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Gurine Hansine Dale Torkelson, 1874-1917

TORKELSON, HANSINE, DALE

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 6/18/2009 at 12:52:24

Death of Mrs. Thos. Torkelson

Mrs. Thos. Torkelson died at her home in this city Tuesday, September 25th, of congestion of the blood.

A husband and three children, Adolph, Violet and Gladys, her parents, three brothers and five sisters are left to mourn her death.

Funeral is to be held Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o’clock from the Lutheran church and interment made in Oak Hill Cemetery.

Gurine Hansine Dale was born at Fjeld, Norway, March 29, 1874. After reaching womanhood she came to this county and on March 22, 1902, she was united in marriage to Thos. Torkelson. They resided later at Otteo, Pilot Mound and Fort Dodge and a little over a year ago moved to Estherville. She was a pious, devout and industrious woman, a kind neighbor and will be missed by all who knew her. She was brought up in the Lutheran faith.

Source: The Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; September 26, 1917.


 

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