Christie Engebretsen Lein 1848-1933

LEIN, LIEN, ENGEBRETSEN, TORRESEN, COATES, COATS, OLSON, NAU, COMBS, RAASK, LARSON, TORRESON

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 7/6/2012 at 23:44:10

Obituary of Mrs. T. A. Lien [Lein]

Kristi Engebretsen was born in Aal Hallingdal, Norway, the eldest child of Engebret Engebretsen. At the age of 15 she came to America with her parents who settled at Story City, Iowa. Baptized as a child she was also confirmed in the Lutheran Church, before leaving Norway. She was married January 23, 1867, to Torbjorn A. Lien of Roland, Iowa. They made their home on a farm near Roland until they moved to Estherville in 1889. The same year they came here they united with the Estherville Lutheran Church. Mr. Lien died in 1907. Mrs. Lien has been rather frail the last few years. After a few days illness she died Saturday evening [April 25. 1933] at the age of 85 years. She has beside her husband also been preceded in death by her eldest daughter, Mrs. Andrew Torresen, and Betsey and Jacob who died of diphtheria aged respectively 6 and 8 years. The following are left to mourn her going: Mrs. A. U. Coates, Des Moines; Mrs. Mary Olson, Minneapolis; Mrs. K. K. Nau, Estherville; Jacob B. Lein, Minneapolis; Bessie Lien, Estherville; and Mrs. Vinton A. Combs of Wausau, Wis. There are thirteen grandchildren; also two sisters, Mrs. Peter Raask of High Bridge, Iowa, and Mrs. George Larson of Story City, Iowa. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 from the home on North Eighth Street, and at two o'clock from the Estherville Lutheran Church, Rev. L.A. Mathre, officiating. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, March 1, 1933)

Wallingford – Mrs. Lein, grandmother of the Mesdames Chester, Ted and Harold Torreson, passed away at her home in Estherville on Sunday. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, March 7, 1933)

Mrs. Kristi Lien, 85, passed away at her home in Estherville Saturday evening [Feb. 24, 1933]. She had been in failing health from the infirmities of old age for the past few months.

Mrs. Lien had resided in Estherville since 1889 coming here with her husband and family from Roland, Iowa.

Kristi Engebretson was born on Jan. 4, 1848 in Aal Hallingdal, Norway, the eldest child of Engbret Engebretsen. At the age of 15 she came to America with her parents and settled in Story City, Iowa. She was married Jan. 23, 1867 to Torbjorn A. Lien and they resided at Roland until coming to Estherville. Mr. Lien died in 1907.

Mrs. Lien is survived by five daughters, Mrs. A. J. Coats of Des Moines, Mrs. Mary Olson of Minneapolis, Mrs. K. K. Nau and Miss Bessie Lien of Estherville, Mrs. Vinton A. Combs of Waussau, Wis., and one son Jacob E. Lien of Minneapolis. There are 13 grandchildren. Two sisters also mourn her passing, Mrs. Peter Raask of High Bridge ad Mrs. Geo. Larson of Story City.
The eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lien, Mrs. Andrew Torreson preceded her mother in death, and two children Betsey and Jacob died of diphtheria at the ages of six and eight years.

Mrs. Lien was baptised as a child and confirmed in the Lutheran church before leaving Norway. She became a member of the Estherville Lutheran church as soon as the family moved to this city and it is from this church that the funeral services will be held tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon at 2 o'clock with Rev. L. A. Mathre officiating. Short services will be held at the home at one thirty. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Iowa, February 28, 1933)