Henricksen, Mrs. Henry 1850-1918

HENRICKSEN

Posted By: Viv Reeves (email)
Date: 2/10/2005 at 10:37:16

From the LeMars Sentinel, Tuesday, September 3, 1918, Page 1, Column 3:

Mrs. Henry Hendricksen (sic--Henricksen), died at her home, 1221 Washington street on Saturday aged 68 years. She had been sick for the past year.

Mrs. Hendricksen (sic--Henricksen) was a native of Denmark, where she was born on May 6 (error--26), 1850, and where she grew to womanhood and was married.

Mr. and Mrs. Hendricksen (sic--Henricksen) came to LeMars in 1880 and this has been there (sic--their) home since.

Besides the bereaved husband she leaves to mourn her death her two sons Henry, of Sioux City, Chris, of Seney, and her daughters, Mrs. John Kissinger, of LeMars, Mrs. Guy Ramesbotham and Emma Hendricksen (sic--Henricksen), of Sioux City, and Mrs. Chas. Hodgson, of Wessington Springs, S. D.

The funeral services will be held this afternoon at the First Presbyterian church at two o'clock.

From the LeMars Sentinel, Friday, September 6, 1918, Page 1, Column 7:
Funeral of Mrs. Henry Henricksen

The funeral of Mrs. Henry Henricksen was held on Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church and was largely attende by old friedns and neighbors. Rev. H. V. Comin, pastor of the church, conducted the service and paid a fitting tribute to the memory of the deceased. The floral tributes were numerous and beautiful.

The pallbearers old friends of the family were A. M. Duus, H. Husted, Thorwald Petersen, S. Hansen, Nels Sorensen and S. Nelson.

Relatives from abroad who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Guy Ramesbotham, Miss Emma Henricksen, of Sioux City, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hodgson, of Wessington Springs, S. D., and Miss Anna Hansen, of Blair, Neb.

The interment was made in the city cemetery.