Martha Olsdatter (Aartun) Skromme (1845-1939)

AARTUN, ORTON, SKROMME, CHRISTIAN, PULVER

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

From Nevada Evening Journal February 15, 1939 (page 1)

Pioneer Roland Woman Will Be Buried Friday

Roland, Feb. 15--Mrs. Martha Skromme, 93, Roland beloved pioneer woman, died at her home here Tuesday at 1:30 p. m., just a month less than a year following the death of her late husband, Askel Skromme, who passed away March 14, 1938--Roland's oldest citizen.

Plans had been under way for the celebration of the seventy-fifth wedding anniversary of this worthy couple on June 25 of this year, at the time of the death.

Death came to Mrs. Skromme as a result of complications due to her advanced age.

Funeral rites will be held on Friday, with prayer services at the home at 1:30, the funeral at Salem Lutheran church at 2:00 and burial in the family lot in the Roland cemetery by the side of her husband and children. The service will be in charge of her pastor Rev. Olaf Holen.

Mrs. Skromme whose maiden name was Martha Orton, was born at Skaanavik, Norway, Europe, 94 years ago, March 16, 1845.

There she was married to Askel Skromme June 25, 1864. There they continued to live for 21 years and there nine of their eleven children were born, two of whom died in infancy. Two of their children were born after they came to America in 1885.

Coming to America they located first on a farm near Story City and then moved onto the Jonas Duea farm a mile and a half west of Roland. Later Mr. Skromme purchased a farm three miles east of Roland where they lived until retiring and moving into Roland in 1914.

Mr. and Mrs. Skromme had experienced all the hardships of the pioneers, both in their native land and in America, but they had managed through hard work, indominable courage and frugality, to rear their large family well and comfortably, giving them the advantages of the educational system of their adopted country.

Mrs. Skromme leaves four of the eleven children born to them. The surviving children are Severt Skromme of Lee, Illinois; Mrs. J. A. Christian, Miss Carrie Skromme and Ole M. Skromme of Roland, as well as 22 grand children and 18 great grandchildren.

One son Lars Skromme, who during his life gained considerable prominence in local, county and state politics, through his activities, died a few years ago.

Other children who grew to womanhood here and died recently were Mrs. Martha Orton of Ortley, South Dakota and Mrs. Linda Pulver of Cosmotolis, Washington.

Mrs. Skromme was a faithful member of her church and devoted to her religious duties and held the respect of the entire community. She had lived a long and useful life and will be kindly remembered not only by her children and grandchildren, but by a wide circle of neighbors and friends.