Ella (Eli) Maage Sandven Syverson, 1846-1936

SYVERSON, SANDVEN, MAAGE

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 4/5/2009 at 17:21:40

AGED LADY IS CALLED

Mrs. Eli Syverson (Maage) Came to Emmet County in 1873

Was Past 90 years

Funeral Services were held Friday afternoon at the Riverside church for Mrs. Eli Syverson Maage, 90, who died Wednesday morning, Nov. 25, 1936, at 1:30 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Halvor Larson in Twelve Mile Lake township.

Mrs. Maage, widow of Sven Syverson Maage, had made her home with her daughter for fourteen years. Surviving are the one daughter and eight grandchildren. One son preceded his mother in death.

Mrs. Eli Maage, whose maiden name was Eli Sandven, was born in Hardanger, Norway, on April 21, 1846.

While yet in Norway she married Sven Syverson who lived on the Maage farm. In 1873, shortly after their marriage, the couple bade relatives and friends of their community good-bye, to cast their lots with the few and scattered settlers of Emmet county. Hence she was one of those early pioneers who helped to build up this community. In 1873 they came to Algona, Ia. where Peter Peterson of High Lake township met them and brought them to his home.

After a brief stay there the newcomers with their infant son Severt moved westward into Dickinson county near the present town of Terril. They resided there for a few years, Then they moved to the east part of the 12 Mile Lake township of Emmet county where the Halvor Larson family now lives. They lived in a dug-out on this place for seven years. Then they purchased an 80-acre tract of land west of Wallingford where the Sever Severtson children now dwell.

Sven passed away 18 years ago. Eli continued to live on that place with her son Severt and his family, until the death of Severt which occurred four years afterward.

The Rev. Peder Nordsletten officiated at the funeral services; the Rev. T. Hanson of Lakefield, Minn., assisted in the service. Special music was furnished by Mrs. I. G. Ness and Alfred Ness and also by a group composed of members of the local choir. Miss Lena Gunderson accompanied the singers on the piano. Chas. Anderson of the Mahlum and Anderson firm of Estherville directed the funeral.

E. E. Ellefson, Nels Michelson, L. B. Osher, K. K. Skattebo, Ludvig Larsen and Tom Natterstad served as the pall bearers.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, December 1, 1936.