtelle
and daughter of Mankato who
have been visiting at the parental
August Mas home returned
home Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prail and
daughter Lillian attended gradual
ton EXERCISES at the Gustavus
Adolphus college at st. Peter
Sunday. They also visited at the
Clark home.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. o. Molmen of
Minneapolis spent the weekend at
the A. w. Olson home. Mabel
Molmen who has completed her
term of teaching returned with
them.
Mrs. Maynard Dahms and son
who have been visiting at the
Mrs. M. A. Dahms home returned
Tuesday to their home at Glen
wood, Iowa.
Mrs. James Baum, Mrs. w. J.
Mcdonald, Mrs. A. Weeks and
Mrs. B. L. Gates attended the con-
vention of Women's Federated
clubs at Worthington Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. K. Schultz
spent the weekend fishing in
northern Minnesota.
The choir of the Trinity Luth-
eran church sang at the Lutheran
church at Lamberton Sunday
evening.
Mrs. w. j. Mcdonald plans to
accompany her son K. J. McDon-
aid and family of Estherville,
Iowa to visit Stewart Mcdonald
in New York soon.