Helen Mathilda Sando Lillehaugen 1884-1914

LILLEHAUGEN, SANDO, GILBERT

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 6/2/2013 at 17:13:19

After an illness extending over a period of two years, Mrs. M.T. Lillehaugen passed away at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.O. Sando of Wallingford, at 9:30 o’clock on Tuesday [July 7, 1914]. Mrs. Lillihaugen was stricken some two years ago with that most dreaded disease tuberculosis while at her home near Michigan, N. Dak. A short time after, she was brought to the home of her parents, where she could receive rest and quiet and every care and medical aid was given her, but to no avail. Early assistance stood for naught against the ravages of the disease. After a long and bitter fight to maintain life Mrs. Lillehaugen died, retaining consciousness until the last.

Mrs. Lillehaugen was born in this county on April 15, 1884, in the same home in which she passed from this earth. Seven years ago she was united in marriage to M.T. Lillehaugen, and to this union there were three children born, who together with a loving husband remain to mourn the loss of a loving mother and wife.

The remains will be laid to rest in the Wallingford cemetery on next Friday afternoon at 2 o’clock. (Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, IA, July 8, 1914)

Death Ends Suffering
Mrs. M.T. Lillehaugen died Tuesday morning at four o’clock at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T.O. Sando, near Wallingford. She had been sick for two years with tuberculosis. She came home to her parents last October from Michigan, North Dakota, and every possible effort made to save her life, but to no avail. She passed to her reward.

Deceased was thirty years of age at the time of her demise. She was married June 25, 1907, to M.T. Lillihaugen and moved to Michigan, N. Dak., where they remained until she became so weak from the disease that she was compelled to return home. She was a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church of Wallingford and lived a true Christian life. Besides a husband and three children, she has left a father and mother, three brothers and four sisters to mourn her untimely death. Funeral services will be held at the farm home at one o’clcok Friday afternoon and the remains interred in the Wallingford cemetery.

The Democrat joins with neighbors and friends in extending sympathy to the bereaved relatives. (Estherville Democrat, Estherville, IA, July 8, 1914)

Mrs. M.T. Lillehaugen of Wallingford Dies of Tuberculosis Tuesday
Although expected, relatives and friends were shocked and grieved to learn of the death of Mrs. M.T. Lillehaugen at 1:30 this morning after an illness extending over a period of two years.

Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.O. Sando of Wallingford and all who knew her were her friends. She has lived in Emmet county all her life until she [her] marriage seven years ago and was a competent teacher in our rural schools. She took an active part in all work in her church at Wallingford.

Mrs. Lillehaugen was born in Emmet county April 15, 1884, and resided here until June 21, 1907 when she was married. They moved to Michigan, North Dakota. Two years ago she was stricken with the dread disease of tuberculosis and although everything was done for her her failing health compelled the returning of the family to her father’s home at Wallingford last October. She was taken seriously ill last Sunday and passed to the great beyond Tuesday morning at 1:30 o’clock.

She leaves to mourn her death her husband, three children, Tollef, age 6, Helma, age 4 and Silvia, age 3, besides her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Sando of Wallingford and sisters, Mrs. G. Gilbert, Miss Randine Sando, Miss Veatha Sando, Miss Emma Sando of Estherville, Eric Sando of Graettinger, Herman S. of Jackson, Minn., and Ferd of Wallingford.

The funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at the house at one o’clock where a short service will be followed by the last obsequies at the church. Interment will be made in the Norwegian cemetery near the Wallingford church. (Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, IA, July 8, 1914)