Kaasa, Sarah (Espeseth) 1842 - 1922

KAASA, ESPESETH, LILLEGAARD, CLADE, ANDERSON

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Date: 3/3/2014 at 14:04:34

A Pioneer Mother Passes
Ridgeway - Mrs. Jorgen Kaasa, for many years a resident of Ridgeway, passed away at her home at Bode, Iowa, on Tuesday, November 21, 1922.

Sarah Espeseth was born March 14th, 1842, in VIR, Norway. In 1857, she immigrated to America, locating in Chicago. She was united in marriage to Jorgen Kaasa in 1859. Ten children were born to this union, three of whom died in infancy. One son Walter died in 1894, while attending Luther College at Decorah, at the age of twenty years. Another son, Edward passed away in 1916, after ten years of successful work as professor at the Lutheran Ladies Seminary at Red Wing, Minn. The husband of the deceased died in 1898, at the old home in Lincoln township.

In 1909 the deceased moved to Bode, Iowa, where she has since made her home. Mrs. Kaasa was a good mother and a kind neighbor and her solicitudes for her friends and loved ones did not diminish with old age. She was always a staunch supporter of the Norwegian Lutheran church and a never tiring worker in its services.

Those who survive and were here in attendance are: Mrs. L.O. Lillegaard of Chicago; Mrs. John Clade of Haynes, N.D.; Mrs. Peter Anderson, Draper, South Dakota; Miss Ella Kaasa at home, Bode, Iowa; and Dr. L.J. Kaasa of Lake Mills, Iowa; also a niece Miss Hannah Espeseth, Bode, Iowa. Others here from out of town were Erling Kaasa of Decorah, where he attends college; and Mrs. Ed Kaasa of Red Wing. The funeral services were held on Friday, November 24th from the Lincoln church at Ridgeway, Rev. D.C. Jordahl officating, and interment made at the Lincoln cemetery.

Source: Iowa Old Press: Decorah Public Opinion Nov. 29. 1922

Lincoln Lutheran Cemetery
 

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