Anna Mickelson, 1847-1931

MICKELSON

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/21/2009 at 19:40:51

OBITUARY MRS. ANNA MICKELSON

Mrs. Anna Mickelson was born in Hallingdal, Norway, on April 14, 1847, and passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. E. Ellefson, in Wallingford, Iowa on March 14th [1931]. There were eleven children in the home where Mrs. Mickelson was reared, and she was the last survivor of these eleven children. When death claimed Mrs. Mickelson she was 83 years and 11 months old. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and remained in this faith throughout her lifetime. On April 20, 1868 she married Mikel Mickelson, also from Hallingdal, Norway. Their married life was blessed with five children. One of them, nine years ago, preceded her mother in death, namely Mrs. G. H. Gilbert of Petersburg, Minn. The other four children who survive their beloved mother are Guri Mickelson, Cherokee; Mrs. E. E. Ellefson, Wallingford; Nels Mickelson, Wallingford, and Mrs. J. R. Miller, Gary, Indiana. She is also survived by nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Believing the United States would offer them a brighter future than by remaining in Norway, Mr. and Mrs. Michel Mickelson and their children came to this country arriving at Jackson, Minn. in June 1885. The family resided there for four or five years and then moved to Dice Twp. where Melvin Mickelson, the grandson of Mrs. Mickelson is now farming. When the husband died in May, 1895, Mrs. Mickelson made her home with her son, Nels Mickelson, who took over the farm. She made her home with her son and his family for more than twenty years. During the last twelve years she had lived with her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ellefson in Wallingford. Shortly after she moved into the Ellefson home, she fell one day from the running board of an automobile. Even though the car was running at slow speed, nevertheless she broke one of her hips. She was bedfast for four months and never fully recovered.

The funeral services for Mrs. Mickelson were held last Tuesday, Mar. 17th. A brief service was held at the Ellefson home at 1:30. At. 2:00 the funeral service, using the Norwegian Church, Rev. Peder Nordsletten, the local pastor officiated. The Rev. T. Hanson, Lakefield, Minn., the former pastor of the departed, preached the funeral service, using the Norwegian language.

Her six grandchildren served as the pallbearers, namely, Elmer Ellefson, Albert Wolden, Melvin and Norman Mickelson and Olaf and Clarence Gilbert.

Interment was made at the Riverside church cemetery [now Wallingford Lutheran] .

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, March 25, 1931.