Anders Lauritsen (1890-1926) Leonard Garske (abt 1886-1926)

LAURITSEN, GARSKE, JORGENSEN, JENSEN, PELSEN, MADSEN

Posted By: Ken Akers (email)
Date: 1/14/2011 at 23:03:34

Audubon County Journal (IA)
May 6, 1926, pg 1
TWO ARE KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

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Hamlin Blacksmith and Fore-
man on Drag Line Here
Killed Near Audubon

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Anders Lauritsen, Hamlin black-
smith, and Leonard Garske, foreman
of the drag lined owned by the Condon
& Cole Construction Co., which is op-
erating on Primary 18 near here,
were instantly killed Monday evening
about 9:30 when a Stutz roadster be-
longing to Garske went into the ditch
on the Taylor hill north of Audubon.
It is said that the two men were on
the way to Templeton when the acci-
dent occurred.

According to reports the car was
traveling at a high rate of speed and
started to skid about a hundred feet
south of where it left the road. It
appears as though the driver then at-
tempted to turn the car back upon
the road and the machine upset turn-
ing over two or three times as it
rolled down the embankment which
is only about five feet at that place.
Tracks of the car, which could be
followed in the dust, showed that the
car was traveling on the wrong side
of the road for several miles. A pass-
ing motorist discovered the wreck and
immediately notified Sheriff Jorgen-
sen and the coroner.

Leonard Garske was unmarried.
He had been in the employ of the
Condon & Cole company for several
seasons and was an expert drag line
runner. During the building of the
Panama canal he was employed on
one of the big outfits there. He was
about 40 years of age.

The remains of Garske were taken
to Eveleth, Minnesota, by a sister for
burial.

Funeral services are being held at
the Hamlin church this afternoon by
Rev. P. C. Jensen over the remains of
Anders Lauritsen. Burial will be in
Hamlin cemetery.

Anders Lauritsen was born Septem-
ber 7, 1890, at Eroskobing, on the Is-
land of Ero, Denmark, where his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Laurits Laurit-
sen are still living to join in mourn-
ing over his departure from this life.

Early in youth the allurement of
the sea attracted Mr. Lauritsen's am-
bition and he took leave of his fath-
erland as a sailor. Having also learn-
ed the trade of a blacksmith he fol-
lowed that profession upon his arrival
in this country in 1914, when he start-
ed at Elk Horn. In 1916 his young fi-
ancee, Maren Pelsen, arrived from the
old country and upon their marriage
they settled in their present home at
Hamlin.

The young wife and their seven
little children now deeply mourn his
untimely death. The names of the
fatherless children are Bruno, Helen,
Harry, Eva, Luis, Phillip, Andrew
Junior, and the few months old infant,
which now was baptized ofer the bier
of the father. Other relatives are a
brother and four sisters in Denmark.
Mrs. Hans Madsen, a cousin, lives near
Ross.

The deceased was baptized into
Christ and confirmed in the Lutheran
church. In 1920 he and family form-
ally joined the Danish Lutheran
church at Hamlin.

As a father and friend the deceased
was warmhearted and cheerful. He
worked faithfully to provide for his
family, which now is bereaved of its
head and protector. The sympathy of
the whole community goes toward
them and and we know it will be ex-
pressed in more than words. We can
not relieve the awful affliction, but
each little deed of kindness will help
to bear the burden. May the Lord in
His mercy be the sole foundation of
their faith and He shall carry them
above all distress. He has constituted
Himself the Supreme Protector of the
widows and the fatherless, He is ever
faithful and strong, full of compassion
and love, to those who will seek Him
and believe His word.