Mrs. Tollef E. Skogerboe (1868-1935)

SKOGERBOE, STOELTSMARK, STØLTSMARK, MILLER, ASKELSON, BLY, GREESLEY, CHENTLAND

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 3/2/2010 at 22:22:03

The Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, March 13, 1935.

Mrs. Tollef E. Skogerboe died Sunday afternoon, February 24, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. D. Miller, Austin, Minn., at the age of 65 years, 10 months and 13 days, after a short illness of a heart attack.

Funeral services were, held at the Schutte Funeral Home in Austin, Rev. Henry Nass of the St. Olaf Lutheran church officiating. Burial was made at Oakwood cemetery.

Jorgina Støltsmark was born in Vigedal, Norway, April 11, 1868. She was married to Tollef E. Skogerboe in 1895, and they came to the United States to make their home, first locating in Leland, for a while, then moving to Roland, where they lived until 1912. They then moved to Story City, where they lived until three years ago, when they moved to Austin, Minn., to make their home with their children.

She leaves to mourn her death, her husband and nine children, Mrs. R. D. Miller, Mrs. Albert Askelson, Mrs. Ellis Bly, Mrs.Lyle Greesley, Deimer and Mayer Skogerboe, all of Austin, Minn.; Alfred of Eagle Grove, Mrs. Otis Chentland and Mrs. Martin Chentland, of Garden City, and also 17 grandchildren, and two sisters in Norway.

The pall bearers at the funeral were Albert Askelson, Ellis Bly, Raymond Miller, Martin Chentland, Otis Chentland and Lyle Greeley.