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Original Text:
Dødsfald.
Mrs. Mattie Gerene Huus,
Hustru til Pastor V. B. Huus og datter af Pastor P. V. Rasmussen i
Lisbon, Ill., døde forrige Lørdag nat i sit hjem i Decorah efter to ugers sygdom.
Sørgegudstjeneste holdtes forrige Mandag under stor deltagelse i Decorah
menighets kirke, og sidste Onsdag blev hun begravet paa Lisbon menighets
kirkegaard, hvor allerede før tre af hendes søskende, nemelig Søsteren Lena
og brødrene Klaus og Randolph er stedet til hvile. Mrs. Huus var født i
Lisbon Ill., den 25te Februar 1886 gift med Pastor Vilfred B. Huus, der
er en søn af Lars Huus, en av Lisbon menigheds gamle, agtede medlemmer.
De unge prestefolk boede først i Muskego, Wi., men flyttede til Decorah
i 1892. Den afdøde efterlader sig 3 børn, af hvilke det ældste er 5 aar og det
yngste 8 maaneder gammelt.
Hon. D. O. Aaker i Ridgemond afgik i Fredags ved døden, og paagrund af
vennesæle optræden, hvor han ferdedes, vil det blive et sorgens budskap
for hans mange venner og bekjente fjernt og nær. afdøde var født i 1839
i Norge, kom 1848 til Amerika sammen med sine forældre, som nedsatte sig i
Waukesha Co., Wis., hvor de bodde indtil 1874. Da flyttede de over til
Iowa og valgte sig et hjemsted i nærheden af Burr Dak Springs. I 1862
indtraadte Drengmand Aaker i Company C 12th
Iowa Infantry og stod i armeen til 1866. I 1868 kom han til Ridgemay
og drev der flere aar en betydelig foretning. Til representant i
legislaturen valgtes han i 1881 og gjenvalgtes. Han efterlader sig Enke,
Christine, født Ellefson, og 4 børn.
("D. P.")
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Translation:
Deceased.
Mrs. Mattie Gerene Huus,
Wife of Reverend V. B. Huus and doughter of Reverend P. V. Rasmussen in
Lisbon, Ill., died last Saturday night in her home in Decorah after two weeks of illness.
The mourning ceremony was held last Monday with many participants in Decorah
parish church, and was buried last Wednesday in Lisbon parish church yard,
where already three of her siblings, namely her sister Lena and brothers Klaus
and Randolph are laid to rest. Mrs. Huus was born in Lisbon Ill., the 25th of February
1886, (and) married Reverend Vilfred B. Huus, who is a son of Lars Huus,
one of Lisbon parish's old and honored members.
The young clerical couple lived first in Muskego, Wi., but moved to Decorah in 1892.
The deceased leaves behind 3 children, of which the oldest is 5 years and the
youngest 8 months old.
Hon. D. O. Aaker in Ridgemond died Friday, and because of his
friendly and sociable behavior, wherever he went, this will be a sad message
to his many friends and acquaintances far and near. The deceased was born in 1839
in Norway, came 1848 to America together with his parents, who settled in
Waukesha Co., Wis., where they lived until 1874, when they moved to
Iowa and chose a homestead in the vicinity of Burr Dak Springs. In 1862
Drengmand Aaker joined Company C 12th
Iowa infantry and was in the army until 1866. In 1868 he came to Ridgemay
where he ran a considerable business for several years. He was chosen as
representative to the legislature in 1881 and (was later) reelected.
He leaves behind widow, Chrisine, born Ellefson, and 4 children.
("D. P.")
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