Haakenson, Martin A. 1855 – 1904

HAAKENSON, HAAGENSON, JACOBSON

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Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:46

Source: Decorah Republican Oct. 13, 1904 Page 6

SUDDEN DEATH.
Martin A. Haagenson Succumbs to Bright’s Disease Friday.
Martin A. Haagenson, of the firm of Riste & Haagenson, hardware men died at his home in this city last Friday afternoon at 4:13 o’clock, after an illness of a few hours, from Bright’s disease. He arose in the morning at the usual hour and after eating his breakfast went down town, attended to some purchases for his family and then took some eave troughing and went to the home of B. T. Barfoot to do some work. Shortly after his arrival there he felt a severe attack of sick headache coming on. He had suffered from similar attacks frequently and decided that he would go home. When he reached the Milwaukee tracks on Washington street he felt so ill that he asked Anton Bang, who was passing, to assist him to his home. Drs. Hoeg and Jewell were called immediately and every assistance that they were able to give was rendered, but in spite of all they could do Mr Haagenson failed rapidly and the end came as told above.
Deceased was born February 12, 1855, near Christiania, Norway, and came to America when about eighteen years of age. He first stopped in Eau Claire, Wis., for a while and then came to the parental home of County Clerk Haakenson in Madison township, where he lived for some time. Later he became an employe of Ammon, Scott &, Co. Before the failure of that concern, he went to Quincy, Ill., and was engaged in a manufacturing plant at that point for some years. A brief residence in Decorah followed and he then went to Minneapolis and entered the employ of the Union Iron Works. Here he continued to reside until October 12, 1890, when he once more returned to Decorah and joined Mr Riste in the hardware business. At Minneapolis on October 11, 1884, Mr. Haagenson was married to Miss Marie Jacobson, who with two sons and one daughter, survive.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the First Lutheran Church, Prof. Laur Larsen speaking in Norwegian and Rev. I. B. Torrison in English.
Quiet and unassuming in his dealings with men. Mr. Haagenson commanded the respect of a large number of business and social acquaintances. In his duties as a citizen and in his home life he was in every way worthy. To the bereaved ones much sympathy is extended.

Transcriber’s Note: His gravestone in Lutheran Decorah Cemetery shows the spelling as Haakenson.

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