Mary Charlotte (Jagerson) Woods (1877-1945)

JAGERSON, WOODS, FAIRWEATHER, NEEDHAM, ASKLAND

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:12

From Nevada Evening Journal August 28, 1945 (page 4)

Last Rites For Cambridge Woman Friday Afternoon

Funeral service for Mrs. Mary C. Woods, 68, of Cambridge, who passed away Saturday morning Aug. 18, was held from the U. B. Church in Cambridge, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with her nephew, the Rev. James Burns of Minneapolis, Minn., and the Rev. LeRoy Sargent of Cambridge officiating at the last rites. A brief prayer service was held at the home at 1:30.

Mrs. Arnold Nernes sang "God Understands" and "Abide With Me." Mrs. Elsie Webb was at the piano. The flowers, many and beautiful, were arranged by Mrs. Albert Hill and Mrs. Earl Gardner.

The casket bearers were C. S. Kent, Gordon Bullard, Earl Gardner, W. R. Johnson, Wm. Hawks and Carl Fatland.

Committal was in the White Oak cemetery.

Among those in attendance at the funeral service, in addition to the immediate family circle, were her brother and wife Mr. and Mrs. Carl Jagerson of Madrid, her brother Albert Jagerson of Bricelyn, Minn., and her sister Mrs. Amanda Woods of Slater.

Among the others here from out of the state were her sister-in-law, Mrs. John Jagerson of Sherburn, Minn., Mr. and Mrs. John Needham of Plainfield, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Carl Baxter of Plainfield, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Harold Layden of Joliet, Ill., Miss Frances Danieldson of Joliet, Ill., Mrs. Merle Gill of Lakeland, Florida and Mrs. Ethel Van Gundy of Wisconsin.

There were a number of others from over the state in attendance at last rites.

The following obituary was read at the funeral service:

"A little over two years ago we were met here for a funeral service over the body of A. R. Woods, the husband of the lady whose body lies here before us today. Little did we then think that we would be gathered so soon again.

Mrs. Mary Charlotte Woods was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Jagerson. Her father was born in Norway and her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Nelson-Jagerson, was born in Sweden. They established a home near Crocker, Iowa where Mrs. Woods was born April 16, 1877. She was on a journey to California with her daughter, Mabel, but was stricken a few mile out of Barston, California, and the driver hurried on to Barstow to the hospital but she was unable to rally and passed away August 18, 1945 at the age of 68.

On January 18, 1899 she was united in marriage to A. R. Woods and they lived in the White Oak neighborhood, Elkhart Township in Polk County until they moved to Cambridge in 1912.

To Mr. and Mrs. Woods were born four children all of whom survived the parents: James Woods of Cambridge, Mrs. Nelma Fairweather of Long Beach, California; Mabel Woods of Cambridge and Mrs. Erma Needham of Plainfield, Illinois. She is also survived by three brothers, John Jagerson of Sherburne, Minnesota; Carl Jagerson of Madrid, Iowa; and Albert Jagerson of Bricelyn, Minnesota. Two sisters survived her, Mrs. Emma Askland of Reeder, N. Dakota; and Mrs. Amanda Woods of Slater, Iowa; also one grandson James Woods, Jr., of Cambridge, Iowa. One sister, Mrs. Anna Woods preceded her in death.

Mrs. Woods was a member of the United Brethren Church in Cambridge. She was not a woman who sought public place. She was rather a woman of the home. Her chief pleasure lay in her own family though her friends were numerous and her attachments to them was warm and steadfast. It is such substantial and practical women who make a neighborhood meaningful. There can be no doubt of the place of this good woman in this community. Her friends will long cherish her memory and her children will ever be grateful for a good mother."