Thomas WELAND

WELAND, ULSTAD, LUND, AMMONSON, AMONSON, REYNOLDS, SIMPSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/5/2016 at 00:07:20

September 15, 1855 --- March 25, 1937

Thomas Weland was born Sept. 15, 1855, to parents Sven and Anna Weland at Stavanger, Norway. He was baptized in infancy and confirmed in the Lutheran church at Stavanger, Norway, and migrated to Creston, Ill., at the age of 21. In 1881 he moved to Benton county, Iowa, and in 1884 to Wright county, Iowa, where he was occupied with farming one mile west of Holmes until 1913 when he with his family moved to Eagle Grove, where he resided till his death on March 25, 1937, at the age of 81 years, 6 months and 10 days.

On January 18, 1880, he was united in marriage to Serena Ulstad. To this union were born two boys and eight daughters of whom one boy and three daughters preceded him in death. He is survived by his wife, Serene Weland, seven children, 20 grandchildren, two great grandchildren. The children are: Mrs. Anna Lund of Clarkfield, Minn.; Bert of Eagle Grove; Rose of Canon City, Colo.; Mrs. Sadie Ammonson of Goldfield; Mrs. Emma Reynolds of Los Angeles, Calif.; Mrs. Tillie Simpson of Eagle Grove; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Ulstad of Traer, Iowa, and a niece, Marjorie Ulstad who has her home with Mr. and Mrs. Weland.

Mr. Weland experienced a spiritual awakening in his early manhood when he accepted Christ as his personal Savior and continued steadfast in his faith to the end. Mr. Weland was a charter member of Holmes Lutheran church and became a member of Samuel Lutheran church in 1913 when he and his family moved to Eagle Grove. He was a faithful and active member of the church and has now gone to his heavenly reward to share the eternal glory with his Lord and Savior. He was a loving husband and a good father and will be greatly missed by his family and by his many friends in this community, and by his brethren in the church.

Funeral services were held on Monday afternoon at the home and at the West Side Lutheran church, conducted by Rev. H. S. Fauske, and was laid to rest at Rose Hill cemetery.

EAGLE GROVE EAGLE, -- Eagle Grove, Iowa
April 1, 1937

Source -- Paul Wilde