HANSEN, Matilda (1876-1955)

HANSEN, POLSEN, PETERSON, KALSTAD

Posted By: Hancock Co Genealogical Society (email)
Date: 1/30/2014 at 12:36:52

Matilda Hansen, 78, Dies at Britt Memorial

Crystal Lake - Matilda Hansen, 78, died Friday night at the Hancock Memorial Hospital in Britt following a lengthy illness. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Boughton Funeral Home, Britt.

Mrs. Hansen was born Dec. 5 1876, at Waterloo to Julius and Carolyn Polsen Larson. She was married to Jens J. Hansen and the couple farmed near Dike for several years before moving to Crystal Lake.

Her husband passed away Nov. 20, 1953. She also was preceded in death by a son, Harvey, who was killed in a car mishap May 15, 1955, near Forest City, and a daughter, Mrs. Walter (Julia) Peterson, who met a tragic death in 1937.

Survivors include a son. Erwin, El Centro, calif., and a daughter, Mrs. Leonard (Velma) Kalstad, Belmond, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

source: Mason City Globe Gazette 12 Nov 1955 page 7