LEE, Carrie 1858-1953

LEE, ANDERSON

Posted By: Karen L. Robertson (email)
Date: 4/19/2011 at 19:40:23

Funeral services for Miss Carrie Lee, 94, a former resident of St. Ansgar, who died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ren Anderson in Osage Wednesday, February 11, 1953 were held at the First Lutheran church here Saturday, February 14, 1953 with the Rev. O.A. Langehough officiating.

Carrie Lee was born on a farm near Carpenter March 2, 1858 and was baptized June 6 of that same year by Rev. A.C. Preus, an assistant pastor to Rev. C. Clausen. She was confirmed by the Rev. Johan Olsen May 7, 1872.

Miss Lee attended the Seminary in Osage and afterwards taught school for three years until she was clled home due to illness in the family. This illness extended over a period of five years during which time two brothers, a sister and her father succumbed to an untimely death. For several years Carrie, her mother and sister, Julia continued on the farm. Her mother died in 1922 and her sister in 1926. Carrie continued alone on the home place for another 15 years. In 1941, after 83 years at the home of her birth, she retired and moved to Osage where she could be near Mrs. Ren Anderson. When Mrs. Anderson was seven years old, she and a brother were given a home by "Aunt Carrie," as she was affectionately called by all who knew her.

Miss Lee had always been in good health and had never had any dental work done. It was only within the last 10 or 12 years that she had occasion to consult a doctor. On January 19 she suffered a stroke from which she never recovered. She died at the home of Mrs. Anderson, where she had been the past nine months. Mrs. Sever Lee, a relative and lifelong acquaintance, was a close companion the last six months of her life.

Miss Lee has bestowed numerous gifts to her church and charity. She gave a pipe organ for the WCAL radio station at St. Olaf college in Northfield, Minnesota; a home at Luther college in Decorah for missionaries while in the United States home on furlough; the home farm; a hospital in the Orient as well as other huge sums of money.

She has also remembered well local institutions and building funds with generous gifts. "Aunt Carrie" came from a long-lived family. Her grandmother died at the age of 105, her mother was 98, and just two weeks ago a second cousin, Mrs. Verger Stien of Northfield, Minn. died at the age of 110. Miss Lee would have been 95 March 2.

Burial was in the First Lutheran cemetery with Rev. Langehough in charge of the committal services.

St. Ansgar Enterprise