Mrs. Newt Dennis received the sad message of the death of her nephew, Omar (sic) Jahr, at Galna (sic), Ill. Omar was the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jahr, and grandson of Mrs. Gena Jahr. He has been in poor health for a number of years and death came as his only relief from his suffering.

--John Erickson who has been ailing for the past two years passed away at his home Sunday evening at 5 o,clock. For the past six weeks he has been very low. The deceased was born in Norway, October 8th,1850. At the age of five years he came to Dane County Wis., where he lived for 10 years. In 1865 he moved to Mitchell County Ia., where he made his home until his death. He is survived by a widow and five children. They are Johnnie, Mrs. Mads Nelson and B.F. Muldown of this vicinity and Ed and Axel of Vida, Mont. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.

Olaf O. Bakke passed away at St. Olaf's hospital in Austin Tuesday afternoon, where he had been for the past two months. He had for years been troubled with consumption, and finally succumbed to the disease. He was the only son of Knute Bakke, and besides his father leaves a sister, Miss Sarah Bakke of Lyle. Olaf Bakke was born in Rock county, Wisconsin, in 1866, and lived there until the family moved to Mitchell County Iowa. For the past twelve years he made his home in Minneapolis, leaving there about the first of the year.

THE OBITUARY OF I. K. EVERSON

(Mona Correspondent)

Mr. I. K. Everson was called to the great beyond on August 5th, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Wm. McKee. Mr. Everson came to this country with his parents at the age of six years. Most of his life he lived on the old Everson farm, about two miles south of Mona.

He was married fifty-three years ago this fall, having celebrated his golden wedding anniversary three years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Everson have made their home with their daughter the past few years on account of his feeble health.

CROMWELL GOULD DROWNED
IN RIVER LAST SATURDAY

WHILE SWIMMING IN CEDAR
RIVER AT THE POWER HOUSE
ONE OF OUR MOST POPULAR
YOUNG MEN WENT OVER THE
DAM AND WAS DROWNED

He Was Just Twenty Years of Age and Was a Student at the State University at Iowa City

OBITUARY

The death of T. Williams, which was referred to last week, takes from our little village another of its kind and respected citizens. Since moving here about nine years ago he has made many friends and we shall miss his cheery and kindly greeting. While a resident of Bode, Iowa, he held many positions of trust and responsibility. He was assessor for four years in Delano township and served about twenty years as road supervisor in his town.

OBITUARY

Mrs Williams Buried
Monday

Bergit (Betsey) Nordhagen, daughter of Guttorm and Marie Nordhagen, was born Feb 10, 1851, in Hallingdahl, Norway, was baptized and confirmed in the Ness church.

In 1866 the family emigrated from Norway to America in a sailboat, the trip across the ocean took eleven weeks, they landed in Quebec Canada and finally reached Beloit, Wisconsin on July 4th. Later they came to Northwood Iowa.

OBERT J. WESTREM

Obert J. Westrem was born February 4, 1891 and died very suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Mona, March 4, 1936 at the age of 45 years and one month.

He was baptized by Rev. J. Muller Eggen and confirmed by Rev. Diedrickson.

On October 6, 1915 he was married to Miss Elvira Myhre at Lyle, Minn. by Rev. A. E. Moe.

Mr. Westerm lived in this community his entire life with the exception of three and one half years which were spent at New Richmond, Wisconsin.

Unknown
where buried

1931-1980 Vernon E. Volstad
Vernon E. Volstad was born Aug. 10, 1931, in Lyle.
He graduated from Lyle High School and attended Austin Junior College and South Dakota State. He served for four years in the U. S. Navy.

On March 29, 1958, he married Carol Shipe in Austin, Minn.

He was employed by the State Highway Department and a Rochester engineering firm. In 1977, he became owner of Volstad Associates, a registered civil engineering firm.

Mr. Volstad died Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1980, after suffering a heart attack at his home in Rochester.

Martin Willinger Funeral Held Mona Lutheran

Funeral services for Martin Willinger, 82, of Mona, who died Friday, May 30 at the Mitchell County Memorial hospital, Osage, were held Monday, June 2 at the Mona Lutheran church with the Rev. S. Klemesrud officiating.

Burial was in Pleasant Hill cemetery at Mona.

Martin Willinger was born on August 11, 1886 in Bergen, Norway. He was baptized and confirmed int he Lutheran faith in Norway. In 1906 at the age of 20 he came to the United States and settled in Lyle.

MRS. TEMAN WILLIAMS

Mrs. Teman Williams, age 93 years, slept quietly away at the home of her daughter Mrs. R. A. Anderson Tuesday morning at 5:20.

Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 at the home and at the Lutheran church at 2:00 P M.

Rev. O. A. Langehough of St. Ansgar officiating. Interment will be at Pleasant Hill cemetery at Mona.

Friends may call at the Blakestad Funeral chapel until Saturday.

Rites for Obert Westrem, 45, who died suddenly Wednesday evening of last week of heart disease, were held at the Martin Johnson home and at the Mona church Monday afternoon, the Rev. O. M. Langehough officiating. Interment was made in Pleasant Hill cemetery.

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1898 Lewis Thompson 1964

Lewis Orlando Thompson was born June 6, 1898, in Mitchell County, Iowa, the son of Theodore Thompson and Bertha Fossey.

He attended Mona Public School and on Sept. 7. 1929, married Margaret Jacobson at Austin. He resided at 1109 14th Ave. NE, the past 31 years and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was employed by Geo. A. Hormel & Co.

Mr. Thompson died at 12:30 p.m., Oct. 5, at St. Olaf Hospital.

Mrs. Tegelsrud died at her home two and one half miles southwest of Mona on Monday morning Feb. 8, of consumption. Funeral services were held at Mona church Tuesday. Deceased was 40 years of age; had been married 20 years, and was the mother of 7 children, 6 of whom are living.

-Theodore Thompson, one of Mitchell county's oldest citizens, passed away at his home in Mona, Tuesday morning at 1:00 o'clock, after an illness of five weeks, at the age of about 71 years. When a lad of about two years, he came to Mitchell county with his parents, from Illinois, where he was born on June 14, 1852. He leaves besides his wife, eight children, two sisters and a host of friends and neighbors who will greatly miss him. He was of a jovial disposition, always cheerful, and to know him was to be his friend. - The Lyle Tribune.

OBITUARY

Betsy Hemsing was born in Norway Sept. 14th 1841 and moved to Stoughton, Wis., in 1867. She was married to Erick Orestad and moved to Houston County, Minn., in 1868.

Mr. Orestad died in 1872, and on June 3, 1875 she was married to Espen Tuften. They moved to Mitchell County, Iowa in the year 1885. Mr. Tuften passed away in February 1894.