Eugene M. Hofland -- St. Ansgar, Iowa

ST. ANSGAR, Iowa -- The funeral for Eugene M. Hofland will be at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Schroeder &; Sites Funeral Home in St. Ansgar, Iowa, with the Rev. Lance Kittleson officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mona, Iowa. Mr. Hofland, 93, of St. Ansgar, died Monday (Sept. 19, 2005) at the Good Samaritan Center in St. Ansgar.

Hans Helgerson (sic) and family attended the funeral of his niece, Henrietta, who died at her home in Nevada the 16th.

Clara Helgerson (sic), 99, of Austin, dies

AUSTIN ---- Clara Helgerson, 99, of 2004 First Ave. N.E., died Sunday (July 2, 1995) at St. Marks Lutheran Home in Austin.

She was born Jan. 25, 1896, in Lyle. She attended Red Star School in rural Lyle and farmed with her brother in the Lyle area until 1975 when she moved to Austin. Mrs. Helgeson was a member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church of Lyle.

She is survived by a sister, Helen Silbaugh of Austin. She was preceded in death by three brothers and four sisters.

Henry B. Helgeson, 88, Austin, dies

AUSTIN -- Henry B. Helgeson, 88, of 2004 First Ave. S.E., a retired Lyle-area farmer, died Saturday (June 19, 1993) at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin.

He was born Jan. 24, 1905, at Lyle.

Survivors include two sisters, Clara Helgeson and Helen Silbaugh, both of Austin.

The funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle, with the Rev. Harold Luecke officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mona, Iowa.

News came Tuesday of the accidental death of Oscar Hedemark at Springfield, Mo. He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Hedemark. The body was brought here Friday for interment. Funeral Saturday.

Grandama (sic) Hedemark was buried yesterday.

B. D. Hedemark one of our prominent citizens and business men dropped dead Friday afternoon near his store playing croquet. He seemed as well as usual when he finished dinner. He has lived here for 33 years. He was about 60 years of age. He leaves a wife and three children.

Mrs. Frank Harder

Mrs. Frank Harder was born Sept. 23, 1890, in Mitchell county, Iowa, and passed away in a hospital in Kalispell, Montana, following a paralytic stroke on Dec. 15, 1926.

She was baptized by Rev. J. M. Eggen at Lyle, Minn. At the age of 7 years she went to live with her sister, Mrs. Ole Onnestad, and was confirmed by Rev. Better of Superior. She was a graduate of the superior Wis. high school in 1910 and of the Superior state normal in 1912. She taught school at Alma Center, Wis., Whitefish, Mont., and Miles City, Mont.

O.N. HAGNA MET DEATH SATURDAY

Died as Result of Automobile Accident Near Lyle.

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Car Collided with Illinois Central Train at Crossing A Mile South of Lyle.

O. N. Hagna of Austin was fatally injured early Saturday afternoon, when a truck he was driving crashed into a northbound Illinois Central passenger train, at a crossing a mile south of Lyle. The train crew brought the injured man to Lyle, from where an ambulance rushed him to St. Olaf's hospital here. He died late Saturday, not having regained consciousness.

AUSTIN -- The funeral for Clara T. Haas will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle with the Rev. Barbara Finley-Shea officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Mona, Iowa.

Mrs. Haas, age 100, of Austin, a former Lyle-area farm homemaker, died Saturday evening (March 24, 2001) at Our House Assisted Living Center in Austin.

-- A three year old boy of Frank Peterman who now lives three miles north of Lyle, died last week after a brief illness, supposed to be pneumonia. They brought the remains of the little one to St. Ansgar for burial last Thursday.

Mrs. Lars Nelson of Lyle, died on Sunday, April 29th, after a short illness and was buried the Thursday following. She leaves a husband and five small children to mourn her death, besides a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Mrs. Nelson was a sister-in-law of Mrs. A. E. Olsen of this township.

-- One of the oldest settlers of the vicinity of Lyle died Sept. 26, 1908 at the age of 95 years. His name was Knut Olson Lastine. He was married in 1835, and came to this country in 1862 immediately settling on a farm three miles east of Lyle.

GOULD.

At his mother's home in Otranto township, Iowa, Monday morning May 11, 1902, of consumption, John Gould, aged 31 years. He was well known to the writer and to many of our readers as the editor of the Lyle Tribune.

FUNERAL HELD FOR MRS. EDDIE FOSSEY

Funeral Services were held Monday for Mrs. Eddie Fossey, 75, of near Lyle, who died Thursday at Mitchell County Memorial Hospital.

Rev. M. Johnson, pastor, was in charge of the services at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle, and burial was at Pleasant Hill Cemetery there.

Ella Haugen was born on June 30, 1895, at Kasson, Minnesota, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Knut Haugen.
She was married to Eddie Fossey on November 28, 1915. They had lived in the Lyle vicinity all of their married life.

Donald J. Finnegan, 54, of Lyle dies

LYLE -- Donald J. Finnegan, 54, of Lyle died Friday (Sept. 16, 1994) at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin.

Survivors include a son, Patrick J. of Cleveland, Texas; two daughters, Wendy (Mrs. Matt) Dingley of Kearney, Neb., and Kasey Finnegan of Austin; four grandchildren; and a brother, Jack of West Melbourne, Fla.

The funeral was today at Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin with the Rev. Harold Luecke officiating. Burial was in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mona, Iowa, with military graveside rites by American Legion Post 105 of Lyle.

Ronald Everson, 55, rural Austin, dies

AUSTIN -- Ronald E. Everson, 55, of rural Austin died Monday (Sept. 12, 1994) at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester.

He was born Feb. 28, 1939, in Lyle. He worked at Hormel Food Corp., later working as a truck driver.

Esther Josephine Everson -- Lyle

LYLE -- The funeral for Esther Josephine Everson, 87, of Lyle will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle, with the Rev. Barbara Finley-Shea officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Mona, Iowa.

Mrs. Everson died Monday morning (April 3, 2006) in Austin Medical Center.

The funeral of Mrs. Morget, widow of Svend Jorgenson, took place Dec. 3, at the home in Nevada township. Deceased was born in Norway, Nov. 16, 1816, and was over 91 years old. She settled in Nevada township in 1853. Five children survive, Jorgen Jorgenson, Mrs. John Bergerson, Mrs. Knut Amundson, Mrs. G. K. Volstad, Mrs. Ole Peterson.

Mrs. Esser, the beloved wife of Rev. N. N. Esser, pastor of the Lutheran church, died Dec. 2, after a long season of illness, age 28. She was married in 1902 and lived in Scandinavia, Wis., for four years. They came here about two years ago. Funeral services were held Thursday conducted by Rev. Waldeland, assisted by Rev. J. M. Eggen.

Miss Lena Dock died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Harry Farley, at Stacyville last Wednesday night. The funeral was held at the Farley home Saturday afternoon. Interment took place in the Pleasant Hill cemetery.

Henry Gustav Dahl, born in Orfordville, Wisconsin, Oct. 1, 1871, passed away at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin, Minnesota, on Nov. 13, 1956, after a brief illness. Mr. Dahl, was 85 years of age at the time of his death, which terminated 64 years of active business life, 11 years of which were spent in the hardware and implement line.

SUDDEN DEATH

ANOTHER PIONEER GONE

H. O. Dahl, Prominent Citizen of Otranto Township Dropped Dead Near His Home Last Thursday.

Margaret Elizabeth Capretz -- Austin

LYLE -- The funeral for Margaret Elizabeth Capretz will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lyle with the Rev. Barbara Finley-Shea officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Mona, Iowa.

Mrs. Capretz, 80, of Lyle, formerly of Austin, died Saturday morning (Oct. 7, 2000) at Austin Medical Center.

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MRS. BURINGRUD, THURSDAY, JAN 15.

Mrs. Laura Buringrud of Northwood passed away at the University hospital in Iowa City on Sunday morning. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday from the North-wood Funeral Home at 1 o'clock and at the Mona church at 2.30 p. m. Interment will be in the Mona cemetery.