Anna Nelson O'Donnell

ODONNELL, BRADY, NELSON, BOLLER, HUHN, BRISBIN, BUFFINGTON

Posted By: Sandra Huhn Mayrose (email)
Date: 5/28/2006 at 12:51:47

Anna Dorothea Nelson was born June 29, 1885 at McCallsburg, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Luke O'Donnell, February 28, 1905 and they moved onto the farm northeast of Colo, Iowa which has been their home ever since. Six children were born to them.

Mrs. O'Donnell was a loyal, loving wife and mother and a good neighbor and friend. She was taken with the Spanish influenza about two weeks ago (Jan. 22, 1919)at age 37 years, 6 months and 24 days. She leaves to mourn their loss, her husband, Luke; four daughters, Alice, Irene, Pauline and Anna and one son, Francis. An infant son passed away 4 hours before the mother. Her father, Mr. Ole Nelson of Buffalo Center, Ia.; five sisters, Christine of Wash., Tina of Montana, Anna and Mary of Marshalltown; Carrie and a brother Jens of Buffalo Center and another brother, Nels, with the American E. F. in France. On account of the state law prohibiting public funerals due to the influenza epidemic brief services were held at the grave. She was laid to rest in St. James Cemetery, Colo. Sincere sympathy and love to the bereaved ones.
(Nevada Journal---Jan 1919)