Anna Pauline HANSEL

HANSEL, JOHNSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 12/9/2014 at 13:30:15

January 14, 1916 --- July 24, 1935

Anna Pauline, daughter of Paul and Anna Hansel, was born Jan. 14, 1916, in Newark township, Webster county, Iowa, where she grew to womanhood. After, graduating from the 8th grade she attended high school in Eagle Grove, preparing to teach, and graduated with the class of 1934.

Pauline as she was known by all her friends, was of a congenial and sunny disposition, and made many lasting friendships. Her illness was of short duration and her untimely death came as a shock to the entire community.

She leaves to mourn her passing her father and mother, one sister, Mrs. Evelyn Johnson of Sheldahl and one brother, Harold Hansel, at home, also one niece, Carol Jean Johnson of Sheldahl, and a host of relatives and friends. One brother, Allerton, preceded her at the age of three years and four months, also a sister at the age of four months.

Pauline was baptized in infancy. She gave evidence of her faith in Christ on several occasions when in conversation with her pastor and expressed a desire to unite with the church, should others of her girlhood companions do so.

It was at her own request the funeral services be held at the Wilson funeral chapel in Eagle Grove, which request was carried out on Friday afternoon, July 28th, at 2:30 in charge of Rev. Root A Origsby, pastor, of the Vincent Methodist Episcopal church. The Rev. Olson of Badger Lutheran church, at the request of the deceased, delivered the sermon. A quartette, composed of Mrs. A. Bevier, Mrs. Wesley Hoffman, Mrs. Chas. Guggisberg and Harry Christensen, sang There's a Garden, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and Rock of Ages, Mrs. Virgil Ricketts accompanying them at the piano. Pallbearers were boys of the class of '34 of Eagle Grove high school. Interment was made at Eagle Grove.

Eagle Grove Eagle - Eagle Grove, Iowa
August 1, 1935

Source: Paul Wilde