Harry T. Carlstrom

CARLSTROM, SWANSON, JACKSON, DUFFUS, BORTELL, BEAN, ARMSTRONG

Posted By: Kate Jackson (email)
Date: 1/17/2004 at 17:41:16

The funeral of Harry CARLSTROM was held at 1 o'clock Sunday from the home east of town, and interment followed at Grinnell. The service was conducted by Rev. H.B. Gebhart, pastor of the Gillman Congregational Church, and was largely attended by the neighbors and firends. Members of the Elks Lodge of Marshalltown and Eden Lodge, No. 316 I.O.O.F. of Gilman, attended in a body. Beautiful floral offerings were sent by the relatives, friends and fraternal orders. The following obituary was read by Rev. Gebhart: Sad is the thought of a tree broken down in its prime and before its semming mission in the world has been accomplished. This is the only figure symbolizing the sadness that grips the minds and hearts of the people of Gilman and vicinity. Only a few days ago Harry CARLSTROM was apparently in the prime of vigorous manhood: today we note that hasty and fatal ravages of disease and Harry has gone out from us never to return.
Harry Thomas CARLSTROM was the second son in a family of five children, three sons and two daughters, born to Oscar T. and Anna E. CARLSTROM. Harry was born at Chester Center, June 1, 1886, and passed away at the family home, east of Gilman, Friday, October 11, 1918, aged 32 years, 4 months, and 10 days. Harry was married in Grinnell, October 20, 1906, to Miss Anna SWANSON of Grinnell. To them were born two sons, Frank Edwin, aged nine, and Ralph Swanson, aged seven.
Harry had taken a trip into Chicago with a carload of stock he contracted the influenza, and upon returning home Tueday, Oct. 1, went to bed with a high fever. Later the disease developed into double pneumonia and in a few days proved fatal. Harry was a member of two fraternal orders, the Elks and the I.O.O.F. lodges.
The faithful wife and the two sons, two brothers, Edwin Victor, of Northwood, Iowa, and Oscar H., of Grinnell; two sisters, Mrs. Mary BEAN and Mrs. Lillian ARMSTRONG, both of Grinnell; the father, and other relatives are left to mourn their loss. Harry's mother passed to the home beyond some nineteen years ago.
I am told that Harry was a throughtful, kind-hearted and faithful husband and father, open and frank as a neighbor and friends. No man liveth to himself, but of necessity our lives are interwoven with those of of our associates and the community in which we live. We should each profit by our intercourse with the deceased, enhancing our own lives by the value of his virtues and avoiding whatever it takes. Thus will Harry not have lived in vain in his association with us.
Mrs. CARLSTROM assisted in laying away the remains of her mother some three weeks ago. And now she is called to part with her husband. She and the boys are alone in the world as never before. Neighbors and friend unite in their expression of sympathy and friendly interest. We commend them to the unfailing care of our Heavenly Father.
Relatives from a distance who attended were O.T. CARLSTROM and family, Mr. and Mrs. Will JACKSON, Mrs. Claude DUFFUS, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer BORTELL, Mr. and Mrs. Olive BEAN and Mr. and Mrs. Foster ARMSTRONG, Grinell; Mr. and Mrs. E.V. CARLSTROM, and son, Harold, Northwood; Harold Peterson, Chicago - Gilman-Dispatch.