Hansen, Wilhelmine (Mrs. Emil), 1862-1922

HANSEN

Posted By: Lydia Lucas - Volunteer (email)
Date: 2/24/2017 at 10:09:22

From the Boyden Reporter, May 25, 1922:

MRS. EMIL HANSEN

Mrs. Wilhelmine Hansen, wife of Mrs. Emil Hansen, living south of Boyden, Ia., passed away suddenly on May 16th at a local hospital at the age of 59 years, 5 months and 21 days. Mrs. Hansen was operated on about three weeks ago and was preparing to return home on May 17. She was feeling good until about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of May 16th when she received a paralytic stroke and she died a few minutes afterwards.

She was born November 5, 1862 at Princeberg, Germany, and confirmed in the Lutheran faith in March, 1877. In 1882 she came to America and was married to Emil Hansen on April 12, 1884, in Chicago. From there they moved to a farm south of Boyden where they resided ever since.

Eight children were born to them, four boys and four girls. One girl passed away at the age of two years in 1892. She leaves to mourn her unexpected departure her husband and sons, Emil Hansen Jr. of Sheldon; Henry Hansen of Oklahoma City; Fred Hansen of Sheldon and Alfred Hansen of Sheldon; and daughters, Mrs. Lena Wolf of Sheldon, Mrs. Lottie Walters of Harrisburg, Pa., and Mrs. Marie Oester of Ritter, Iowa. She also leaves one sister, three brothers and nine grandchildren.

The funeral took place from their home on Friday, May 19th, Rev. H. Flentje officiating. Interment at St. Paul's Lutheran cemetery.

Mrs. Hansen was a loving companion to her husband, a mother in the full meaning of the word and a true Christian woman. She was a faithful member of St. Paul's Lutheran church, also of the Ladies Aid Society of the same church.