Knutson, Mabel (Mrs. E. J.) 1901-1929

KNUTSON, OLSON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, Monona County CC (email)
Date: 7/7/2006 at 09:03:20

Mrs. E. J. Knutson Laid to Rest

Funeral services for Mrs. E. J. Knutson were held at the church in Soldier Friday afternoon with the large church filled to capacity for the services. Floral offering(sic) were many.

Among the organizations contributing were the business men of Soldier, Soldier Valley Post of the American Legion, Confirmation class, Five hundred Social Club, Soldier Ladies Aid, Sioux City Consistory, Ute Chapter O.E.S., Ute Masonic Lodge, National Fidelity Life Insurance Company of Kansas City, Kansas City agency, Soldier Golf Club, and Onawa Golf Club. Besides there were many personal floral tributes.

The large attendance at the funeral and these many beautiful floral tributes truly reflects the popularity of Mrs. Knutson among her friends and in the organizations to which she held membership.

OBITUARY

Mrs. Mabel Knutson, nee Olson, was born in Willow Township on the Nineth(sic) of June, 1900. She was from infancy a member of the Soldier Lutheran Church, from which church she also was laid to rest.

She was employed for several years by the Soldier Valley Saving Bank after attending High School. Into holy wedlock she entered with Earl J. Knutson in 1923 on the 5th of September. In their happy home they were blessed with a son, Earl J. Knutson Jr. who is but 8 months old at the departure of this young mother.

Her father and two sisters preceded her in death. Besides her loving husband and the infant son, she leaves to mourn her departure, her mother Mrs. Julia B. Olson, four sisters; Mrs. J. W. Thoreson, Mrs. Norval Swain, of Soldier and Mrs. V. J. Ayres of Sterling, Colorado and Mrs. B. H. Graham of Sioux City, Ia. and five brothers; Olius, Silas and Martin of Soldier and Milo and Edd of Hornick, Iowa.

Many other relatives survive and a host of friends are left to mourn the early departure of a young woman of many excellent qualities.

Flu—Pnuemonia developed from what seemed at the beginning only a common attack of tonsilitis. After a brief illness she passed away early Wednesday morning, Nov. 20 and was laid to rest in the church cemetery south of Soldier, Friday Nov. 22 in the afternoon, Johannes Hoifjeld conducted a brief service at the home and a full funeral service at the town church and a solemn committal service by the grave. A great floral offering was decorating the casket and the chancel of the church.

A part of the church choir rendered appropriate selections. And a large attendance of local people and outsiders were in attendance.
The pastor at the home read the beautiful story of Christ’s resurrection and at the church he preached from 1 Chronicles 22 from sentiments built on the closing of verse 5:(rip) “So David prepared abundantly before his death” and the first half of verse 19: “Now set your heart and your soul to seek after Jehovah your God; arise therefore, and build the sanctuary (rip)
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