Haakon Frette (1852/1857*-1931)

FRETTE, THORSON, SEVEREID, THOMPSON, HANSON, BROWNOLD, LARSON

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:13

From Nevada Evening Journal February 16, 1931 (page 1)

STORY CITY MAN DIED LAST NIGHT

HAAKON FRETTE, VICTIM OF CANCER PASSED AWAY AT 6:30 P. M. SUNDAY

Special to the Journal.
Story City, Feb. 16--Haakon Frette, 78, for about 30 years a resident of this community, died at the Story City hospital Sunday evening at 6:30, where he had been confined fro 8 weeks. Cancer was the cause of his death.

Mr. Frette was a native of Etna, Norway, where he was born April 17, 1852. He came to America 48 years ago, settling first in Illinois, but came out to Iowa and located near Story City about thirty years ago.

He was untied in marriage April 18, 1883, to Sarah Thorson* in Illinois, and they leave five daughters and one son. Mrs. Frette died about six years ago.

The surviving children are Mrs. Lewis Oleson, Mrs. Nels Thompson, Mrs. Henry Hanson and Elmer Frette, all of Story City, Mrs. I. W. Brownold of Des Moines and Mrs. Jake Larson of Humboldt. There are also 23 grand children and 2 great grandchildren.

While the time of funeral is not definitely determined at this time, it is thought the services ill be held Friday afternoon at Immanual church.

*SUBMITTER'S NOTE: The gravestone of Haakon Frette states he was born in 1857. His wife, Sarah, was the daughter of Thor Severeid. As such with patronymic surnames, she is alternately known as Sarah Thorson and Sarah Severeid.