Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-05-09
Kin OF Sturgeon
Woman Laid To
Rest On April %
Fred Atkinson, Father of
Mrs. Melvin Hamre, Was
Mayor of New York Mills.

Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Hamre of
Sturgeon Lake, were called to
New York Mills Monday, April
%, by the death of the latter's
father, Fred Atkinson, mayor of
that village.
Concerning Mr.. Atkinson and
his life and activities the New
York Mills Herald has the fol-
lowing to say:
This community was saddened and
shocked to hear late Sunday after
noon of the death of Mayor Fred D.
Atkinson, who passed away at his
home at 1885. He was taken ill in
his barber shop late Saturday night
and suffered a stroke shortly after
midnight. Medical aid was sum-
moned and he was taken to his home
in an ambulance, but failed to rally.
He lapsed into a coma about nine
O'Clock and did not regain conscious
ness.
Mr.. Atkinson had been in poor
health for several years, suffering
from a heart ailment and during the
past winter had been confined to his
bed on several occasions with severe
attacks of heart trouble.
Born in Minnesota.
Fred D. Atkinson was the son of
MIR. and Mrs. Robson c. Atkinson
who came from Illinois to Otter Tail
county in 1877 and took up a home
stead in the Henning neighborhood.
Fred was born there June %, 1887,
and was SO years and 10 months DID,
He married Daisy Kindred May 8,
1907, and to this union eight children
We're born. They are Lawrence of
Mankato; Clayton of Perham; Orris,
attending the Y. M. c. A. school at
Springfield, Mass; Berton at home;
Mrs. Melvin Hamre (Mildred) Stur-
geon Lake; Mrs. Stanley Hagen (Ade-
line) of Fergus Falls; and Violet and
Vivian at home.
Ardent Baseball Fan.
Mr.. Atkinson was man of keen
civic consciousness, always willing to
give generously of his time in an
effort to further the progress of his
home town. He'spent his entire life
in this community with the exception
of few years when he was engaged
in business in North Dakota He
served several terms as mayor being
reelected last December, and has
served on the school board since 1882,
and had been president of the board
for the past two years. He was one
of the most enthusiastic of the base
ball fans of the town and was elected
manager of the team this year, but
declined to serve because of i'll health.
For several years he served as UNI
pire for both the o. T. w. and North
Central Valley league.
He is survived by his wife, eight
children above mentioned, seven
grandchildren, three brothers and
three sisters-Wm. Atkinson of Bak-
ersfeld, Calf; Harley and Ray At
kinson of New York Mills; Mrs. Miles
Taylor and Mrs. Hattie Berry of Min
neapolis and Mrs. Nate Reynolds of
New York Mills.
Funeral Last Thursday.
Funeral services were held at 2
O'Clock today at the school auditorium,
which was filled with friends. The
Rev. Lee State officiated. He based
his sermon on Isaiah 1871. A quar-
tette composed of Melvin jacobson,
o. D. Tingum, Mrs. Lee c. State and
Mrs. Melvin Jacobson sang "Rock
of Ages" and "Sweetly Resting" Mrs.
Ernest Laurila was accompanist and
also played the funeral music. A
solo, Beautiful Zion" was rendered
by Mrs. o. D. Tingum.
The funeral was under the direc-
ton of the Karvonen Funeral Home.
Those serving as active pallbearers
were Emil Anderson, David Fiske, DR..
E. c. Hanson, Arnold Anderson, Will
liam Hanson and A. E. Jacobson. The
honorary pallbearers were DR.. A. T.
Morstad, o. D. Tingum, Harley Kar-
women, Einar Lauley, c. B. Hultquist
and Otto Karjala.
All business places were closed at
the time of the funeral.