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JORGENSEN, Peter -----also
known as Peter Johnson, died last Thursday
evening. May 11, at the K. S. Sorensen home, west
of town, where he and his wife were temporarily
staying. Heart failure was the immediate cause of
death, although Mr. Jorgensen had been ill with
pneumonia about two weeks but was nearly recovered
from that, his temperature being normal the
afternoon he passed away.
Mr. Jorgensen was born
in Langeland, Denmark, in 1859 being past 62 years
at the time of death. He came to America as a
young single man in the early 80s settling near
St. Edwards. Nebr., where he lived until he and
his family moved to Askov about two years ago. On
Nov. 28, 1890, he was united in marriage to Mette
Christine Sorensen, nine children being born to
this union, four of whom died in infancy. The
living are: Sine and Godfred at home; Herluf and
Harald both married and farming near St. Edwards.
Neb.; and Mrs. Lawrence Thompson, near
Askov.
Short funeral services
were conducted at the K. S. Sorensen place by Rev.
S. D. Rodholm Saturday forenoon, which were
attended by relatives and nearest friends. The
body was then shipped to St. Edwards for interment
in the family burial lot. The body was accompanied
to Nebraska by Mrs. Jorgensen and the three
children here; Sine, Godfred and Mrs. Lawrence
Thompsen and her small daughter. The funeral took
place at St. Edwards Monday. Mr. and Mrs.
Jorgensen and her mother had just returned about a
month ago to Askov from Nebraska where they had
spent the winter with relatives. Askov American
Thursday May 18,
1922
LINDSTROM, Mrs. Nels
-----one of the pioneers of Pine County and among
the first settlers be-tween Sandstone and Deluth
passed quietly away at the home of her son,
Charles G. Lindstrom, on the old homestead, midway
between Askov and Bruno on Thursday, May 11th.
Mrs.
Lindstrom was taken ill on April 3 and had
nearly recovered but finally succumbed to old age.
This was the first time in her Long span of years
that she was seriously
ill.
Brita Katrina Jonason
was born at Wilstad, Jonking Land, Sweden, on Oct
12, 1835, and had reached the ripe old age at 86
at the time of death, she was married in Sweden to
Nels Lindstrom, nine children being born to this
union, 4 of whom are living. Three children two
girls and a boy died in infancy and a married
daughter at St Paul died four years ago and
another married daughter at Marinette, Wis., died
about two years ago. The living are: Louis at
Bruno; Charles G., on the old homestead; Oscar,
Duluth; and William, Rochester. All of the
children were born in Sweden. The family came to
America in 1886, settling in Warren county, 111.,
where they remained two years. From there they
moved to Granite Falls, in this state, where they
lived but one year and then came to Pine county in
the month of April, 1888 taking homestead between
Bruno and Askov. Here Mrs. Lindstrom remained
until her death, her husband having preceded her
to the Great Beyond on Jan. 28, 1913. The
Lindstrom home was one of the first houses built
between Sandstone and Duluth. The Great Northern
tracks from the Twin Cities to the Twin Ports were
laid the same year the Lindstroms homesteaded here
and some members of the family worked on that
construction.
Funeral services were
conducted Sunday afternoon from the old homestead
and the Wilstad Swedish Lutheran church which is
on that place, by Rev. G. Peterson of Hinckley.
The pall bearers were: Emil Larson, Sandstone; Dan
Nelson.
Frank Krantz, Carl Pearson, Nels Lundahl
and G. A. Johnson. Four grandchildren carried
flowers ahead of the casket. Interment was made in
the family burial lot near the Wilstad church. A
large concourse of friends and relatives followed
the body of this good old Christian pioneer to its
last resting place. People coming from some
distance to attend the funeral were:
Andrew Lund, St. Paul, a son-in-law of
deceased; her son, Wm. Lindstrom, and family of
Rochester and Mr. Krueger, father of Wm.
Lindstrom’s wife, also of Rochester; Mrs. Emil
Holmberg, St. Paul; John Linden, St Paul; and Mr.
and Mrs. Adolph Swanson, Wright Minn. Sympathy is
extended to the bereaved relatives in their hour
of sorrow. Askov American Thursday May 18,
1922
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