Anna Larson, 1840-1913

LARSON

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 2/14/2009 at 15:00:19

Another Pioneer Taken Away
Mrs. Peter Larson Dies at Home of Daughter

Mrs. Peter Larson, one of the pioneer residents of Emmet County, died Christmas morning (12-25-1913) at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. T. Akre at Fulda, Minnesota. Although she had been in ill health for a number of years her fatal illness was pneumonia with which she suffered but a few days. Mrs. Larson moved with her husband to a farm northeast of Wallingford fifty years ago and they there resided until the death of Mr. Larson ten years ago. After his death she made her home with her children in this county until three years ago when she went to Fulda to live with her daughter there. Mrs. Larson was a highly respected lady and admired by all who knew her. She was seventy-three years old at the time of her death. Eleven children survive her. They are Christopher Larson, St. Paul; Lena and Thomas, West Bend; Oliver and Halvor of this county; Mrs. Belle Peterson, Lake Mills; Andrew and Mrs. L. Nelson, Koto, N Dak.; Mrs. Bertha Lee, Oklee (printing unclear), Minn. and Mrs. O. Akre, Fulda. Funeral services were held at the Norwegian church, east of Wallingford, Monday afternoon and interment was in the cemetery near there.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: The Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Iowa, December 31, 1913.

Mrs. Peter Larson died at 6:15 Christmas morning [25 Dec 1913]. In August 1908 she suffered a stroke of paralysis and has been confined to the house since. Deceased was born April 6, 1810 in Sigdal, Norway, and came to Olmstead county, Minnesota, in 1850. In 1862 they came to Emmet county and located on a homestead near Wallingford where they resided until 1905, when they moved to Wallingford. Mr. Larson was one of the many injured in a pool hall at Wallingford by an explosion of a gasoline lamp and died about nine days later. Funeral services were held from the Lutheran church east of Wallingford. Rev. Severson of Gruver conducted the services, assisted by Rev. Paulsrud of Randall. The pall bearers were: T. O. Sando, K. Skattebo, L. L. Nelson, J. S. Refsell, L. L. Gunderson and Edwin Osher.

Contributed by: Ruth Hackett. Source: The Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Iowa, January 1, 1914.