Herman E. Sampson (1884-1921)

SAMPSON, ERICKSON, LARSON, HELLAND, MICHAELSON, ROBINSON, OLSON

Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:14

From The Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, Thursday August 11, 1921.

Death at McCallsburg

Herman Sampson, aged 37, died at his home at McCallsburg on Saturday, August 6, after an illness of several months. Mr. Sampson is survived by a wife and four children.

Funeral services were held Monday at McCallsburg.

Transcriber note: Herman was buried in the McCallsburg Cemetery, McCallsburg, Story County, Iowa. His marker reads: SAMPSON: Rose O 1895-1968; Herman E 1884-1921

From The Roland Record, Roland, Story County, Iowa, Thursday August 18, 1921.

Herman Sampson was born on the Sampson farm a mile north of McCallsburg, May 20, 1884, and died in McCallsburg, Aug. 6, 1921, being 37 years, 2 months and 17 days of age at the time of his death.

He was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sampson. He was married to Miss Rose Erickson, daughter of Mrs. Kammo Larson, Nov. 18, 1913. Four children were born to this union, 3 boys and 1 girl, who are left with the mother to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father. There are left also his aged father, his brother Sam T. Sampson, his three sisters, Mrs. Louise Helland, Mrs. Serene Michaelson and Mrs. Christine Robinson to mourn the loss of a son and a brother. One sister, Mrs. Lars Olson, died Sept. 7, 1907. His mother's death occurred just two months later on Nov. 6, 1907, and is brother Carl died Feb. 17, 1918. Herman has been in very poor health for the past two or three years.

Funeral services were held at the Lutheran church Tuesday afternoon in charge of Rev. Sandven. A mixed quartet, Peter Egenes, Carl Caltwedt, Alta and Harriett Hougen furnished the music. Rev. Westphal of Williams assisted with the service, speaking in the English language. He was laid to rest in the McCallsburg cemetery.