Larsen, Herman 1866 – 1895

LARSEN

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/19/2024 at 21:00:44

Source: Decorah Republican Jan. 24, 1895 P 4 C 2

Came Home to Die.
Herman Larsen was born in Luther College Sept. 13th, 1866, and was the oldest son of President Larsen. He grew to manhood and graduated from the College in 1889. His inclinations appearing to be towards medicine he entered the Surgeons’ and Physicians’ Medical College, Chicago, from which he also graduated April 2d, last year; but he was warned by his preceptors that tuberculosis had already begun its work upon his system. By their advice be sought a locations {s}outh in a milder climate, and found it in Norse, Bosque county, Texas. Professional prospects became bright and his health apparently so fair that he returned to Iowa last November last and married Miss Lutie {missing} kley, of Indepen{d}ence. A malarial attack speedily aroused the latent disease before Christmas, so rapid {missing} progress, his own medical ex-{missing} told him fatal result was to be '{missing}t became only a question of {missing} arrived home on Sunday {missing} and died on Monday.

Transcriber’s Note: A corner of the article is missing but what I could read is shown above. He is buried in the Lutheran Decorah Cemetery.

Source: Decorah Republican Jan. 24, 1895 P 5 C 4

LARSEN— At the home of his father, at Luther College, on the 21st inst., Herman Larsen, eldest son of Rev. Laur Larsen, aged 28 years, 5 months and 8 days,

Lutheran Decorah Cemetery
 

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