Askov American., 1943-06-24
Mrs. Geo. FOhrman


Fohrman were held at the NJ E.
church in Brook Park Wednesday,
June 16, at 2:30 p. m. with Rev. Mum
son of Aitkin and Rev. Allyn Hanson
of Mora officiating.
Viola Vettling was born in Kerk-
hoven November q, 1899 and was
baptized the same year. She was
confirmed in the Lutheran church
June 7, 1914 and received her edu-
cation in the Spicer schools. She
moved to Brook Park with her par
ents in 1916 and on November %,
1922 was married to Geo. Fohrman
She passed away Sunday, June 13,
at Rochester in st. Mary's hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fohrman spent the
first three years of their married
life on a farm east of Brook Park
Moving to the village Mr. and Mrs
Fohrman were employed in the Kel-
Sey Department store for a number
of years and in 1881 bought the old
post office building and started a
little grocery store which they oper-
ated together until the fall of 1912,
when, due to war conditions, they
found it impossible to keep on and
moved to Minneapolis. Mr.. Fohr-
man secured employment at the New
Brighton plant. Although i'll and
ailing and under doctors care most
of her life, Mrs. Fohrman was cheer
full, charitable and always willing
to help whenever she could She
was a member of the NJ E. Aid in
Brook Park number of years, work
ing hard to get things started She
was especially good to children and
many a child will cherish happy
memories of her, as we'll as all her
friends and relatives.
During her short stay at the hos
pital in Rochester she Immediately
made friends with nurses and doc
tors and was brave and willing to the
end. She was operated on for a
large tumor of the brain on June g.,
and although she seemed to rally,
the end came on Sunday, June 13.
Her body was brought to Mora the
following day and on Wednesday
morning to the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Vettling, where
short funeral services were held.
Those left to mourn are her hus-
band, her parents, FIVE brothers, Ray
mond of Minneapolis, Lloyd of Be
roun, Marvin and Elmer Of Fresno,
Calf, and Eugene at home. One
brother, Gordon, preceded her in
death, being killed in action in North
Africa in March of this year. There
are also three sisters, (Florence),
Mrs H. Marlin of Spicer: Iauretta) =,
Mrs. P. R. Brock, of Minneapolis; and
(Nina), Mrs. Geo. Mcclellan of Brook
Park
The mortal remains were laid to
rest in the Brook Park cemetery
amidst many beautiful floral offer
ings. The hymns sung at the serv-
ices by the singers who were Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Shaske and Mrs. H.
Williams with Miss Eunice Kelsey
at the organ, were "Rock of Ages"
SIN the Garden and Higher
Ground"
Among those from out of town who
attended the funeral were Mrs H.
Kruegar, Mrs. H. Johnson and Mr..
and Mrs. H. Martin of Spicer, Alfred
Hanson of Willmar, Mrs Flynn of
Duluth, Mrs. Ed LeMay, Mrs Alfred
Peterson, Mrs. A. Peterson and
daughter and Mrs. VIM. Peterson,
all of Superior, Wis; Mr.. and Mrs
P. R. Brock and daughter of Mime
apolis, Chas. Woodbeck Of Mora, Mrs
Freeman, Mrs Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs
Nino Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Dahl, Mr.. and Mrs. Baron and Mrs.
Vodrazka of Hinckley, Mr.. and Mrs
Lloyd Vettling and children and Mr.
and Mrs. Gus Strokirch, Joe Rozicka
and Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Machart
of Beroun, Carl Thompson of Sand
stone, Mr.. and Mrs. Walt Glasow
and daughter and Captain and Mrs.
Ingram of Pine City, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Fohrman of Glendorado, Mr..
and Mrs Raynold Vettling and Mr.
Lundberg of Minneapolis. The two
brothers, Marvin and Elmer in Cali
fornia, were unable to come to the
funeral
Deepest sympathy is felt and ex-
tended to Mr.. Fohrman and all the
relatives by friends.