Andrew Thompson (-1929)

THOMPSON, ARNTZ, VÅRÅ, CHADER, JONDALL, SCALF, HEGGEN, MALAND

Posted By: Richard Lee (email)
Date: 4/2/2017 at 18:25:46

Slater News

Wednesday, January 29, 1929

From Kenmare, North Dakota, comes of word of the serious illness of Andrew Thompson, formerly of this community. He was in the hospital six weeks recently, but got better and was taken back to his boarding place. Monday the Chaders got word that he was worse and that he had to to be taken back to the hospital.

Wednesday, July 3,1929

Death Claims A. Thompson

Died at Hospital at Minot, N. Dak., Friday, After Six Months’ Illness

Andrew Thompson, former Story County resident is dead. He passed away at four o’clock last Friday afternoon at the hospital at Minot, N. Dakota, where he had been a patient for six months. The remains were shipped here for burial, the funeral being held on Tuesday afternoon from the home of his sister, Mr. and Mrs. A.A. Chader at 1:30 and the Bethlehem church at 2:00. The pastor, Rev. Rorem, and Rev. Bueland of the Palestine church spoke. Vocal solos were sung by Mrs. M.S. Heggen, Miss Ella Maland and Mr. Kenneth Scalf of Des Moines. Burial was made in the West Palestine Cemetery.

Deceased was seventy-four years old on the second of last December. The major number of these years were lived in southern Story, where he spent his boyhood days and grew to manhood. He later moved to North Dakota where he took up a homestead and where he since has lived.

His parents are dead. He is survived by three brothers and two sisters, Sam Arntz of Canada, Brit Arntz of Goodridge, Minn., and Dr. Lew Arntz of Des Moines and Mrs. A.A. Chader and Mrs. Erbelle Jondall of Slater.

Friends of the deceased, and they were legion, will associate his name with many pleasant memories, memories of early life in southern Story. He was a likable fellow, kind and considerate for others. It was fitting that his remains were brought back to a community where he spent the most pleasant days of his life.

SUBMITTER’S NOTE: Andrew Thompson’s name, birthdate, siblings and burial place indicate he is the infant son of Malinda Arntz (Malene Larsdotter Vårå) and A. Thompson (Anders Torgilsson Vårå) mentioned in her obituary. Malene and Anders married in Skjold, Stavanger Amt, Norway, in April 1854 and immediately emigrated. Anders died of cholera soon after arriving in America and Andrew was born in December. Malene married Simon Trondsson Arnevik (Simon Arntz) in April 1855. The Arntz plot where Andrew is buried is now part of the Fjeldberg Cemetery, but at the time of Andrew’s death that section was used by the Palestine church, hence the name “West Palestine.”