LANSING, Gust P

LANSING, ENGELBRETSEN, KINSETH, GULLIXSON, MONSON

Posted By: Betsy Monson Roberts (email)
Date: 4/27/2017 at 15:52:53

Pioneer Resident of County Dies at Home in Bode

25 Feb 1849 - 15 Aug 1928

Bode, Iowa August 20 - Gust P. Lansing, pioneer resident of Humboldt county, died suddenly at his home on Wednesday evening. He had been in failing health for some time.
Funeral services were held on Saturday afternoon at the St. Olaf Lutheran church, the Rev. Haavick officiating. Interment was made in the Lutheran cemetery.

Gust Lansing was born in February, 1849 in Omlid, Norway. He emigrated to this country with his parents at the age of twelve. He was married to Miss Rena Engelbretsen in 1873.
He is survived by his wife and seven children: Peter, Broses and Guy of Bode, Mrs. Hena Kinseth of Belmond, Mrs. Bertha Gullixson of Rutland, Mrs. Anna Monson of Wesley and Laurence of Jackson., Minnesota.

This was from a newspaper dated Wednesday, August 22, 1928