Inger Aanonson, 1852-1933

AANONSON

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/21/2009 at 20:07:31

Resident of the County Fifty Years

The funeral service for the late Mrs. Knut Aanonson, who passed away at her home in the Swan Lake township on last Friday, December 29th [1933], was held on New Year's Day, 1934, with Rev. Peder Nordsletten of Wallingford as the officiating pastor. A brief service was held at the home at 1:30 p. m.; the service at the Immanuel church started at 2 p. m. A men's quartette furnished two songs during the service. Interment was made in the Wallingford Lutheran Cemetery; her husband was buried in the same family lot many years ago. The following six men, all cousins, acted as the pall-bearers: John O. Johnson, Adolph Peterson, S. G. Paulson, H. L. Peterson, A. C. Aanonson, and Peter O. Aanonson. In addition to the beautiful flowers that decked the casket a nice sum of money was given by various ones, totaling $14.50 to the Ebenezer Home for the Aged, Minneapolis, Minn., in memory of Mrs. Aanonson.

Mrs. Inger Aanonson was born in Vivik, Hardanger, Norway, December 22, 1852. She was baptized and confirmed in that country. In the year 1882 she immigrated to America in company with her mother and two sisters and came to this community and was employed as hired girl at different places.

In July, 1884,she was married to Knute Aanonson and homesteaded on the south shore of Swan Lake in Swan Lake township and continued to live there until the death of her husband which occurred in the fall of 1910. She then moved to Estherville and after having lived there a number of years, she decided to move back to the old homestead to spend her declining years. Mrs. Aanonson became ill about a week ago and steadily grew worse. She passed away on Friday, the 29th, at the age of 81 years and 7 days.

Four children were born to this union; 2 boys and 2 girls. One girl, age 7 months, and a son Peter, 21 years, preceded their mother in death. Those to mourn her departure are a daughter, Lena, living at home and a son, Aanon, of St.Paul; four grandchildren and three aged sisters, her twin sister, Mrs. Martha Aanonson, Mrs. Sarah Aanonson and Mrs. Anna Paulson, also a host of relatives and friends.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, January 3, 1934.