Mrs. Mattie (Rasmusson) Henderson (1869-1934)

HENDERSON, RASMUSSON, TYSDAHL, STOTTS, GRINDEM

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 5/9/2010 at 09:33:36

The Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, March 14, 1934.

MRS. HENDERSON DEAD

Funeral services were held yesterday at Story City for Mrs. Micas Henderson, who died at 2:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon, following an illness with heart disease. The services were held at the home and at St. Petri Lutheran church, Rev. W. B. Scarvie officiating.

Mattie Rasmusson was born on a farm northeast of Roland March 27, 1869, and died at her home in Story City March 11, 1934, at the age of nearly 65 years. Her parents were the late Mr. and Mrs. Ole Rasmusson (Tysdahl).

She was married to Micas Henderson September 17, 1891, and they have lived in Story City since that time, with the exception of a few years when they lived in Jewell.

She leaves besides her husband, three daughters and three sons. They are Mrs. Cosette Marvick of Cleveland, Ohio; Rexford Henderson of Washington, D. C.; Malcomb Henderson of Ann Arbor, Mich.; Herbert Henderson of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Florence Stotts of Rochester, N. Y., and Sara Henderson, a senior student at Grinnell college. She also leaves one sister, Mrs. J. R. Grindem of Roland, and six brothers, Martin of Story City, Severt, John, Andrew and Rasmus of Roland, and Henry of Minnesota.