Anna Hoganson Romsa 1875-1914

ROMSA, HOGANSON, DAVIS

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 7/25/2010 at 21:51:05

Mrs. G. H. Romsa died at her home northeast of the city on last Thursday morning, after a brief illness afflicted with blood poisoning. Mrs. Anna Hoganson Romsa was the daughter of Hogun and Carrie Hoganson and was born at Lisbon, Ill., on September 29, 1875. In the spring of 1903 she came with her parents to Emmet county. On March 9, 1904, she was united in marriage to G. H. Romsa, one of Emmet counties prosperous young farmers, to this union were born one girl and two boys. Mrs. Romsa was a member of the Lutheran church, a Christian woman, a kind neighbor and a loving mother and wife. She leaves to mourn her death a husband and three children, a father, brother and sister. The funeral services were held Friday from the home, the Rev. J. J. Amre officiating. Interment was mad in the east side cemetery. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, July 8, 1914)

Mrs. Gus Romsa
After a week’s illness of ptomaine poisoning Mrs. Gus Romsa answered the final summons of her maker and passed to her heavenly reward Thursday morning July 2nd at one o’clock. She leaves a husband and three small children besides other relatives and a host of friends to mourn her untimely death. The funeral services were conducted from the home Friday afternoon at one o’clock by Rev. J. J. Akre. Interment was made in the east side cemetery.

Mrs. Alfred Davis has taken the three months old baby boy to care for for a year and Mr. Romsa’s mother is caring for the other two children. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, July 8, 1914)